Programs
Day Use Guest Registration
Welcome to the Forest! We warmly welcome you to our Forest home. The Forest is a retreat center that cultivates quiet, peace, and a contemplative atmosphere for those who enter our sacred grounds. As such, we require all day visitors to register with us and agree to our policies: No guests under 18 years old […]
Spiritual Direction Session with Executive Director
With David MacDonald
Spiritual Direction with our Executive Director. David is a member of Spiritual Directors International, a professional organization of spiritual directors and companions. Sessions last for 1 hour, and payment is based on a slide scale, between $40-80, depending on what the directee is able to pay each time.
"Practicing the Presence" with Linda Alegria
With Linda Alegra, LCSW
Live life with more peace, love, and joy! This retreat will offer a variety of ways to live with more presence which leads to more peace, love and joy. Presence is the core of all spiritual teaching, and transitioning into Presence and away from the clutter and attachment of the mind and ego may be […]
Spring Equinox Refresh and Reset: Radical Resilience with Pleasure, Power, and Purpose
With Carol LaRue
Come to the Forest to Witness the Emergence of Spring... In rhythm with the emergence of Spring, we will gather with the guidance and healing properties of nature and the animal kingdom at the Forest and awaken from the quiet beauty and sacred stillness of Winter. The Spring Equinox invites us to return to balance […]
Personal Overnight Retreat March 28th-30th
Personal Overnight Retreat Weekend Please select the number of occupants in the cabin when making your cabin selection. For group rates and availability on more than two cabins, please email us. During a personal retreat, you structure your own time and select for yourself how best to be present to the Sacred. You can take time […]
Knitting as a Spiritual Practice Retreat
With David MacDonald
Personal Overnight Retreat - April 11th-13th
Personal Overnight Retreat Weekend Please select the number of occupants in the cabin when making your cabin selection. For group rates and availability on more than two cabins, please email us. During a personal retreat, you structure your own time and select for yourself how best to be present to the Sacred. You can take time […]
Day of Zen with Tulsa Zen Sangha April 2025
Spring Cleaning Weekend!
Help do some spring cleaning at the Forest! We'll spend the weekend working on various tasks around the Forest, for example: Picking up sticks and branches that have fallen Tidying up the trails Cleaning up the labyrinth pathway Brushing off drip strips on the cabins Cleaning debris off of roofs Splitting and piling up firewood […]
Radiance: A Spring Retreat Embodying Your Inner and Outer Radiance
With Lisa Roll, Lindsay Courter and Linda Meadors
RADIANCE: Embodying Your Inner & Outer Radiance With retreat leaders: Lisa Roll, Linda Meadors, and Lindsay Courter! Spring returns radiant light and color into our world and lives! In the beauty of the forest enhance your spiritual practices while cultivating deep inner harmony, self-reflection and personal radiance. Join 3 seasoned practitioners for an immersive experience […]
Day of Zen with Tulsa Zen Sangha May 2025
Summer Camp for Grown-Ups
Join us for a week of Summer Camp at the Forest! Re-live the days of going to camp for a week, spending time in the woods with friends singing songs, making s'mores, telling stories, hiking, and doing arts and crafts. Or, get the chance to experience as an adult something that you may not have […]
Day of Zen with Tulsa Zen Sangha June 2025