Serenity Ridge Retreats

  • Commuter w/Teachings + All Meals – $800.00
  • Commuter w/ Teaching + Lunch Only – $560.00
  • Tent Site – $908.00
  • Single Room w/shared bath – $1,190.00
  • 3rd Floor Single Room w/semi-private bath – $1,250.00
  • Double Room (2 Twin beds) w/shared bath – $1,328.00
  • 3rd Floor Double Room (2 Twin beds) w/semi-private bath – $1,388.00
  • 3rd Floor Queen Bed Room w/semi-private bath – $1,430.00
  • Private Queen+Twin Room w/ensuite bath – $1,730.00
  • Private Queen/Queen Room w/ensuite bath – $1,850.00
  • 3rd Floor Queen/Twin Room w/ Ensuite bath – $1,940.00

Date & Time Details: February 6 - 12, 2026

Location: Serenity Ridge Retreat Center

Address: 560 Drumheller Lane, Shipman, VA, USA

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6-Day Silent Meditation Retreat

with Marcy Vaughn and Gabriel Rocco

February 6 - 12, 2026

Join senior teachers Marcy Vaughn and Gabriel Rocco for a Silent Meditation Retreat from February 6–12, 2026, at Serenity Ridge Retreat Center in the peaceful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. This winter silent meditation retreat offers a rare opportunity to rest deeply, cultivate open awareness, and reconnect with inner stillness through guided sitting and walking meditation, mindful practices, and periods of quiet reflection. Participants are invited to release habitual busyness and return to the spaciousness of being.

Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners, this retreat provides a supportive environment for reflection, renewal, and lasting inner peace. Surrounded by the natural beauty and quiet of Serenity Ridge in winter, it’s the perfect setting to deepen your meditation practice and connect with stillness.

All are welcome—whether new to meditation or experienced practitioners seeking to deepen their practice in silence.

Schedule 

Friday 2/6/26
4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Check-in
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Opening Teaching *Silence begins after announcements after the teaching concludes

Saturday 2/7/26-Wednesday 2/11/25
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Practice
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m.–9:15 a.m. Meal Clean-up or Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Practice
12:30 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Break
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch
1:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Meal Clean-up or Break
3:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Practice
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Break
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Practice
6:00 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Dinner
6:45 p.m.– 7:30 p.m. Meal Clean-up or Break
7:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m Practice

Thursday 2/12/26
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m. Practice
8:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m.–9:-15 a.m. Meal Clean-up or Break
9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Practice
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Conclusion
1:00 p.m.–1:45 p.m. Lunch


Note: Weekend option ends on 2/8/26 after dinner



Teachers

Marcy Vaughn
MARCY VAUGHN has been a practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism and Bon for more than 50 years. A senior student of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, she serves as the director of practice and study for Ligmincha International. She is a senior teacher and serves as President of the Board of Directors of The Three Doors, a secular non-profit founded by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche to bring meditation as a tool for transformation to diverse audiences. Marcy is the editor of Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche’s books: Tibetan Sound Healing, Awakening the Sacred Body, Awakening the Luminous Mind, and Spontaneous Creativity. A graduate in the first class of the master’s program in contemplative psychotherapy at Naropa University, Marcy leads meditation retreats throughout North America, Europe, and Mexico, and conducts training programs in the therapeutic uses of mindfulness, imagery, and contemplative practices.
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Gabriel Rocco
Gabriel Rocco, M.A. is a Senior Teacher for The 3 Doors and a student of its founder, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, for nearly 30 years. Gabriel earned his Master of Arts in Contemplative Psychotherapy from Naropa University in 1982. He was a senior teacher for the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Program for Mindfulness and served as the Mind Body Specialist for the Wellness Community in Philadelphia providing meditation instruction, stress management, and a variety of contemplative healing practices for people living with cancer and their families. Currently, Gabriel, along with his wife, Marcy Vaughn, created and continues to teach The 3 Doors Compassion Project.
Learn more about Gabriel Rocco