Living Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita Retreat
Fri, Aug 07
|Mount Madonna Center
A weekend retreat for clarity, presence, and inner freedom exploring the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita through meditation, wisdom talks, gentle movement, sound, and time in nature at Mount Madonna Retreat Center.
Dates & Times
Aug 07, 2026, 2:00 PM PDT – Aug 09, 2026, 3:00 PM PDT
Mount Madonna Center, 445 Summit Rd, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA
About the course
Join us for the Living Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita retreat at Mount Madonna Retreat Center, August 7 – 9, 2026.
This contemplative weekend invites you to engage with one of the world’s most enduring wisdom texts in a way that is accessible, inclusive, and grounded in experience rather than religious doctrine. While drawn from the ancient Bhagavad Gita through Ramana Maharshi’s distillation, the retreat emphasizes practical insight, mindfulness, and lived understanding that speak to everyday life and inner clarity.
Set against the redwood forests and sweeping views of Monterey Bay, you’ll explore teachings through guided and silent meditation, reflective wisdom talks, gentle movement, chanting, sound bathing, and time in nature. The focus is on experiential insight, contemplative inquiry, and presence, welcoming participants of all backgrounds and beliefs without requiring prior study or adherence to any tradition.
Led by Gayathri Narayanan, founder of Myndtree and a certified mindfulness teacher, the retreat offers clear,…