Our true home is in the present moment. To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate the peace and beauty that are available now. Peace is all around us - in the world and in nature - and within us - in our bodies and in our spirits. Once we learn to touch this peace, we will be healed and transformed. It is not a matter of faith; it is a matter of practice.
- Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen Master
Vallecitos Mountain Ranch: New Mexico’s Premier Retreat and Conference Center
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The Vallecitos Mountain Ranch is a wilderness ranch and contemplative center that supports and empowers citizens to be strong and effective change makers and social entrepreneurs in our society. At Vallecitos, we recognize the power and responsibility of all people to be agents of change, and offer an array of innovative retreats and trainings based on the power of awareness, contemplative practice, and experiencing the solitude of the deep woods and wilderness. Change makers are trained in mindfulness, the art of self-knowledge, and critical core competencies of leadership. They are provided practical tools and skills for personal, workplace and movement transformation.
Founded in 1993, the Vallecitos Mountain Ranch has been serving the progressive nonprofit communities as a place of refuge. Located high in the Rocky Mountains of northern New Mexico, Vallecitos is a spectacular 135-acre wildlife refuge and mountain sanctuary and the ideal refuge for solitude, quiet, rest, prayer, meditation, healing, reflection and renewal.
The Center for Mindfulness in Action
The Center for Mindfulness in Action at Vallecitos Mountain Ranch annually hosts Values in Action: Mindfulness Based Leadership Trainings for Change Makers for career activists and other change makers. These trainings are practical and transformative. They provide urgently needed opportunities for leaders to pause, step out of the maelstrom of modern life, revitalize their spirits, and mobilize the creative and innate resources critically necessary to achieve success and work effectively for systemic change. Our goal is to help build stronger, more capable leaders and organizations and help develop a larger analysis and vision of social change and environmental sustainability.
Meditation and Contemplative Retreats in an
Inspirational Wilderness Setting
Vallecitos hosts a schedule of meditation and other retreats open to everyone each year, taught by diverse faculty. Unless otherwise noted, all retreats are suitable for beginners as well as experienced practitioners. Please see our Retreat Schedule for our complete list of offerings, descriptions and registration/application information.
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