Torah Trek Retreat: Embracing the Four Winds

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Program

Join us for a classic TorahTrek Retreat in a beautiful, intimate setting. Immersed in the natural world, participants receive time, space and tools to explore their connection with God, refresh the spirit, and receive the gifts of spiritual practice in wilderness with like-minded people. Everyday Rabbi Comins leads Jewish Wilderness Spirituality activities that include moving meditation, personal and traditional prayer, sacred chant, Torah study and writing. 

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The program centers on hitbodedut alone time for spiritual purpose in nature. Participants choose a (safe and supervised) solo site amidst the trees, grasses and boulders where they return each day for increasing periods of time. In the evenings, the group relaxes, sings, learns and processes the day’s events with each other and Rabbi Comins.

Each of the four directions, east, south, west and north, is mentioned in numerous Jewish sources dating back to biblical times. In the this retreat, we’ll study the qualities and wisdom associated with each direction, as well as up (the sky) and down (the earth), and integrate what we learn into our spiritual practice. You’ll never shake your lulav and etrog the same way again!

The retreat culminates with a day of joyous, Shabbat celebration.

Retreat Center

Rose Mountain is located outside of Las Vegas, New Mexico, high in the mountains bordering the Sante Fe National Forest. Above the heat at 8,000 feet, the Retreat center is nestled in a pristine forest of Ponderosa pine, aspens and fir, with fabulous views and an abundance of wildlife.

Rose Mountain Retreat Center generates its own electricity through an efficient photovoltaic solar system, and makes use of appropriate alternative technologies throughout the Center. The professional cooking staff provides all meals. The food is delicious, gourmet vegetarian, prepared and served with great skill and love. Local and organic produce is used whenever possible, including vegetables grown on Rose Mountain.

Participants stay in fully-furnished, platform tents, lodge rooms or camp on the retreat site. Facilities include a meditation hall, indoor and outdoor dining areas, five-star outhouses, and a communal bathhouse with showers.

Close to Sante Fe, Taos and Georgia O’keefe country, the Retreat can be part of a larger trip to one of the more gorgeous places in the U.S.