Silent Retreat with Gangaji
Fallen Leaf Lake

May 21-26, 2023

Attending a residential retreat with Gangaji offers a unique opportunity to withdraw from the normal distractions of your everyday life and inquire into what you truly want.

“The purpose of this retreat is to support you in never overlooking the peace of who you are in any degree ever again.”

With the support of Gangaji, other participants, and in the pristine, contemplative setting of Fallen Leaf Lake, you can embark on a deep inner dive of self-discovery. This is the gift of retreat.

With Self-Inquiry, Gangaji will guide and support you throughout the retreat in turning your attention away from your thoughts and into the direct experience of what is always here - peace itself, consciousness itself.

In Daily Meetings with Gangaji, your questions and reports are welcome and essential to the vitality of the retreat.

Our time together may also include silent meditation and video presentations.

Watch a short video presentation to hear more from Gangaji about what retreat offers.

Accommodation & Pricing

COVID-19 Policy

Retreat Schedule & Info

When

May 21 - 26, 2023 PDT

Where

Stanford Sierra Conference Center
130 Fallen Leaf Road,
Fallen Leaf, CA

Event Fee

Accommodation + Tuition from $1535

Check in and Meeting Schedule

Getting There

Cancellation Info

Scholarship Info

Thank you for your interest, but the Scholarship application period for this event closed on March 26, 2023. Notifications will be sent out on April 9, 2023.

Updated COVID Information for Retreat Registration

We will not be asking for proof of vaccination for this event. We do ask that all who attend provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test result at check-in. We will also be requiring masks be worn while indoors except when eating in the dining room or while in your room.

When registering for this event, you will be agreeing to provide proof of a recent negative COVID-19 test.

Accommodations and Pricing

This is a residential retreat. Room assignments are made on a first-come, first-served basis. All options include your tuition, accommodation, and taxes.

Cabin and Lodge Room packages include: five nights lodging, three buffet meals per day beginning with Sunday dinner and ending with Friday lunch. Meals include vegetarian and non-vegetarian offerings. Camping (off site) options includes facility fees, with or without meals. Participants lodging at Stanford Sierra Conference Center must be on the meal plan provided. There are no kitchen or food storage facilities in the lodge rooms or cabins.

Cabins: Most accommodations are in cabins and require a short walk to the meeting and dining room in the main lodge. Cabins have two or three bedrooms and one shared bath. The bath will be shared with 1-4 other guests unless a private cabin is reserved.

Double Room in Cabin with Shared Bath $1535/per person

Shared Room
Shared Bath

Reserve your space with a $200 non-refundable deposit.

Single Room in Cabin with Shared Bath $2250/per person

Single Room
Shared Bath

Reserve your space with a $200 non-refundable deposit.

Private Cabin $2835/per person

Whole Cabin for 1 Person
Private Bath

Reserve your space with a $200 non-refundable deposit.

Lodge Rooms: There are a small number of rooms with private baths in the Main Lodge, where the meeting room and dining room are located. Each lodge room has one queen and one twin bed. Only half of the lodge rooms have lake views.

Double Lodge Room with Private Bath $1690/person

Shared Room with Private Bathroom
Contains one Queensize bed and one twin
Lake view not guaranteed

Reserve your space with a $200 non-refundable deposit.

Single Lodge Room with Private Bath $2615/person

Private Room with Private Bathroom
Lake view not guaranteed

Reserve your space with a $200 non-refundable deposit.

Camping: The nearest campground is approximately 4 miles from Stanford Sierra Conference Center: Fallen Leaf Campground, operated by the National Forest service. Please be aware that although the campground is only 4 miles from SSCC, the road is narrow and winding and can take up to 20 minutes to drive one way. RVs and trailers are not allowed on Fallen Leaf Road beyond the campground. Click here for more information about the campground and to make reservations.

Camping (off-site) Facility Fee with Meals $1200/person

Reserve your space with a $200 non-refundable deposit.

Camping (off-site) Facility Fee without Meals $785/person

Reserve your space with a $200 non-refundable deposit.

Shared Rooms: If you are a light sleeper, please consider a private room or bring earplugs. We cannot guarantee that you will have a roommate who does not snore! During the registration check-out process you will fill in a form to either tell us who you are rooming with, or, if you need us to assign you a roommate, indicate your gender.

Special Needs: While Stanford Sierra is able to provide housing and meals for most individuals with special needs, we need to know about them at least two weeks prior to the retreat to be sure they can be accommodated. Please communicate the relevant information by answering the questions on the form provided during the registration check-out process.

COVID-19 Policy
Testimonials

Updated COVID-19 Information
for Retreat Registration

Please be sure you are clear on our COVID-19 policies and prepared to fulfill the equirements.

Proof of vaccination is no longer required to come onto the Stanford Sierra Conference Center Campus.

You will be asked to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test. We will accept the results of a PCR/NAAT test taken within 3-5 days prior to the start of the retreat or an antigen test taken 24 hours in advance of the retreat. If you are unable to secure a PCR/NAAT or antigen test from a test provider, an at-home rapid test will be accepted. A rapid test must be self-administered on the day of arrival; please take a photo of your test result to show when you arrive.

You will be asked to mask while indoors except when eating in the dining room or while in your room. Masks will be made available to retreatants around the campus.

Before you travel - Please review  this list of COVID-19 symptoms from the CDC. If you are experiencing any symptoms or signs of illness prior to arrival, test positive for COVID-19, or are in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, we ask that you immediately reach out to us to discuss options.

You may want to consider travel insurance in the event you are unable to attend the retreat.

Testimonials
Accommodation & Pricing

From Previous Retreats

Being at the Retreat with everyone and Gangaji was life changing for me. Back home, life is, well…life— simple and yet spacious and real. There’s an immediacy, a soft strength here to meet life as it unfolds. It feels new and delicate and at the same time deep and known. So thank you, thank you thank you Gangaji and all for all the work that you all do to make these events possible.

In meeting with Gangaji and others on retreat heart to heart, I found what I have been searching for all my life. I was here all along. Now I can stop the search.

Time to unplug in the presence of Gangaji and the silent fellowship of others.

There are no words for the gratitude. Life was so heavy and such a burden. Now I am here as love itself.

The utter simplicity of remembering who I am, in the beauty of nature, with loving fellow travelers, is priceless.

Accommodation & Pricing
COVID-19 Policy

When

May 21 - 26, 2023 PDT

Where

Stanford Sierra Conference Center
130 Fallen Leaf Road,
Fallen Leaf, CA

Event Fee

More Information coming soon

Let us know if you are interested and we will send you an email when registration opens.

Thank you for letting us know your interest.
More information about the retreat will be coming soon.