Retreat offers you the opportunity to come home to residing as the peace, wholeness, and freedom that lies within you, waiting to be released. Here you can discover the stillness that lies beneath all change, and the quiet joy of simply being where you feel open, grounded, and free, having discovered that everything you need is already here within you.
Isn’t every moment precious, every moment is a living expression of the Great Mystery—the unfathomable intelligence that births and guides all things. Every moment provides us the opportunity to realize this Mystery as our true home and source from which our life flows. There’s no need to strive for perfection or control. The Mystery ever-flows through each of us, shaping our every experience—always here to guide us back to our most essential nature. We just need to know how to recognize and align to this mysterious force within.
Retreat offers you a safe environment and in-depth practices to help you recognize, awaken to, and embody your essential nature—the indivisible reality that underlies everything and everyone and embraces all dualities. These practices are designed to help you move beyond restrictive conditioned thoughts, beliefs, and emotions, heal inner fractures and traumas, and reconnect you with the indestructible peace, wholeness, and harmony that are fundamental aspects of your essential nature, empowering you with the ability to respond to life’s ever-changing uncertainties and challenges. Meditation from this perspective is not just a practice, but a way of living your life with the confidence and skills with which to navigate each moment, no matter the circumstance.
In meditation, we’ll rest in and as the simplicities of being and awareness—open, receptive, and free from judgment. Through body and breathsensing practices, we’ll connect deeply to the sensations that anchor us in the present moment. Self-inquiry will invite us to inquire, “Who, what, where, and how am I?”—not to find answers, but to touch truths that are beyond thought and ego. And in authentic dialogue, we’ll share insights and reflections, supporting one another as we deepen into the sacred Mystery that has given birth to the entire cosmos.
True wisdom comes not from striving, but from surrendering to life’s natural unfolding. By letting go of fixed goals and concepts, we free ourselves to experience each moment as it is—alive, dynamic, and ever-changing. In this openness, we can realize our essential nature: the stillness and presence that animates all things.
Steeping in silence during retreat nourishes inner reflection, while social interaction grows our ability to integrate the wisdom we enables us to navigate daily life. Therefore, our retreat provides both periods of group silence and opportunities for social interaction around the teachings that are being offered.
Journey with us into the heart of meditation where being, awareness, presence, the Mystery and you are one.
Join in-person at Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center in Oceanside, California, or online from home to explore:
- A map of meditation offering direct insights for reconnecting with your essential nature
- Inquiries that reveal your innate omnipresence, eternality, perfection, omniscience, and omnipotence
- Silent and guided meditations for self-understanding and awakening
- BreathSensing, BodySensing, iRest Yoga Nidra for deep rest and relaxation
- Skillful means for releasing restrictive emotional and cognitive patterns
- Embodying Inner stillness, peace, and equanimity
- Periods of silence and social interaction around the teachings
- Opening to creative insight and life-affirming actions
- And much more!
I look forward to sharing my love of these precious teachings and being together with you in our community of like-minded practitioners.
Tuition:
Early Bird discount available until April 4, 2026
Livestream Only:
$850 Early Bird, $950 Regular
In Person:
Private Room: $1750 Early Bird, $1850 Regular
Shared Room: $1575 Early Bird, $1675 Regular
Commuter: $1150 Early Bird, $1250 Regular
Schedule
All times are listed in Pacific Standard Time and minor adjustments may be made
Monday May 4th
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. In-person arrival & registration
6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m. Livestream Zoom orientation
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Program
Tuesday-Friday, May 5-8
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Program
Saturday, May 9
7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Program
Which registration option is for me?
We have several registration options available. Review the following to ensure you select the best one for you. A special message for those wishing to attend in person at the retreat center, we encourage you to register as soon as possible for the limited number of spots! We do have an unlimited number of livestream spots. All participants, online and in-person, will receive access to recordings of the retreat.
In-Person (Private Accommodations)
I would like to participate in-person onsite at the San Luis Rey retreat center and stay in a private room without a roommate. My registration price includes tuition, meals, accommodations, digital participant materials, and access to a recording of the retreat. Please note that the Mission San Luis Rey only provides group-use bathrooms/showers. Select “Private” at checkout.
In-Person (Shared Accommodations)
I would like to participate in-person onsite at the Mission San Luis Rey and stay in a shared room with a randomly assigned same-gender roommate. If you and and another attendee would like to room together please email Shannon@soulofyoga.com to be placed in the same room. My registration price includes tuition, meals, accommodations, digital participant materials, and access to a recording of the retreat. Please note that the Mission San Luis Rey only provides group-use bathrooms/showers. Select “Shared” at checkout.
In-person (Commuter, no onsite accommodations)
I would like to participate in-person onsite at the Mission San Luis Rey, but make my own arrangements for accommodations offsite. My registration price includes tuition, meals, digital participant materials, and access to a recording of the retreat. Select “Commuter” at checkout.
Livestream (Online participation)
I would like to participate online via livestream. My registration price includes tuition, digital participant materials, and access to a recording of the retreat. Select “Tuition” at checkout.
Certification:
Included in Yoga Therapy Training – Room and Board additional
Upon completion you will be eligible to register 40 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) with Yoga Alliance (YA).
Venue Information:
Old Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center – 4050 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92057
Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from the event. The closest airports are John Wayne Airport and San Diego International Airport.
Directions from John Wayne Airport to Old Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center – Approx 57 mins
Faculty:
Richard Miller, PhD is a clinical psychologist, author, researcher, yogic scholar and spiritual teacher. For over 40 years, Richard Miller has devoted his life and work to integrating the nondual wisdom teachings of Yoga, Tantra, Advaita, Taoism and Buddhism with Western psychology. Among his mentors were Jean Klein, T.K.V. Desikachar and Stephen Chang.