Led by Amoda Maa, with the presence and poetic offerings of Kavi, this retreat brings together the direct transmission of nondual realization with a complementary depth of poetic contemplation, human sensitivity, and existential insight.

Set in a beautiful Hudson Valley mansion, surrounded by meadows, forests, and quiet ponds, the Borden Retreat offers a gentle invitation to come home to the truth of your own being. Here, held by the calm of nature and the shared field of retreat, you can rest, open into presence, and awaken to the clarity and freedom that quietly shine beneath everyday life.

Each day includes two sessions with Amoda Maa and Kavi, weaving together silent and guided meditation, illuminating discourse, intimate dialogue, poetry, and inquiry. Amoda offers the primary teachings, pointing directly to the lived experience of awareness, while Kavi supports the field through poetry, contemplation, and presence.

An important part of this retreat is the community that naturally forms over the course of the week. As the usual pace and roles of everyday life begin to soften, there is space to meet one another more simply and authentically, while also honoring each person’s need for quiet, solitude, and inward reflection. Shared meals, informal conversations, silence, laughter, and quiet companionship all become part of the retreat itself.

Between sessions, there is spacious time to enjoy nourishing vegetarian meals, walk the grounds, rest in quiet corners or shared spaces, and connect in unhurried ways. Evenings may bring spontaneous gatherings — poetry, music, or simple conversation — held in a spirit of ease, warmth, and shared presence.

You are warmly invited to step out of the momentum of life, rest in the simplicity of being, and be nourished by the depth, intimacy, and living community of this retreat.