Dzogchen Circle Half Day Retreat with Ken Bradford
Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm PT
Location: In Person & Virtual
Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Or join us via Zoom; see below
Description: The Dzogchen Circle is a continuation of a series of half-day gatherings that will meet throughout 2026, focused on recognizing and more fully embodying the mind’s natural wakefulness. Designed as a follow-up to Dzogchen retreats, and for those drawn to the direct path of nondual presence, these circles will integrate a range of practices, including tonglen and shamatha–vipassana. Together, we will explore how conditioned mind states can open into their intrinsically lucid, already free nature. The afternoon involves informal discussion (Q&A) and practice.
Pre-registration is encouraged by noon on Friday, May 15
To register: visit https://square.link/u/gSJnzrdy. The Zoom meeting link will be provided once registered and paid in full.
Half Day Registration Fees:
Service Trade
For those who are unable to pay, we offer a service trade option where volunteer hours are traded for attending the program.
For those with physical limitations or disabilities, full scholarships are available without offering service- reach out to lauren@mtstream.org
Scholarship — $40
Reserved for those who live on a limited or fixed income
Helps cover basic operating costs for the program like utilities, flowers and supplies
Standard — $70
For those who are on a tight budget, but who have some funds available to support social and spiritual activities.
Covers program expenses for the day
Sustaining — $90
For those who are on a modest budget but who are more financially comfortable
Helps sustain Mountain Stream’s ongoing offerings
Covers operating expenses for the day, as well as program expenses
Steward — $125
For those who have the means to give a bit more in support of the Dharma
Helps Mountain Stream break even, provide ongoing dana-based programming and builds the foundation for us to grow and thrive
Covers operating and program expenses and helps provide scholarships for others
Your emailed payment receipt is your registration confirmation.
If you are interested in offering flowers, please email lauren@mtstream.org
If you would like to contribute to our scholarship fund, please donate here.
Dana/Donations: During the half day, there is an opportunity to offer a financial donation to Ken as part of the Buddhist practice of dana, the virtue of giving and receiving. All offerings are gratefully received. KEN BRADFORD DANA
Ken Bradford is a contemplative yogin, author and Dharma teacher integrating a wide arc of Buddhist, Dzogchen and psychological thought and practice. His heart teachers include Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Joseph Goldstein, Ruth Denison and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. Formerly, he maintained a psychotherapy practice in the San Francisco Bay area and was Adjunct Professor at John F. Kennedy University and CIIS. His publications include Opening Yourself: The Psychology and Yoga of Self-liberation (2021); The I of the Other: Mindfulness-Based Diagnosis & the Question of Sanity (2013); and Listening from the Heart of Silence: Nondual Wisdom and Psychotherapy, Vol. 2 (2007, with John Prendergast); as well as numerous peer-reviewed articles intertwining psychology and spirituality. Website: www.authenticpresence.net