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Note:
*=Vegetarian,
**=Vegan , ***= Raw Food (Vegan)
California
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The
Ashram *-
Calabasas, CA. "Program to enhance your
physical, mental & spiritual
well-being".
The
Chopra Center at La Costa Resort and
Spa * -
Carlsbad, CA. 888.424.6772,
760-931-7566.
Tassajara
Zen Mountain Center
*- 39171 Tassajara Road, Carmel Valley ,
CA 93924. Summer Guest Season
reservations: 415-865-1899. is a Soto Zen
Buddhist monastery. From May through
August, Tassajara opens its gates for
workshops, retreats, guest practice,
work-study programs, and the quiet,
peaceful solitude of our mountain
valley.
Glen
Ivy Hot Springs
(left
photo courtesy: Glen Ivy Hot Springs)
- Corona,
CA. Mud baths.
We
Care Health Center
**- Desert Hot Springs, CA.
Nature's
First Law - Raw Food
Retreats ***- 1567
N. Cuyamaca St., El Cajon, CA 92020.
800-205-2350. 619-596-7979. USA &
worldwide.
Deer
Park Monastery *- 2499
Melru Lane, Escondido, CA 92026.
760-291-1028. A 400-acre Buddhist
sanctuary providing a safe, secluded,
peaceful place to cultivate inner solidity
and clarity, under the guidance of their
teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh. " We welcome you
to come and practice with us, for a Day of
Mindfulness, for a few days a week or
several weeks."
The
Golden Door -
Escondido, CA. World-class spa.
Rancho
La Puerta - PO. Box
463057, Escondido, CA 92046. Spa in
Tecate, Mexico, just over the border.
Osmosis
(right
photo courtesy: Osmosis Enzyme Baths)
-
Freestone, CA. Enzyme Baths.
Sivananda
Vrindivan Yoga Farm
*- Grass Valley, CA .
Heartwood
Institute -
Garberville, CA. Wellness retreats &
Massage certification on 200 acres. Diet:
" The kitchen staff consciously prepares
...our vegetarian meals. Much of the
fresh, seasonal produce is harvested daily
from vegetable gardens on Heartwood's
land. Fish from California's North Coast
is served occasionally."
Optimum
Health Institute of San
Diego ***- 6970
Central Ave., Lemon Grove, CA 91945-3346.
619-464-3346. Raw Food educational
program.
Stoney
Brook Inn Retreat & Conference
Center -
McCloud, CA. B&B featuring an outdoor
hot tub, 'non-meat' breakfast, massage
therapy & a sauna.
Joshua
Grindle Inn *- 44800
Little Lake Road, Mendocino, California
95460. 707-937-4143 : 800-Grindle. 19th
century ocean view B&B, surrounded by
two acres of lush gardens.
Stanford
Inn by the Sea *- Bed
& Breakfast Inn and Spa - Mendocino,
CA, 800-331-8884, 707-937-5615.
Sea
Mountain Inn **-
Malibu, CA. PH: 877-928-2827. FX:
818-886-0017. E-mail: info@seamountaininn.com. 100%
vegan buffets. Clothing
optional.
Harbin
Hot Springs Retreat
- Middletown, CA. Large non-profit retreat
and workshop center, located north of San
Francisco, above the Napa Valley wine
region. Guests travel to soak in the
natural spring pools, receive massages,
sun on the clothing-optional decks, attend
workshops, hike the hills, or to simply
relax.
Shasta
Abbey *- Attn:
Guest Master, 3724 Summit Drive, Mt.
Shasta, CA 96067-9102. 530-926-4208.
Introductory & advanced Buddhist (Zen)
meditation retreats. Ovo-lacto vegetarian
diet.
Zen
Mountain Center *- P.O.
Box 43, Mountain Center, CA 92561.
909-659-5272. Experience the life changing
practice of meditation and awareness.
Offer a regular daily schedule,
introductory weekends, silent meditation
retreats (sesshin) ranging from three days
to one month, and two intensive training
periods a year.
The
Expanding Light *- Nevada
City, CA. 530-478-7518. 800-346-5350.
Personal retreats and many workshops on
over 700 acres of forests and meadows.
Followers of Paramahansa Yogananda.
California
Vipassana Center/Dhamma
Mahavana *- P.O.
Box 1167; North Fork, CA 93643.
559.877.4386. Dhamma Mahavana is situated
on a 109 acre forested property in the
Sierra foothills where the technique of
Vipassana meditation is taught and
practiced.
Raw
Food Retreat with Storm
***- Ojai, CA. For those who want to live
the adventure this retreat offers rock
climbing and intense power hikes.
O'Brien
Mountain Inn *- PO Box
27, O'Brien, CA 96070-0027. 530-238-8026,
888-799-8026. B&B at Shasta Lake.
Mama
LaGuardia's Bed and
Breakfast **- San
Diego, CA. Located next to USD &
beautiful Old Town.
Sonoma
Mountain Zen Center
*- 6367 Sonoma Mountain Road, Santa Rosa
CA 95404. 707-545.8105. Zen buddhist
workshops & retreats.
Green
Gulch Farm Zen Center
*- Sausalito, CA. In addition to the
temple program of meditation and study, it
includes an organic farm and garden, as
well as a guest and conference center.
Traditional Zen meditation retreats
(1-day, 5-day and 7-day sesshins are held
frequently.
Rawstock
III ***-
Sebastopol. CA. At Macdonald's Farm,
August 26-29, 2005. A festival of
eco-regeneration, musical ecstasy, raw
food delight & pure health
empowerment.
Sierra
Hot Springs *- Siele,
CA 96126. 530-994-3773. Offer 100% organic
juice fast retreats (call 775-685-2640 ...
in NV for info.). Otherwise they are not
vegetarian.
Land
of Medicine Buddha
*- Soquel, CA
Cinnamon
Creek Ranch *(bring
your own food)- P.O Box 54, Three Rivers,
CA 93271. 559-561-1107. B&B on the
edge of Kings Canyon , Sequoia National
Park.
Organic
Gardens Retreat *(bring
your own food) - P.O. Box
651, Three Rivers, CA 93271. 559-289-4608.
Two apartments.
Orr
Hot Springs - Ukiah,
CA. Website by visitor.
Manzanita
Village *- Warner
Springs, CA. Meditation Retreats are open
to all. Weave together Buddhist traditions
with the timeless themes of peace-making,
non-violence, social-justice, personal
integration and creativity. Days include
meditation, dharma talks, discussion &
movement.
Mount
Madonna Center * - 445
Summit Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076.
408-847-0406. Fax: 408-847-2683.
Conference and retreat center located on
355 acres of mountain-top redwood forest
and grassland overlooking the entire
Monterey Bay. Workshops & retreats
year-round. Personal retreat programs
available.
Stewart
Mineral Springs - Weed,
CA. Hot Springs.
Weimar
Institute *-
Weimar, CA. NEWSTART® Lifestyle
Program.
Wilbur
Hot Springs
(center
photo courtesy: of Wilbur Hot Springs)
-
Williams, CA.
Spirit
Rock Meditation Center
*- P.O. Box 169, Woodacre, CA 94973.
Founded to create an enduring Dharma
retreat, practice, community and study
center rooted in the Buddhist tradition.
"A primary purpose of Spirit Rock
Meditation Center is to offer
opportunities for training and practice of
vipassana (insight) meditation, ...
through silent meditation
retreats."
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