Insight tradition retreats with strong teacher guidance, nestled in the coastal mountains north of San Francisco.

Big Sur retreat campus known for experiential workshops, contemplative practice, and ocean-view renewal.

Joshua Tree-based Vipassana retreat center with silent residential practice and deep continuity.

Northern California Vipassana center offering Goenka-style silent courses.

California Vipassana center in the Sierra foothills offering Goenka-style courses.

Southern California Vipassana center in the high desert with Goenka-style silent courses.

Bay Area Vipassana community offering Goenka-style courses when scheduled.

Rinzai Zen center in Los Angeles offering sesshin and intensive practice periods.

East Bay Zen center offering sesshin and daylong practice in the Soto Zen tradition.

Green Gulch Farm Zen Center offers residential practice periods and retreat weekends.

Remote Zen monastery with long-form practice periods and guest season retreats.

Redwood-campus retreat center hosting multi-day workshops and contemplative programs.

Plum Village tradition monastery in Southern California offering mindfulness retreats and days of practice.

Insight Meditation retreat center in the Santa Cruz mountains offering silent residential retreats.

Yoga and wellness retreat center in the Santa Cruz Mountains with residential programs and workshops.

Tibetan Buddhist retreat center in Sonoma County offering meditation retreats and trainings.

Mountain retreat center near Big Bear Lake hosting a wide range of residential retreats and workshops.

Brahma Kumaris retreat center in Marin County offering meditation retreats and courses.

Retreat center in North San Diego County offering residential programs and hosted retreats.

Retreat venue in the Temecula area hosting wellness and meditation retreats.

Sohum Retreat hosted in California with a curated residential program.

Mountain retreat venue in Southern California hosting private and group retreats.

HAI Global hosts human-awareness workshops and retreats across California.

Silent retreat venue in Northern California hosting residential programs.

Silent retreat programs in Northern California listed via Retreat.Guru.