Retreat centers

Meditation retreat centers close to San Francisco

• Spirit Rock

  • Insight Meditation and retreat center in Marin County

• Esalen

  • Retreat center and educational institute in Big Sur

  • Volunteering and work stays

• Vipassana centers (donation based retreats)

  • Northern California Vipassana Center, Dhamma Manda, Kelseyville, CA

  • Bay Area Vipassana Center Dhamma Santosa, Gilroy, CA

  • California Vipassana Center, Dhamma Mahavana, North Fork, CA

  • Southern California Vipassana Center, Dhamma Vaddhana, Twentynine Palms, CA