Nurturing Silent Retreat, Pacifica Graduate Institute

With Bruce Davis PhD, Ruth Davis and Nicole Becker

June 13 - 15, 2025

Below pricing is total cost for entire stay room, food, retreat. Just choose your room.

Location: Pacifica Graduate Institute

Address: 801 Ladera Lane, Montecito, CA, USA

Private Room | Shared Bathroom | Twin Bed (Second Floor, stairs only) – $1,150.00
Private Room | Shared Bathroom | Full Size Bed (First Floor) – $1,390.00
Private Room | Queen Bed | Shared Bathroom only with one other room – $1,590.00
ADA Private Room | Shared Bathroom | Twin Bed (Handicap Accessible - First Floor) – $1,150.00

This is a 3 day 2 night retreat

Your daily retreat program includes teachings and guidance on heart-centered silence with teachers Bruce Davis, Ruth Davis and Nicole Becker. We offer 3 group meditation sessions daily along with silent sitting, silent meals, non-doing periods, and optional guided relaxation and gentle yoga. All Silent Sitting and meditation periods are teacher led. See Program schedule below.

A Silent Stay meditation retreat gives you the opportunity to slow down and unplug from the noise and demands of everyday life. With guidance into heart-centered presence, surrounded by nature, your whole nervous system can rest. Take time for a silent walk along meandering paths, and rest amidst the expansive contemplative gardens.

Our approach emphasizes simplicity, heartfulness, and slow living. The daily program provides a gentle container for you to be able to let go of effort and practice receiving the present moment. This is about the simplicity of just Being.

The beauty of silence is that it is spacious, and universal. Our non-denominational retreats allow each person to feel and listen to what is naturally sacred within. Resting in silence, guided by the intention of receiving the gifts of quiet, we find a deep commonality and community in the Heart.

Pricing is all inclusive:

lodging
meals*
program tuition

*Meals: dinner on first day, 3 meals each full day, breakfast and lunch last day. We can accommodate a variety of dietary restrictions. Please describe your needs on the registration page.

Residential Retreat: enjoy exclusive use of the stunning 35-acre Pacifica Graduate Institute, 801 Ladera Lane, Montecito. This amazing Retreat Center was originally built for Jesuit monks that took 30 night silent retreats. This historic property lies at the foot of the Ynez Mountains. Here we can immerse ourselves in contemplative silence and stillness.

Schedule & Program

‍Arrival Day

8:00 – 8:30 | Guided Relaxation

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Each Full Day

‍We look forward to joining you in the peaceful renewal of silence.

About the Leaders

Bruce Davis PhD

While a graduate student, Bruce met and became an apprentice to a remarkable Shaman who had the gift of entering into and teaching people in their dreams. For four years, Bruce was introduced to many realms and worlds outside normal western thought. These years were to be the beginning of Bruce's quest to understand the potential […]

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Ruth Davis

"A retreat is a time to come home inside yourself, where the mind stops and silence of the heart begins." At age six, Ruth had a spiritual awakening in her first ballet class. Her heart burst open to the divine and joy filled her body. She felt she was dancing to God, the all and […]

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Nicole Becker

Nicole is a seasoned Hatha Yoga teacher, Heartfulness Meditation teacher, and trusted guide, specializing in mind-body healing through somatic awareness, and spiritual connection. Renowned for her authenticity, and depth of knowledge, her holistic approach encompasses movement, breathwork, rest, meditation, philosophy, and ritual. She draws on 30 years of traditional Yoga and multi-disciplinary training, synthesizing insights from ecology, […]

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