Anam Thubten: Seven-Day Residential Retreat in Flathead Lake, Montana

Journey Into Awareness with Anam Thubten

Weeklong Silent Residential Retreat

Flathead Lake, Montana

Sept 5-12, 2025

Dharmata Foundation is excited to invite you to participate in a weeklong silent meditation retreat with Anam Thubten. Through the essential wisdom of Buddhism and his personal experience on the spiritual path, Anam Thubten brings alive the timeless teachings of the Buddhist tradition and invites everyone to participate.

Event Description:

Awareness is a state of mind that is not trapped by all our mental habits, which often cause suffering. It has qualities of stillness and wisdom. It allows us to immediately experience a non-egoic state of who we are as well as the true nature of reality, unfiltered by concepts, opinions, ideas, and the matrix of duality. It allows us to love and celebrate this very existence. The teachings of Nyingma masters of Tibetan Buddhism show us how to access that state through meditation practices. Anam Thubten will give talks and offer guided meditation based on those teachings. This meditation retreat will be a conducive environment in which we can be immersed in awareness through silence and sitting meditation.

Location:

Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp

550 Lutheran Camp Rd

Lakeside, MT

Flathead Lutheran Bible Camp is a rustic property that includes cabins and a beautiful Retreat Center located on the edge of Flathead Lake. Rustic means that most walking will be on gravel and grass pathways and almost all lodging is shared. We will have exclusive use of the camp for the week. During breaks, there are hiking opportunities on trails through lovely Ponderosa Pine forests behind the Camp and along the lake shore.

To honor the sacred container of this retreat, everyone is asked to attend the entire retreat.

Travel:

The Camp is located 104 miles north of Missoula and 28 miles from Kalispell, MT. If you are traveling by air, and booking a flight, you will either fly into Missoula or Kalispell. There may be more rides available out of Missoula, and once you register you will receive an email confirmation that includes ride share information. Please do not book travel until you have registered.

Date and Time:

September 5th, 5:00 pm Arrival and Registration

September 12th, 1:30 pm Departure

Advance Registration is Required:

Registration closes when available lodging is filled or by August 8th. We expect the retreat to fill quickly, so please register early! A waitlist will be generated when lodging is full.

Cost for the 7-day retreat includes Vegetarian Meals, Lodging and Dharma Teachings. Humanitix fees are not included below. They will be added at registration check out. Please note there is an additional surcharge if you pay using American Express or PayPal. Montana does not have a state sales tax, so services are not taxable.

Rustic Tier: $950 - tent sites, RV sites and shared rustic cabins with bunk beds. Separate bathhouses are available for all sites.

Medium Tier: $1120 - shared cabins include bathrooms with showers and bunk beds. Lower bunks only and 4-5 people per cabin.

Top Tier: $1250 - cabins have full beds or larger wide bunk beds, some private rooms, bathrooms with showers, and ADA accessibility.

Refund Policy:

Refunds will be granted up to 30 days before the event minus Humanitix fees.

To register, click the "Register" box above.

A limited number of partial scholarships are available through Dharmata Foundation. Scholarships will be in the range of $100 - $300. If you need a scholarship, please email dharmatascholarship@gmail.com prior to registering. Financial support is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We will ask applicants to answer a few questions to help determine your level of assistance.

*If you require ADA accessibility and housing please email dharmatascholarship@gmail.com.

During registration an opportunity for sangha members to practice generosity in the form of a monetary donation to those in need. Thank you, in advance, for this consideration!

Please note: Essential information will be sent in your confirmation email letter after you register. If you do not receive a confirmation email, please check your spam or junk file. Then contact Janet Dochnahl at beandocs@gmail.com.

Retreat Questions? Do not hesitate to reach out to retreat coordinator, Janet Dochnahl, at beandocs@gmail.com.