Living AWAKE Autumn Retreat
From Seeking to Remembering
Date: Sunday, Sep 20, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM MST
Location: Church of the Transfiguration (Douglas Hall)
27640 CO-74, Evergreen, Colorado
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Save my SeatA day of mindfulness, movement, music, and community—remembering the peace, love, and wholeness that are already here.
For many of us, life becomes an endless search.
We search for clarity.
We search for purpose.
We search for healing.
We search for the next insight, the next achievement, the next thing that will finally help us feel complete.
Yet every wisdom tradition points toward the same paradox:
What we are seeking is often closer than we realize.
This autumn, we invite you to step out of the momentum of striving and into a day of remembering.
Remembering the stillness beneath the noise.
Remembering the love beneath the fear.
Remembering the wholeness that has never actually left us.
Together, we'll create a spacious and supportive environment to slow down, reconnect, and open to what is already here.
Guided by mindfulness teacher and therapist Erik Vienneau and special guest Govind Das, this retreat weaves together meditation, mindful movement, music, inquiry, and community.
Through practice, reflection, and shared experience, we'll explore what becomes possible when we stop trying to become someone else and begin resting more fully in who we already are.
The Heart of the Day
Meditation helps us come home to the present moment.
Movement helps us reconnect with the wisdom of the body.
Music and chanting help us move from the head into the heart.
Throughout the day, we'll explore how awareness, compassion, and presence can become living practices—not just experiences we touch on retreat, but qualities we bring into our everyday lives.
As Govind Das often reminds us through music and devotion, the heart already knows the way home.
What You'll Experience
The flow of the day is intentionally spacious, grounded, and accessible for all levels of experience.
• Guided meditation and mindfulness practices
• Gentle yoga and mindful movement
• Heart-centered inquiry and reflection
• Live kirtan, chanting, and music with Govind Das
• Periods of silence and integration
• Time in nature and community connection
• A nourishing shared vegetarian lunch
This is not about fixing yourself.
It is not about becoming a better version of yourself.
It is an opportunity to slow down long enough to remember what has been here all along.
Investment
This retreat follows our accessible 3-tier model:
Supported Tier — $108
Limited spots available.
Standard Tier — $154
Supporter Tier — $198
(Helps sustain this work and expand accessibility.)
Choose the tier that feels aligned with your current season.
We don't want finances to get in the way of practice. If cost is a barrier, please reach out regarding scholarship or volunteer opportunities at [email protected].
Please Bring
• A gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian dish to share (we'll send an easy sign-up form before the retreat)
• Journal and pen
• Meditation cushion and/or blanket
• Yoga mat
• Comfortable clothing, including layers for time outdoors
• An open heart
Chairs provided.
Meet your loving guides...
Erik Vienneau, LPC, MA, RYT-200
Erik is the Founder of AWAKE Mindful Living, your home for Wisdom Tradition Therapy. He offers individual psychotherapy and group sessions to support your awakening. Erik has more than 30 years of mindful living practice and is a graduate of Naropa University's unique and highly sought-after Mindfulness-Based Transpersonal Counseling Program. Erik is dedicated to meeting you where you are along the path of wellness to offer you guidance and support to create a more peaceful and health-filled life.
Govind Das
Govind Das is is a kirtan leader and teacher in the path of Bhakti Yoga. His inspiring kirtan and Bhakti teachings encouraged the opening of the heart and developing a personal and intimate connection with Source. Govind Das believes that ancient practice of bhakti yoga and kirtan is a great tool in our modern age to heal humanity because heart based practice fosters the spirit of love, unity and connection. He leads programs of kirtan, bhakti yoga workshops, and transformational retreats throughout the world. He has 5 kirtan albums on Spotify and many singles,  his most celebrated kirtan cd, "LUNAR MANTRAS" spent many weeks at #2 on the Itunes World Music chart. Meet GD here.
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Save my SeatTestimonials...
Sharon R
"The retreat was absolutely wonderful. I was one of the ones that was at a 4.5 out of 5 (nervous system regulation) and I myself have felt totally shifted and grounded since then. Everyone around me has commented on my shift. I credit all of it to your retreat- Â so thank you!"Â
Tamila B
❤️ is all you need. Thank you for creating such a wonderful retreat with an incredible circle. I felt very blessed to be there and to participate”
