This transformative year long program utilizing Stephen Levine’s “A Year to Live” framework will explore life and mortality. Through monthly sessions, participants engage with the questions of meaning, purpose and connection. Hybrid, Online and In-person.

Dates of Sunday meetings at 11:30 am MT:

2025: 10/19, 11/16, 12/21
2026: 1/18, 2/15, 3/15, 4/19, 5/17 (in-person), 6/21, 7/19, 8/23 (in-person), 9/20 Final Class

Join Wednesday Meditation via Zoom online
Meeting ID: 905 291 4563

• 11:30 - 12:00: Guided meditation

• 12:00 - 12:30: Dharma talk

• 12:30 - 1:00 Open discussion

How to: Install Zoom

Dial in: Phone numbers to use instead of computer

"Within this fathom-long body and mind is found all the teachings."  -The Buddha

In this day long retreat we will cultivate spaciousness and clarity in both the body and mind.  Through yoga asana (postures) and Vipassana (Insight) meditation practices we will arrive into the joy and wisdom that naturally awakens in and through the body.  

The morning session will begin with yoga and meditation followed by a light organic lunch, rejuvenating soak in the natural hot springs and conclude with restorative yoga and Dharma talk.

Fee: $150 (cash or check) or $160 for credit card payments. Only 15 spots available and filling fast.  You will automatically be placed on a wait list if sign-up exceeds 15 people.

Drawing on the framework of early Buddhist psychology and the four foundations of mindfulness.  This workshop will integrate some modern approaches and understanding of the practice and its realistic benefits.  

There will be guided practices, educational teachings and some time for Q&A.

Dave Smith is an internationally recognized Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist and published author. 

Our greatest challenge is staying present in the beautiful and sometimes messy field of human relationships.  In work, with family and friends, and our intimate relationships, relational mindfulness helps us to bring presence, investigation and compassion to the people in our lives.  

Based on Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher Deborah Eden Tull's new book Relational Mindfulness, this restorative and experiential retreat offers illuminating and heart-opening practices that can be integrated into every moment of life. It is appropriate for both meditators and non-meditators and involves meditation, relational practices, dharma talks, and facilitated group discussion.  Suggested donation $75-$150.

Deborah Eden Tull, is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, author, activist, and sustainability educator who teaches the integration of compassionate awareness into every aspect of our lives. She spent 7 years as a monastic at a silent Zen Monastery and offers retreats, workshops, and consultations nationally. Eden’s teaching style is grounded in compassionate awareness, experiential learning, mindful inquiry, and an unwavering commitment to personal transformation. She is a teacher for UCLA's Mindfulness Center and also facilitates The Work That Reconnects, which was created by Buddhist activist and eco-philosopher Joanna Macy.

Eden's newest book is called: Relational Mindfulness: A Handbook for Deepening Our Connection with Our Self, Each Other, and Our Plane.  For more about Eden visit her website at deborahedentull.com

Our greatest challenge is staying present in the beautiful and sometimes messy field of human relationships.  In work, with family and friends and our intimate relationships, relational mindfulness helps us to bring presence, investigation and compassion to the people in our lives.  

Based on Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher Deborah Eden Tull's new book Relational Mindfulness, this restorative and experiential retreat offers illuminating and heart-opening practices that can be integrated into every moment of life. It is appropriate for both meditators and non-meditators and involves meditation, relational practices, dharma talks, and facilitated group discussion.  Suggested donation $75-$150.

Deborah Eden Tull, is a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, author, activist, and sustainability educator who teaches the integration of compassionate awareness into every aspect of our lives. She spent 7 years as a monastic at a silent Zen Monastery and offers retreats, workshops, and consultations nationally. Eden’s teaching style is grounded in compassionate awareness, experiential learning, mindful inquiry, and an unwavering commitment to personal transformation. She is a teacher for UCLA's Mindfulness Center and also facilitates The Work That Reconnects, which was created by Buddhist activist and eco-philosopher Joanna Macy.

