A 7-day retreat dedicated to the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion at Redwood Vihara in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

How deeply do we listen—to others, to ourselves, and to the living world around us? In an age of constant connection, many of us still feel unseen, unheard, or alone. What would it mean to truly listen again—with our whole being?

Across the centuries, spiritual teachers have pointed to listening as a doorway to awakening. During this weeklong retreat, we’ll explore four dimensions of deep listening:

• Somatic Listening – grounding awareness in the body
• Empathic Listening – welcoming the full range of our heart’s experience
• Panoramic Listening – attuning to the field that connects us all
• Sacred Listening – opening to the transcendent presence that flows through everything

Through meditation, mindful silence, and the recitation of Guan Yin Bodhisattva’s name—“She Who Listens to the Sounds of the World”—we’ll return to the quiet source of awareness that is always available within us.

Guan Yin embodies Great Compassion, the gentle strength that meets suffering with understanding and care. As we practice together, we learn to listen deeply—to ourselves, to one another, and to the world—and rediscover the compassion that arises naturally from the stillness of the heart.