eSangha Retreat 2024 & Extension Week
at Diamond Mountain Retreat Center
with Dr. Tucker Peck & Upasaka Upali
Retreat: November 8-17,2024
Extension Week: November 17-24, 2024
eSangha Retreat 2024 & Extension Week
eSangha Retreat 2024 & Extension Week
Dr. Tucker Peck is a meditation teacher and Clinical Psychologist. He studied meditation with Sharon Salzberg and then with Upasaka Culadasa. A former professor, he is the founding director of the scholarship fund Open Dharma Foundation, and co-host of the podcast Teaching Meditation. He lives in Alameda, California, an island in the San Francisco Bay.
Upasaka Upali is a Dharma teacher who aims to demystify meditation, provide tangible instruction, and create a rewarding experience for practitioners. Upali received transmission in a lineage that can be traced back to the Buddha through Namgyal Rinpoche (Ananda Bodhi), and he took his Upasaka vows in 2015. He has a degree from St. Olaf College and has studied Dharma and meditation with Tucker Peck, Ph.D. and Upasaka Culadasa. He was a founding member of the Open Dharma Foundation and also served as its founding Executive Director. He is currently the co-host of the podcast Teaching Meditation.
This is the second time we will be offering a seven-day extension. As there won’t be dharma talks and there’ll be fewer students, our plan is to give students more daily personal attention (unless you just want to hide out in your cabin). While we expect some people will want to remain out of contact the whole time, limited use of your phone will be permitted after the first ten days. So please add the “extension” during sign-up to have a 17-day meditation experience. The price for the extension includes accommodation, breakfast, lunch, and take-out dinner.
Friday, November 8, 2024 – 2:00pm*
*If you need a ride to Diamond Mountain from Tucson, please arrive in Tucson no later than 12:00pm
Retreat: Sunday, November 17, 2024 – 10:00am
Extension Week: Sunday, November 24, 2024 – 10:00am
Early Bird Retreat Registration until August 8, 2024, includes your accommodation and three vegetarian meals daily.
- Dorm Room: $729
- Shared Room: $900
- Private Room DELUXE: $1,216
- Private Room PREMIUM: $1,405
- ***SOLD OUT*** Private Cottage MODEST: $1,401
- Private Cottage DELUXE: $1,648
- Private Cottage PREMIUM: $1,801
Extension Week (You can book “Extension” only for the same type of housing you booked for the retreat. Includes your accommodation and three vegetarian meals per day.)
- Dorm/Shared room: $600
- Private room/Cottage: $705
Dorm rooms accommodate 4 guests and have bunks beds (Twin). Shared rooms accommodate 2-3 guest and have Twin or Twin XL beds. (If you are 6 feet or taller, we highly recommend requesting a Twin Xtra Long bed) Private rooms accommodate 1 guest. Kitchen and Bathroom facilities are shared with your housemate.
Private Cottages accommodate 1 guest. Kitchen and Bathroom facilities are not shared with anyone else.
Most of our eco-friendly houses retreat include 12-volt solar electricity, composting toilets and passive solar design which allows them to naturally stay cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Please check out our houses here.
Download this helpful document: eSangha-Preparing for your Visit
| 7:00am | Wake up |
| 7:15-8:00 | Sit |
| 8:00-8:45 | Breakfast |
| 8:45-9:15 | Walk |
| 9:15-10:00 | Group Sit |
| 10:00-10:30 | Walk |
| 10:30-11:15 | Sit |
| 11:15-11:45 | Walk |
| 11:45-12:45 | Sit |
| 12:45-1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30-2:00 | Walk |
| 2:00-2:45 | Group Sit |
| 2:45-3:30 | Exercise |
| 3:30-4:30 | Sit |
| 4:30-5:00 | Walk |
| 5:00-5:45 | Group Sit |
| 5:45-6:15 | Walk |
| 6:15-7:00 | Dinner |
| 7:00-7:30 | Walk |
| 7:30-8:45 | Dharma Talk |
| 8:45-9:30 | Walk or Sit |
| 9:30-10:15 | Sit |
Registration fees are refundable:
- 50% refundable up to 3 months (before August 8, 2024)
- 25% refundable from 3 months – 1 month (between August 8 – October 7, 2024)
- 0% for the last month (after October 7, 2023)”
You are welcome to request an exception to this policy.
Diamond Mountain is committed to protecting the life, health, and well-being of all beings and visitors in particular. Which measures will be in place in November 2024 (Vaccination, masks, etc) will be decided depending on the actual situation.
We would like you to know the rules, the Do’s & Don’ts. Please let us know if you have any questions, we are happy to answer, and if there are any concerns from your side – maybe we can find a solution! Let’s talk.