Eden's newest book is called: Relational Mindfulness: A Handbook for Deepening Our Connection with Our Self, Each Other, and Our Plane.  For more about Eden visit her website at deborahedentull.com

Chloe Conger has been studying, practicing and teaching meditation for a little over a decade, mainly in the Theravada tradition of Vipassana via Spirit Rock. She wishes to share practices that have helped her relax, breathe into the scary places and appreciate things just as they are. The teachers who have most influenced her include Jack Kornfield, Pema Chödrön, Craig Hamilton, Byron Katie, Adyashanti, and embodiment genius, Philip Shepherd. She has studied qigong with many teachers, and been most inspired by the Radiant Heart Qigong of Teja Bell.  

Dave Smith is an internationally recognized Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, and published author.

His background is rooted in the Insight Meditation tradition and he was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society. He has extensive experience bringing meditative interventions into jails, prisons, youth detention centers and addiction treatment facilities.

Dave teaches residential meditation retreats and classes, provides trainings and consulting in both secular and Buddhist contexts, and works with students through his meditation mentoring program. He recently founded Rebel Saint Dharma and lives in Paonia, Colorado.

Deepening the quality of our relationship with our children

Love is expressed by embodying love in our actions. Whether we are facing good times or hard times on any given day, the quality of our attention and presence is a deep measure of our caring and love for our children.
Myla and Jon Kabat Zinn, Everyday Blessings

Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Woody Creek Kids 5:30-7:00pm

In this workshop we will cover:

• The Foundation of Mindful Parenting
• Choices and Limits
• Intentions and Exercises

Come and celebrate the first year of our Vipassana meditation community at the Aspen Chapel. Meditation and Dharma talk followed by cake, refreshments and connecting in community.

Michael Gregory, who taught, "Freeing the Mind Made Easy" last August will teach this Wednesday's afternoon Vipassana Meditation class with Lisa Goddard from 11:30AM - 1:00PM. 

The format of the class will start with 25-30 minute meditation followed by 30-40 minute Dharma talk and the remaining time open for Q&A/collective wisdom and sharing.  

Please arrive 15 minutes early to register.
There is a suggested donation of $15 (or pay what you can - no questions asked!)

Deepening the quality of our relationship with our children

Childcare provided

Free for Compass families, suggested donation $20

Deepening the quality of our relationship with our children

Childcare provided

Free for Compass families, suggested donation $20

"Within this fathom-long body and mind is found all the teachings."  -The Buddha

In this day long retreat we will cultivate spaciousness and clarity in both the body and mind.  Through yoga asana (postures) and Vipassana (Insight) meditation practices we will arrive into the joy and wisdom that naturally awakens in and through the body.  

The morning session will begin with yoga and meditation followed by a light organic lunch, rejuvenating soak in the natural hot springs and conclude with restorative yoga and Dharma talk.

Fee: $150 (cash or check) or $160 for credit card payments. Only 15 spots available and filling fast.  You will automatically be placed on a wait list if sign-up exceeds 15 people.

In this 3 hour workshop Dave Smith, an internationally recognized Buddhist meditation
teacher and addiction treatment specialist and Shannon Fowler, Co-Founder of the Refuge Recovery Treatment Center in Los Angeles will explore how Buddhist philosophies and
mindfulness practices have been recognized and implemented as a verifiable approach to treating all forms of addiction.

We will investigate the many ways Buddhist teachings can be used as
tools for recovery.
Whether on its own, or integrated into a 12 step-based program, the
benefits of meditative inquiry can have immeasurable results for well-being and spiritual awakening.

All who identify with any of the full range of addictions, including
substances, behaviors, habitual thought and emotional patterns are
welcome.  This event is open to anyone who is interested in the topic.

Suggested Donation $40.00
No one turned away for lack of funds

Dave Smith is a Buddhist meditation teacher, addiction treatment specialist, experienced speaker, and published author. He is empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society and has received training in Buddhist psychology from the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS). He is the founder of the Against the Stream Nashville Meditation Center and teaches residential retreats, meditation classes and provides mentoring, trainings, and workshops in both secular and Buddhist contexts. He provides consulting for mental health agencies and non-profit organizations, and speaks nationally at addiction and behavioral health conferences. Dave lives in Paonia, Colorado.