In collaboration with local Sanghas, Deer Park Monastery is hosting a BIPOC Mindfulness Weekend as an expression of our continuing commitment to creating a nourishing, healing, and empowering space for members of our spiritual family who self-identify as BIPOC.
May 15 - 17, 2026, starting and ending at 2pm
Deer Park Monastery
Escondido, California
MORE INFORMATION COMING SOON. We are still in progress of organizing this weekend and we thank you for your patience.
BIPOC practitioners, new or more experienced, are welcome to join us at Deer Park Monastery on May 15-17, 2026 for a dedicated BIPOC Weekend. Deer Park is home to about 66 monastics, the majority of whom are BIPOC of Vietnamese descent.
We understand that BIPOC people face specific issues due to their racial/ethnic identities and that cultivating affinity spaces is a necessary step and offers a beautiful opportunity for nourishment and healing, rest and restoration, and the cultivation of clarity and joy.
During this retreat, our time together will focus on firmly rooting ourselves in the practice of self-care as self-love; building kinship with each other; celebrating our diverse historical roots and spiritual ancestors; and embracing the Dharma as a foundation for our stability, liberation, and “love in action.”
