Vajrapani Institute is a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center located in the Santa Cruz Mountains offering private retreat cabins and group meditation courses. It offers people the meditative tools to recognize the nature of their minds and achieve their highest potential for the benefit of all.
Karuna Buddhist Vihara is a Theravada monastery dedicated to sharing the Buddha's teachings leading to a truly happy life. The hermitage is located near Boulder Creek, CA in the redwood forest midway between the San Francisco Bay Area and Santa Cruz.
Mission Santa Cruz was a Spanish mission founded by the Franciscan order in present-day Santa Cruz, California. The mission was founded in 1791 and named for the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, adopting the name given to a nearby creek by the missionary priest Juan Crespi.
A retreat is like a spiritual spa for your soul ~ it is an anointed time of special graces! Come to an out-of-the-way place where you can be alone with the God who loves you and lives within you!
