The Garrison Institute

The retreat center at Garrison Institute reopened fully for in person retreats after The first quarter 2022. During The remainder of The year The Institute hosted 25 retreats and events with many spiritual master teachers who work is focused on exploring The intersection of personal and social transformation. The Institute hosted several thousand attendees to attend mostly larger and longer offerings. The retreat center model also shifted to include managing and absoring The building expenses including full maintenance, housekeeping, utilities and other related costs.

The Garrison Institute fellowship program completed its first full two-year cohort in The fall of 2022. This cohort of 11 fellows included activists, researchers, healers, artists and trauma-informed caregivers. They represent The next generation of contemplative teachers representing a diverse leadership in The movement for a more compassionate, resilient future. The fellowship offered a series of online virtual forums and retreats creating a new revenue stream for The fellows while expanding their teacher abilities and offerings in The field.

The contemplative based resilience program (cbr) offers resilence training in mind-body contemplative practices to support The well-being of helping professionals such as health care workers, social workers, humanitarian staff, and others. One of The first programs of its kind, cbr offers evidence-based tools to deepen self-awareness and self-care, so attendees can "be well to serve well." This gives front line workers The practical skills to improve their ability to manage chronic stress and burnout while continuing to server their communities.

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