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Spring Washam, Erin Selover
& Monica Magtoto

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Women's Retreat
In Wisdom We Walk,
In Liberation We Rise

October 5 - 12Wisdom, Intuition and
Collective Liberation
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Matthew Brensilver

Love and Rest

Finding the Love that Naturally Arises

ONLINE SPOTS AVAILABLE!September 16-21matthew
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Djuna Devereaux & Yong Oh

Sacred Refuge:
An Embodied Devotional Retreat in Nature

An Expression of Our Most Intimate Longing to Awaken
Meditation and Chanting
LEARN MORE & REGISTEROctober 13-1822
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Diana Winston, Leslie Booker
& Vadan Ritter (movement)

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Awakening Mindfulness and Compassion

Sept 29 - Oct 4Cultivating the Wisdom and Compassion to Carry
Forward Into Our Lives
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JD Doyle & Andrés González

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Loving Nature
and Finding Joy:
A Nature-based Retreat

October 18 - 22Deepening Our Connection to Loving Awareness for Ourselves and for the Earth23
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"Considering your first retreat? This is the place! The land and grounds and care from the staff is so supportive. I look forward to coming back!"
-Retreat Participant

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Spaces available for upcoming Fall retreats!

Visit our Retreat Calendar to learn more about spaces, financial support, and promos for upcoming Fall retreats!

BBRC is Hiring!

Visit our EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES for a full list of up to date opportunities at BBRC. We are currently looking for: Retreat Operations Manager, Retreat Chef, Marketing and Communications Manager, Retreat Cooks, and more!

Line Fire Update

The retreat center is open and it is safe to travel to Big Bear. The air quality is good. All retreats are on schedule. *Please note the 330 thru Highland/Running Springs is CLOSED. We recommend traveling thru the 18N thru Lucerne/Victorville or the 38 thru Redlands/Mentone, both are OPEN.

Retreats in Nature, Gathered in Community

Big Bear Retreat Center is a restorative space for healing and creativity. We humbly offer a supportive environment to gather in community for movement, stillness and practice, trusting in the power of embodied mindfulness and authentic connection.

Just 2 hours from Los Angeles, a thousand acres of protected land as your home

Big Bear Retreat Center offers nourishment, rest and spacious land to hold you. Our buildings are carefully tended, calm and comfortable. Rooms are simple, single or shared. We cook with foods that nourish. Our tranquil land, originally tended by the Yuhaviatam (“People of the Pines”), is nestled in 1,400 acres of ancient Juniper woodland to help you recollect and realign with what matters most.

We are committed to Accessibility

Big Bear Retreat Center has faith in the power of belonging and generosity. We bring careful attention to our fees, and we’ll do everything we can to get you here. We honor and respect where you are in your life journey.

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