Gather with a group of women for a restorative, spacious and nourishing retreat at Big Bear Retreat Center, a 2.5-hour drive from Los Angeles. Nestled in the ancient Juniper forests of the San Bernardino Mountains at an elevation of 7,000 feet near the town of Big Bear Lake in Southern California, the Center is immersed in nature amidst 100 acres of forested land with direct access to several hiking trails connected to the property.
Over five days and four nights we'll connect with ourselves, each other, and the natural world as we renew and reclaim our innate strength to inhabit our lives with creativity, trust, compassion and wisdom.
DATES:
Wednesday to Sunday
March 5 - 9, 2025
Big Bear Retreat Center
Big Bear Lake, California
Each day our catered vegetarian meals will be nutritious, varied and carefully designed to support contemplative retreat practice. Additionally, all of the lodging will be in private, simple, and elegant rooms - some with private bathrooms, some with shared bathrooms. Choose your lodging when you register.
DATES:
Wednesday to Sunday
March 5 - 9, 2025
Arrive Wednesday, 2pm to 4pm
Retreat Ends Sunday, Noon
Fees: all inclusive of housing, meals, and teacher compensation
Private room with private bath – $1,600.00
Private room with shared bath – $1,280.00
At the conclusion of the retreat there will be the opportunity to offer dana (financial support) for our chefs, Big Bear Retreat Center, as well as contributing to the Pacific Mindfulness Community Scholarship Fund. This is entirely voluntary and though greatly appreciated, not a requirement to attend this retreat.
The Women's Springtime Nature Retreat is open to both beginning and seasoned practitioners, to all female-identified persons over the age of 18, including LGBTQIA+.
We hope you'll join us!
Details & Registration
Registration for this retreat closes on February 19th, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time.
The Teaching Team:
Heidi Bourne is a meditation teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition and is the founder and guiding teacher of Pacific Mindfulness. She has been teaching since 2005 offering classes, series courses, nature retreats, trauma-informed and resiliency-focused professional programs, and teaches regularly for Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Heidi is especially interested in the integration of the common sense, accessible and timeless teachings of awareness, ethics, and compassion into the complexity of our everyday lives. She is known for her grounded, down-to-earth humor and presence. Heidi holds certification in mindfulness facilitation from UCLA, trauma resiliency from the Trauma Resource Institute, and is a member of the International Mindfulness Teachers Association. She has a background in nursing and over 35 years in small business leadership.
Laurie Cousins is a mindfulness teacher, integrative somatic practitioner, and trauma-informed educator based in Los Angeles. Part of her education and professional training include the mindfulness centers of UCLA and UCSD and she teaches their signature evidence-based programs of Mindful Awareness Practices and Mindful Self-Compassion. Laurie is mentored by Susan Kaiser Greenland and a lead teacher of the International Inner Kids Collaborative. As a certified CRM Teacher of the Trauma Resource Institute and specializing in the field of trauma and addiction recovery for over 15 years, Laurie offers a holistic approach in her teaching and private practice through somatic-centered healing, trauma-sensitive compassion training, and resiliency building. Laurie draws from her passion for the natural world, contemplative wisdom traditions, and motherhood to help guide people and families to overcome adversity, embrace their innate resiliency, and cultivate joyful connections and purpose.
