Three months of silence, sustained meditation, and close individual guidance at Boundless Refuge in Mendocino.
Boundless Refuge began with three-month retreats. We have held four of these retreats, bringing together small groups for a season of deep practice.
I’m taking a rest from leading long retreats while developing a more integrated offering, connecting intensive retreat with practice in daily life. When 20 suitable participants are ready to commit, we’ll gather again. There is no fixed date yet; we’ll choose dates once the group has formed.
If you feel drawn to this depth of practice, I invite you to express your interest below. I’ll reach out personally to set up a time to meet and explore whether joining the next cohort feels like a good fit.
Over three months of sustained practice, we deepen in presence and release grasping—learning to rest in a vast, awake stillness that does not depend on circumstances.
Set in the wild beauty of the Mendocino mountains, the retreat brings together silence, sangha, teachings, and nature. The daily rhythm blends sitting and walking meditation, mindful activity, Dharma talks, and individual practice discussions. Teachings draw on the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, heart cultivation, and direct pointing to the nature of awareness.
The retreat combines rigor and warmth. A disciplined schedule and close guidance support learning to meet experience with compassion and clarity, and discovering a peace that can carry into everyday life. Whether entering long retreat for the first time or returning to deepen, participants are supported in exploring their own unfolding practice.
Simple, nourishing, Ayurveda-inspired meals support intensive meditation practice, with omnivorous and vegetarian options. Dietary needs and practical arrangements will be discussed before confirming your place.
In the meantime, you’re welcome to join the weekly sangha, a daylong, or a shorter residential retreat.
Through the profoundly confrontational yet gentle rollercoaster of this retreat, I have really gotten to deepen my meditation practice from many angles and am confident this will resonate throughout my life. Most precious is the clarification of my deepest intention, which matured from a misty idea into a mystical diamond. Milo is a most diverse and authentic teacher: no dogmas, yet deeply connected with the lineage, and always empathically open to support me.
Milo's teaching is direct, compassionate and responsive and he is willing to go to great lengths to meet someone where they are. This retreat is a wonderful opportunity to deepen your practice in a setting that is both challenging and supportive. These conditions for practice are hard to find anywhere.
Through the teachings, I gained a solid view and embodied understanding of the path. Post retreat, I'm finding more space and joy in giving more of myself. Milo brings love in the form of both support and challenge and offers a teaching style that encourages spontaneous living.
I left the retreat knowing I had been privileged to have received teachings of deep truth. Milo's dharma touched on a range of traditions and methods, but what was consistent throughout was the importance he placed on a freedom which felt both incredibly close and incredibly important. There is a newfound sense of capacity in me that is best described as the simple knowing that "all is welcome.
This was the most important thing I've done in my life. It's hard to convey how powerful it was. Milo taught us to cultivate a sense of spacious awareness that has led to a dramatic reduction in my own suffering and an increase in my capacity to show up for the suffering of others. I am filled with gratitude.
I discovered a deep compassion and OK-ness with every state, which gives me the power to go through my whole life. I feel so much energy to really benefit others, from the place of this openness and intimacy that I’ve found.
I felt Milo met me on a level deeper than personality, yet with understanding of what’s needed in terms of practice and communication. He talks from his heart, which always seemed to perfectly align with what myself and others were going through. I felt so respected by him. Interactions with him were glowing with this tenderness, love, and understanding which helped me get in touch with this in myself. Just Milo’s being is the most powerful way that he teaches.
Amidst the wild ride of retreat, I experienced a deepening alignment to my true, unchanging nature. I’m taking this with me — a shift in self-confidence that I can welcome anything that arises in my experience. This feels like a great gift. Milo’s highly attuned and insightful presence and support was a great attribute to my experience.
This retreat has transformed my life. I am coming away from it with a deeper kind of happiness than I have ever touched before, and a confidence that I can find true joy no matter the conditions. I have a much greater understanding of the teachings, which has already allowed me to help many people. Milo is completely himself. Approachable, friendly and relatable yet also transmitting the true Dharma. The forms and teaching style are rooted in tradition while also being flexible, allowing the retreat to accommodate a wide range of backgrounds and experience levels.
This practice is great for anyone who wants to understand their own mind and learn to live peacefully with it. I very much enjoyed my time at Boundless Refuge. I learned to let things be and release subtle holding to my meditation techniques. I liked how funny Milo was, and he was always present with whatever came up. The simplicity of his teaching is helpful, and kept me on track to just let things unfold naturally.
I got a taste of freedom in the retreat, and I developed a practice to keep deepening into it. I feel I got the essential teachings that lead to wisdom and compassion. I am very grateful to everyone that made this possible.
Once things started settling, there was so much ease…and as difficulties did arise, I learned increasingly to meet them. I’m definitely more emotionally connected to my own experience and the experience of others... Milo was very authentic, completely real.