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Events for the 2026 calendar year are currently being finalized with minor delays due to our current staffing shortage. Please check this page for updates as we work to get this information to you as soon as possible.

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  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • Center Closed (Staff Break)

    The Center will close during this period so that staff can take a break after a busy year. We’ll be open again Friday, December 26th and will welcome guests and visitors once again.

  • 4-Day New Years Retreat w/Wayne Coger

    Wayne Coger has led retreats since 2001. He worked with Toni Packer for more than 30 years, and has been a staff member of the Center since 1983, currently serving as administrator. Previously, he studied at the Rochester Zen Center. Wayne writes: Toni Packer asked me if I would share the work that we do […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue with Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • 4-Day Retreat with Liz Heron

    Liz Heron came to Springwater in the mid-1990s and was deeply touched by the teaching of Toni Packer.  A trustee of the Center, she lives in the woods of New Hampshire in a shared home with other people who sit at Springwater. She is an educator who mentors puzzled children, young adults, and their families […]

  • Saturday Retreat

    Saturday Retreats (formerly All Day Sittings) are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff, […]

  • 7-Day Collaborative Retreat (online)

    This retreat is designed to create possibilities for members and friends of the Springwater Center community to explore, look and listen–alone and together. There will be opportunities for talks, dialogues and quiet sitting. Teachers present in this retreat will not give talks, but will take part in all other aspects of the retreat. A sign-up […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • Saturday Retreat

    Saturday Retreats (formerly All Day Sittings) are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff, […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • 4-Day Retreat w/ Bob Dattola (in-person)

    Bob Dattola will give talks and be available for private meetings and the daily afternoon group dialogue in this March retreat. Bob has been taking part in the Center’s work since its inception. Important questions for him over the years have been “What is Truth or Reality?” and “Where can Truth be found?” In addition […]

  • Saturday Retreat with Weekend Option

    Saturday Retreats (formerly All Day Sittings) are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff, […]

  • 4-Day Retreat w/Stew Glick (in-person)

    Stew Glick began working with Roshi Phillip Kapleau at the Rochester Zen Center around 1971. He later began working closely with Toni Packer and came on the Zen Center staff in 1979. Stew played an instrumental role in the land search and initial construction for what would become Springwater Center. He spent over twenty years […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • Saturday Retreat

    Saturday Retreats (formerly All Day Sittings) are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff, […]

  • 7-Day Retreat w/Wayne Coger and Sandra Gonzalez (in-person)

    Sandra Gonzalez has led retreats in both English and Spanish for several years. She began working with Toni in 1988. Previously, she studied at other meditation centers. Sandra was born and raised in Nicaragua. She leads or participates in retreats in Springwater and other locations each year. She writes: Presence invites presence when there is […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • 7-Day Retreat w/Stephan Bielfeldt

    In this retreat Stephan Bielfedt will give talks, be available for private meetings , take part in group dialogue. Stephan started working with Toni Packer in 1983, regularly taking part in her retreats in Germany and and in the United States. Towards the end of 1990, Toni asked him to offer private meetings with participants during […]

  • Quiet Weeks

    Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect with Springwater teachers in both group and private settings. An extended retreat may be created by combining this Quiet Weeks with attendance at the preceding and post-ceding […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • 7-Day Retreat w/ Richard Witteman

    In the silence of retreat, there is space to pause, to slow down. Space to see and feel and listen, to question and wonder…to be intimately here, in the heart of whatever is unfolding. Sunlight and shadow…trees and rustling leaves…sensations, thoughts, and feelings. In this retreat we will explore together the wonder of spacious awareness. […]

  • Saturday Retreat with Weekend Option

    Saturday Retreats (formerly All Day Sittings) are one of the most popular ways to participate in the work of Springwater Center. We come together for a day of sharing silence, sitting, listening, and meditative dialogue. The day begins at 8:30 am Eastern Time with silent sitting, includes a talk by one of our teaching staff, […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • 4-Day Retreat w/ Bob Dattola (in-person)

    Bob Dattola will give talks and be available for private meetings and the daily afternoon group dialogue in this March retreat. Bob has been taking part in the Center’s work since its inception. Important questions for him over the years have been “What is Truth or Reality?” and “Where can Truth be found?” In addition […]

  • Quiet Weeks

    The August Quiet Weeks offer an opportunity to create a personalized retreat while the Center enters into a modification of its day-to-day working life. There are many possibilities to connect with Springwater teachers in both group and private settings. To register to attend all or part of the Quiet Week, please contact us.

  • Recorded Talk by Toni Packer and Dialogue (online)

    At 1:30 PM there will be a 25 minute round of quiet sitting followed by an audio or audio/visual recording of a talk by Toni Packer. After Toni’s talk there will be a short break followed by a group dialogue. The program is on Zoom and may be accessed with the Center’s Zoom address. Phone […]

  • 7-Day Retreat with Sandra Gonzalez and Liz Heron

    Sandra Gonzalez began working with Toni Packer in 1988. Previously, she studied at other meditation centers. in 2003 Toni asked her to be one of the people to help carry on the meditative work of the Center. Sandra spends part of the year in Springwater. She also leads or participates in several retreats away from […]

  • Open Meditative Dialogue w/ Guest Speaker (online)

    Speaking and dialoguing at Springwater Center is different from a lecture or a discussion group, where we share what we already know. The spirit of Meditative Inquiry infuses talks and Group Dialogues with a sense of exploration and discovery, of being open to the freshness of not knowing. Join any (or all) of the Open […]

  • 7-Day Retreat w/Richard Witteman

    In the silence of retreat, there is space to pause, to slow down. Space to see and feel and listen, to question and wonder…to be intimately here, in the heart of whatever is unfolding. Sunlight and shadow…trees and rustling leaves…sensations, thoughts, and feelings. In this retreat we will explore together the wonder of spacious awareness. […]

  • Center Closed for Staff Break

    The Center will close during this period so that staff can take a break after a busy summer. We’ll be open again Tuesday, October 6th and welcoming guests and visitors.