Canmore Alpine Club Hiking Retreat: Mindfulness As A Foundation For Health
MAY 9-11, 2025
Canmore Alpine club 3-day Residential retreat
(English speaking)
This retreat is organized by the Calgary Wild Rose Sangha.
Join us with 7 Plum Village monastics for a three-day residential retreat in Canmore, Alberta, as part of the 2025 Plum Village Monastic Tour to Western Canada. Set against the backdrop of the Rocky Mountains, this retreat, in the Plum Village tradition, will offer a unique opportunity to deepen your mindfulness practice in nature, guided by monastics from Plum Village.
Retreat Overview
Our retreat will take place at the Canmore Alpine Hostel, run by the Alpine Club of Canada. Over the weekend, you’ll engage in mindfulness practices like sitting meditation, walking meditation, touching the earth and group sharing— all while building connections and community.
From this home base, we will also embark on two guided hikes, immersing ourselves in the awe and wonder of the mountains. The trails will be chosen based on their proximity to the hostel and level of difficulty, ensuring an accessible experience. Retreatants can also stay at the hostel and enjoy other meditation practices.
Theme: Mindfulness as a Foundation for Health
Mindfulness practice helps us connect deeply with our body and mind. This allows us to see clearly what we need to do to cultivate physical and mental well-being, for our own benefits and for the benefits of others and the planet.
To heal, we need to learn the art of stopping. When we look deeply at the roots of our individual and collective suffering, we may transform unwholesome habits to nourish well-being, inner peace, fulfillment, freedom, joy, and happiness.
Schedule
Arrival and registration begins on Friday, May 9 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm MST. Departure will take place on Sunday, May 11 at 4:00 pm MST.
View the tentative schedule to see some of the practices we will enjoy. Please know that some of the times and practices listed may be subject to change.
Registration is Full
This retreat is fully booked with a large waiting list and new applications are no longer being accepted.
We hope to practice with you at one of the other PV Tour events!
A lotus for you, a Buddha to be.
“You are here on Earth, and you can get in touch with many wonders of life available to you, in you, and around you. You can practice like: “Breathing in, I am aware that I have a body. Breathing out, I smile to my body, which is a wonder,” and enjoy having a body. “With my body, I can walk on Earth and enjoy the beauty of the Earth.” Mindfulness, concentration, and insight should be presented like this, and then the practice of mindful breathing and walking can help you to be present to get in touch with the refreshing and healing wonders of life.”
–Thich Nhat Hanh