October 30-November 1, 2025 | (Philadelphia PA)
Find the application here
"These are the times to grow our souls. Each of us is called upon to embrace the conviction that despite the powers and principalities bent on commodifying all our human relationships, we have the power within us to create the world anew."
– Grace Lee Boggs
Grow Our Souls is a 3-day, non-residential Buddhist meditation and art-making retreat. Through contemplative and creative practice, play, and collective inquiry, we hope to create space for renewal and relationship building among people who are engaged in both spiritual practice and movements for justice.
We invite you to apply if you:
live and work in/near Lenape Land (the retreat is in Philadelphia, and we're inviting folks who live here, or are within a couple hours driving/train distance)
advance social, cultural, environmental, economic, and/or healing justice through your work or life, whether paid or unpaid. Teachers, cultural workers, organizers, artists, caregivers, strategists, advocates, healers — we’re looking at you!
feel nourished by, or drawn toward, Buddhism and other contemplative spiritual practices, as personal refuge and as pathways for collective awakening
are excited to explore movement, sound/voice and visual artmaking as expressive arts, as ways to have fun, and as contemplative spiritual practices ie dharma arts
This retreat will be led by, and will lift up, the voices and priorities of BIPOC, trans, queer, disabled, and/or immigrant spiritual/political/creative practitioner-leaders.
🌙 Deadline to apply is 11:59 PM PT on Thursday, August 28st. Cost: Offered on a sliding scale, with scholarships available. Accessibility accommodations are available. Childcare will be provided.
$1100 – Solidarity Rate – I have financial abundance and security via personal or generational wealth
$667 -- Full Cost Rate -- I have financial comfort and can take trips, cover unexpected expenses and save for the future
$425 – Supported Rate – I have my basic financial needs met, and can dine out and afford small splurges
$275 – Sponsored Rate – I am currently experiencing financial insecurity
Even if this sliding scale isn’t accessible to you right now – please apply! We are actively raising money to offer this retreat without cost to those who request a full scholarship, or who wish to pay a rate below the “sponsored” rate
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