2026 Teaching Calendar

(new offerings added regularly—stay tuned!)

Embodied Dharma: Mindful Yoga and Meditation
Online Through Spirit Rock Meditation Center
4 Fridays: January 23 – February 13, 2026
9:00am – 10:30am US Pacific Time

This four-week online series invites you to experience Dharma as fully embodied practice. Join Anne and other teachers from Spirit Rock’s yearlong Dharma Yoga Mindfulness Training as we weave together Buddhist wisdom teachings, meditation, yoga asana, pranayama, and somatic movement as one integrated path to awakening.

For MMTCP alumni only: The Jewel of Sangha: MMTCP Alumni Gathering
on land at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA (non-residential and hybrid)
Apr 10-12 2026, 9:30 am-5:30 pm

Come celebrate our Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program community in the rolling spring hills of northern California—or join us online with our global saṅgha. This special non-residential gathering is a chance to nourish your body, mind, and spirit; grow your skills as a mindfulness teacher; connect with old friends and make new ones; and prepare together to meet the urgent needs of our times with clarity and compassion.

Grounded and Spacious, Earth and Sky: A Women’s Mindfulness Retreat in Nature
On land at Whispertree Retreat Center, Boonville, CA
May 18-22, 2026

Nourish your wild heart in this women’s mindfulness meditation retreat in a beautiful nature preserve in northern California. Unplug from your busy life and your digital devices and connect with the healing energy of the natural world and the intuitive wisdom of your own body. Slow down to receive the support of the Earth beneath you. Attune to the dharma teachings whispered by wind, stars, and trees.

Field Notes from An Ordinary Day: Meditation and Creative Writing
Online and On Land at Spirit Rock Meditation Center
July 25, 2026, Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm PT

A day of meditation and creative writing exploring the extraordinary hidden inside ordinary life.

Grounded and Spacious: Mindful Yoga and Embodied Dharma
On land at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA
August 9-14, 2026

How do we stay rooted like a mighty oak, even when winds howl through our branches? How can our hearts hold our ever-changing lives like the sky holds the weather? In this retreat, we’ll offer teachings and practices from the Dharma and Yoga traditions for settling your nervous system, grounding your energy, and cultivating a felt sense of ease even in times of personal and global challenge.

Yoga of the Heart: Mindful Yoga and Embodied Dharma
Online and On Land at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA
Aug 16, 2026

In this time of division, our hearts long for connection. This daylong retreat is an invitation to tend to that longing—to care for our bodies and distressed nervous systems through embodying the qualities of kindness and compassion. Co-led with Djuna Devereaux and Rolf Gates.

Elemental Pilgrimage: Awakening Through Intimacy with Trees, River, and Sky
On Land at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center, Tres Piedres, New Mexico
September 3-8, 2026

In these times of profound uncertainty, connect with the wild land of Vallecitos–and the sensuous, elemental terrain of your own embodied life–to deepen what the Buddha referred to as “the unshakeable freedom of the heart.” Like the heartwood of an ancient tree, this inner refuge supports a grounded, embodied confidence to meet this moment with courage, creativity and care.

Mindful Yoga and Embodied Dharma: Living at the Pace of Presence
Online through Spirit Rock Meditation Center
4 Fridays, 9-10:30 am PT: Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 9

This four-week online series illuminates the Dharma as a fully embodied experience, inviting us to inhabit each moment. Co-led with Djuna Devereaux and Rolf Gates.

Resilience and Refuge: Mindful Yoga and Embodied Dharma
On land at Big Bear Retreat Center, near Big Bear Lake, CA
November 2-7, 2026

We’ll combine gentle mindful yoga with embodied meditation to prepare our bodies, hearts, and minds to meet life’s challenges with grace and wisdom.

Centering in the storm: Qigong, Meditation, and Sacred Sound
on land at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA
Nov 22-27, 2026

I’m delighted to lead this with my partner Teja Bell and my dear friend Solwazi Johnson. Replenish the deep wells of resource and resilience within the human spirit. Within the container of Noble Silence, our days will weave qigong, meditation, somatic restoration, and dharma reflections—along with sound, voice, and ancient rhythms—into one living tapestry.