The Dharma of Recovery - A Two Day Non-Residential Retreat Weekend with Kevin Griffin and Karson Koshin
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, June 6 & 7, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to 4:30 pm PT
Location: In Person & Virtual
Nevada City Insight Center, 710 Zion St, Nevada City, CA 95959
Or join us via Zoom; see below

Pre-registration is required.
To register: visit https://square.link/u/MBfFtYdj
Your emailed payment receipt is your registration confirmation.
The Zoom meeting link will be provided once registered and paid in full.

Sliding Scale Registration Fees - Come for one day or attend both days for the full weekend experience:

• ONE DAY REGISTRATION
  Scholarship - $50
  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 — $80
  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 — $108
  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 — $150
  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

• BOTH DAYS REGISTRATION
  Scholarship - $100
  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 — $160
  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 — $216
  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 — $300
  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

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.

If you are interested in sponsoring lunch for the teachers or offering flowers, please email lauren@mtstream.org

If you would like to contribute to our scholarship fund, please donate here.

Retreat Description: Join Kevin Griffin and Karson Koshin for a two-day non-residential Buddhist Recovery retreat on the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path in the context of recovery.

We will explore how the Buddha’s core teachings speak directly to the suffering of addiction and the possibility of freedom. Through dharma talks, meditation, reflection, and group inquiry, we will investigate craving, suffering, ethical living, healing, and awakening as they unfold in recovery.

This retreat is open to anyone interested in bringing Buddhist wisdom and practice to the path of recovery.

Weekend Schedule for Saturday and Sunday:

10:00  Introduction
10:15  Guided Meditation
10:45  Q&A

11:15  Break

11:30  Dharma Talk
12:00  Breakout Exercises & Debrief
12:45  Metta Meditation    

1:00   Lunch

2:00   Guided Meditation
2:30   Dharma Talk

3:00   Break             

3:15   Breakout Exercises & Debrief 
4:00   Metta Meditation
4:30   Closing bell

Dana (Donations) During the retreat, there is an opportunity to offer a financial donation to the teachers as part of the Buddhist practice of dana (the practice of giving and receiving). All offerings are gratefully received and support the continuation of the Buddha’s teachings. TEACHER DANA

Kevin Griffin is a Buddhist teacher and author of several books, including "One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps." A co-founder of the Buddhist Recovery Network, he was instrumental in the emergence of a Buddhist approach to recovery. He has practiced Insight meditation for over forty years and been teaching since the late 1990s. His latest book Living Kindness: Metta Practice for the Whole of Our Lives, explores the metta teachings of the Pali Canon. Learn more about Kevin

Karson Koshin is a Buddhist teacher who draws from early Buddhist and Zen traditions to support practice in modern life. He serves as the guiding teacher of SIM's Buddhist Recovery Sangha and co-facilitates SBMG's Hiking Sangha. In recovery since 2007, he has been teaching mindfulness and meditation since 2013. Karson’s practice is grounded in study with his root teacher, Kevin Griffin, as well as his Soto Zen teacher, Kyōshō Valorie Beer, from whom he received lay entrustment in 2024. Additionally, Karson is a graduate of Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield’s two-year Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, holds an ICF Professional Certified Coach credential, and earned his PhD from Rutgers in philosophy of perception.