may.
may 16 | monthly daylong retreat
with alexis santos | online
Alexis Santos and I hold a daylong online retreat one Saturday each month, 11am - 5pm ET. We are using Sayadaw U Tejaniya’s book, “Relax & Be Aware” as our guide. Join us for some or all of the day. Schedule is here. Register to join us on Zoom HERE
july.
july 1 | ODMC weekly sangha
portland, maine | in-person
Wednesday night sangha | Open Door Meditation Community. I'll be guiding a meditation and offering a dharma reflection. Please join if you are local.
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when: Wednesday, July 1 | 530pm – 645pm
where: 160 Presumpscott Street, Suite 2, Portland, Maine
july 11| daylong retreat
portland, maine | in-person
A Daylong Retreat with Susa Talan and Yenkuei Chuang. Join us for a simple day of practice. Registration TBD.
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To be notified with a link to register, join the ODMC mailing list HERE.
when: Saturday, 7/11 (10am - 4pm)
where: 160 Presumpscott Street, Suite 2, Portland, Maine
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august.
aug 27-30 | camping retreat
wiscasset, maine | in-person
Being Nature in Nature: A 3-Night Forest Retreat with Susa Talan and Amy Bird. Join us for a three-night camping retreat in the coastal woods of Maine. Grounded in awareness and nature, this residential retreat on Chewonki land will include guided and silent meditation, movement with awareness, and practicing together in relationship with the natural world. Together we’ll deepen into what it means to be nature in nature – exploring how the movements of mind and body are as natural as the rhythms of the forest and the sea. Registration TBD.
when: Thursday 8/27 - Sunday 8/30
where: 485 Chewonki Neck Road, Wiscasset, Maine ​​
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september.
sep 3-7 | wilderness retreat
greenville, maine | in-person
Fifth Annual Open Door Wilderness Retreat with Susa Talan and Chas DiCapua. Experience a five-day residential retreat in Maine’s north woods. Please note there's been a change to the teaching team. Registration info TBD.
​when: september 3-7, 2026 (Labor Day Weekend)
where: AMCs Medawisla Lodge and Cabins
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