Dharma School Intensive
Realize and Rise to Your Purpose
August 24th & 25th, 2024
Limited to 8 women
Join us on beautiful Oswego Lake for a 2-day intensive designed to help you awaken, inspire and activate your purpose
We’re now offering a more accessible version of our annual Dharma School Retreat in a 2-day weekend intensive on a sliding scale from $350-$550
About the Dharma School Intensive
Dharma has its roots in Sanskrit. According to Stephen Cope, "Dharma means, variously, "path," "teaching," or..."sacred duty." You might also call it your "calling," "purpose," or "sacred service." It is not to be confused with passion or your vocational duty, although some believe there is no higher calling than to serve others by way of following your dharma.
As Stephen puts it: “Dharma gives us the one thing we need to be fully human: Each of us must have one domain, one small place on the globe where we can fully meet life – where we can meet it with every gift we have. One small place where, through testing ourselves, we can know the nature of life, and ultimately know ourselves. This domain, this one place that is uniquely ours, is our work in the world.”
With Andrea and Kristin as your guides, you’ll advance your understanding of your signature calling to find more alignment, meaning and purpose in all that you do. You’ll gain a variety of insights and tools to help you awaken and energize your calling in this unprecedented time.
Is this the right experience for you?
Are you a woman+ or nonbinary folk?
Are you someone who is living your life with intention and actively feeling into your higher purpose?
Do you desire to deepen your personal contemplative practices?
Are you stuck at a crossroad of indecision, doubt or confusion?
Do you believe that being here on this planet at this moment is a gift and has meaning that is greater than you?
“This is an experience for seekers, those interested in next level understanding of their true self. I now know what actions are aligned with my dharma, my true self, and my desires.”
– Jennifer B.
“Your dharma is your way of staying connected with your True Nature. It is the particular way in which you can devote your life to the welfare of all beings. Your dharma is your very own way of expressing the Truth … Dharma is your path home.”
- Stephen Cope
Our Weekend Together
Discernment
How does one know their dharma? What is this one place on the globe where you can fully meet life with every gift you have that Stephen Cope points to in his book? How will you know if you’ve got it right? How will you know it’s enough? Together, we’ll delve into this sacred journey of discerning one’s own dharma – the much needed work in the world that only you can do.
Doubt
We’ll explore how doubt is an outer sign pointing to an inner struggle that is simply seeking your attention. It’s all too easy to sit at a crossroads of indecision and doubt due to common forms of fear, unworthiness, or a lack of certainty. You’ll learn about common ways many of us deny our dharma – whether we know it or not – and how to finally cast light into the darkness and dispel doubt.
Dharma
The monk and mystic Thomas Merton wrote: “If we are eager to have everything, we will almost certainly miss the one thing we need.” Amidst the modern-day messaging that constantly demands we need something more, new, or different, you’ll discover why dharma is the only thing the world requires of you – it is THE thing your life is made of.
Each full intensive day is from 9 am - 5 pm and includes group sessions, meditation, journal writing, and a wholesome catered lunch.
“I was slightly nervous but all of the women were so welcoming and put me at ease quickly. I can honestly say I walked away with a clear vision of my dharma. I had been unable to put words to it my whole life or create a clear understanding of it, and now I have that.”
– Sophia S.
“It was truly one of the most memorable and transformative experiences I have ever had. Kristin and Andrea were amazing – so warm, welcoming and knowledgeable. Kristin's studio was the perfect backdrop for a perfect experience! I am definitely more at peace with where I am in my life situation at this point in time.”
– Missi V.
What’s Included
A Purposeful Environment
Join your guides, Andrea Leda and Kristin Fritz, and a small group of other women+ in Kristin’s meditation studio, located on Oswego Lake, just a few miles outside of Portland, Oregon.
Meditation
Throughout the day, Kristin will intuitively guide us, weaving in periods of guided and/or silent meditation to facilitate our processes and foster an understanding of your own dharma.
Journal Writing
Andrea will guide you through daily journal sessions to help integrate class lessons into exploring your dharma.
Catered Lunch
Be treated to vegetarian lunches as well as complimentary tea, coffee and snacks throughout the weekend.
Group Learning Sessions
Spend time in group learning sessions, guided by Kristin and Andrea. Group sessions are purposefully designed to guide you through each of our three pillars: Discernment, Doubt, and Dharma.
A Fully Guided Experience
If you’re looking for a weekend filled with unstructured time and space for you to do your own thing then please know this is not the intensive for you. This experience is fully guided to support you as you excavate deeper levels in service to your dharma alongside a community of like-hearted women+ who are there to do the same.
The Cost
Your intensive weekend includes purposeful content and coaching support, a workbook, sit-down lunches, light refreshments, meditation, and a small group of 8 women.
Dharma School Intensive is offered on a sliding scale to support more accessibility. Keep scrolling for a guide to help you choose your investment level.
$550 - Pay It Forward
$450 - Standard Rate
$350 - Community Supported
4 spots available
Investment Levels
Investment levels ask you to examine your own financial resources and access to privilege so that I can create access for people whose identities and access to wealth and income have been limited due to their gender expression, racial identity, sexual orientation, lived experiences, and more.
Pay It Forward Rate
$550
If most of the below economic identifiers apply to you, please select the Pay it Forward Rate:
own the home you live in
have investments, retirement accounts, or inherited money
travel recreationally
have access to family money and resources in times of need
benefit from a two-income household
have a relatively high degree of earning power due to your level of education (or gender and racial privilege, class background, etc.) Even if you are not currently exercising your earning power, I ask you to recognize this as a choice.
Standard Rate
$450
If most of the below economic identifiers apply to you, please select the Standard Rate:
comfortably meet most of your basic needs but do not have much or any savings
have housing stability
take occasional trips or vacations relative to your financial means
have some debt but can still meet your primary needs on a regular basis
Community Supported Rate
$350
If most of the below economic identifiers apply to you, please select the Community Supported Rate:
are supporting children or have other dependents
have significant debt
have medical expenses not covered by insurance
receive public assistance
have immigration-related expenses
are an elder with limited financial support
are an unpaid community organizer
are a returning citizen who has been denied work due to incarceration history
4 spots available