Upcoming Events
“Caverly Morgan is a rare teacher, capable of weaving clear, in-depth wisdom with practical suggestions on the path to greater awareness. Her ability to intuit the needs behind people’s questions is extraordinary.”
Celebrating the Light of Being
A Summer Solstice Yoga and Meditation Gathering
A Collaboration between the Whidbey Institute, Nécole King and Caverly Morgan
Friday, June 20, 2025
5:30 – 8:30pm PT (with an invitation to come early and/or stay late!)
The Whidbey Institute, Clinton, WA
This celebration is an opportunity to breathe and move as one as we honor the longest day of the year. Nécole will guide us through a Yoga Mala, the ancient and transformative practice of moving through 108 Sun Salutations, honoring both the light within each of us, as well as the longest day of the year. Caverly will then guide a meditation that invites us to rest in Being and the remembrance of who we truly are, together.
A Yoga Mala is first and foremost, a practice of connecting to our breath, and in so doing, connecting to the light of our Being. Whether we choose to offer ourselves up to each and every round of the 108 Sun Salutations, or if we choose to pause, rest, and simply breathe together, a Yoga Mala is an opportunity to both turn inward, and to shine as part of a community moving together. Nécole leads the flow by cuing each breath to each movement of Surya Namaskar, and inviting participants to listen to their bodies, moving in a way that is calm, steady, and peaceful.
Some practical advice for practicing 108 Sun Salutations:
A full Yoga Mala can be a very rigorous practice—if you choose to make it so. It is always recommended that you listen to the wisdom of your breath and body. Rest is encouraged at any point in the practice. Brief guided rests are offered each quarter of the way through, to drink water, to sit or lie down, to reconnect to yourself.
Bring your mat, a water bottle, and because you may get sweaty, it is best to bring a towel, plus anything else you might need for comfort in the guided meditation - a cushion, or blanket perhaps.
You are invited to come early and spend unguided time on the sacred land of the Whidbey Institute. Walk the trails, rest in the sanctuary, be in silence and/or bring a friend. The time is yours to turn inward, honoring the longest day of the year, however you wish. After the event, you are invited to enjoy a picnic (bring your own dinner) on the lawn, in community. Turn this experience into an afternoon of retreat and/or show up after your workday, joining us for the yoga and meditation portion of the event, which will begin at 5:30pm.
Our time together will be held in the container of the Whidbey Institute. Nestled amongst a 106-acre conservation forest campus on South Whidbey Island, WA, the Whidbey Institute is dedicated to nurturing the conditions for transformational learning and growth.
All are welcome.
No one turned away due to lack of funds.
About Nécole King:
Nécole King is a Vinyasa Yoga instructor, trained in both Hatha and Vinyasa styles, and has completed additional certifications in teaching yoga for beginners, and yoga for injury prevention and management. Nécole’s aim in teaching yoga is to encourage everyone to safely, strongly, and joyfully move their bodies, in the way that works best for each unique individual. Nécole muses about yoga and life, in On and Off the Mat, on Substack. More about Nécole on necolekingyoga.com
The World Is Not Broken
Workshop with Caverly
June 21, 10am - 1pm PT
Online via Zoom - Monthly Practice Gatherings
Longer than a weekly mediation gathering.
Short enough to avoid Zoom fatigue.
Long enough to dive deep.
Short enough to fit it into your weekend with ease.
In times like these—when division, war, inequities, and injustices abound—it can be easy to believe that the world is broken.
In our June gathering, we’ll not only focus on how this belief is a distortion—we’ll also explore what we mean by “the world.”
How can we address the world’s problems without first sharing our understanding of what the world is?
Caverly will present a traditional Zen teaching (in the form of a koan) to frame our conversation and our shared inquiry.
Join us for a nourishing workshop that will provide you with practical and grounded tools for these times. Join us to practice and be in beloved community.
What You Can Look Forward To:
Teachings and Guided Meditations: Engage in insightful teachings and guided meditations to deepen your understanding and experience of relational dharma and how to resource in these times.
Tools and Practices: Learn simple, powerful, and accessible tools to both deepen your personal practice and extend practice into the world.
Dyads and Group Discussions: Connect with fellow participants through structured dyads and open group discussions, fostering a supportive community.
Journaling: Reflect on your experiences and insights through an opportunity to give language to your direct experience.
Being Resourced for These Times
A Workshop with Caverly
November 1, 2025, 10am - 1pm PST
Hosted by Drala Mountain Center (formerly Shambala)
Online via Zoom
“In the darkest times, one light can make a magnificent difference. When we come together in beloved community—rooted in truth, remembering our essence—we create a collective light far brighter than any one of us could shine alone.”
—Caverly
Join us for a nourishing workshop that will provide you with practical and grounded tools for these times.
These times call for collective care, collective solidarity, and collective practice. This workshop is an opportunity to gather and connect, to heal and replenish, and to cultivate, together, the light of awareness—an ever-expansive light that we are all in need of right now.
Being Resourced for These Times is an invitation to explore, in community, contemplative technologies meant to benefit you personally, and beyond—understanding that our world changes when they are applied collectively. As Thich Nhat Hanh once predicted, “the next Buddha may be a Sangha” (aka, community of people who practice together.)
Join us as, personally and together, we explore an understanding of presence that is inherently nourishing and connected—and the brilliance that comes from acting in the world on behalf of this luminous knowing.
What You Can Look Forward To:
Teachings and Guided Meditations: Engage in insightful teachings and guided meditations to deepen your understanding and experience of relational dharma and how to resource in these times.
Tools and Practices: Learn simple, powerful and accessible tools to both deepen your personal practice and extend practice into the world.
Dyads and Group Discussions: Connect with fellow participants through structured dyads and open group discussions, fostering a supportive community.
Journaling: Reflect on your experiences and insights through an opportunity to give language to your direct experience.
Testimonials
“Caverly is a loving wise teacher who has done her work. She contains multitudes, presenting to the practitioner the lesson called for in the moment, be it gentle or firm. The strength and agility with which she engages in this dance of loving awareness is beautiful to behold. She is a lioness and I am so grateful for her work!”
—Rosie, Teacher
“I am profoundly moved and changed by my time with Caverly and her work. She is a gifted teacher and listener, and able to quickly and effortlessly get to the heart of a person, a moment, a discussion, a problem, or the dynamics of our world. Her guidance and teachings helped me make sense of things I have been grappling with for most of my life, and I left my time with her with a new and deep confidence in how I show up in the world.”
-Emily, writer and filmmaker
This is an online program that will be conducted on Zoom. After registration, you will receive an email with simple instructions for downloading and using Zoom on your computer, laptop, or other device. At least 24 hours before the start time, a link to join the retreat will be sent to you via email.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please be sure to add "onlineteam@dralamountain.org" to your email address book, to ensure that these emails don't get blocked as spam.
Looking for Peace with Youth Starts with Us?
You’ll find this FREE six-part series - hosted by Sounds True and featuring Caverly Morgan and Peace in Schools - on our On-Demand page.
Ongoing Events
Tuesday Morning Sits
Livestream, Tuesdays 9 - 10am PT
These weekly groups focus on integrating practice into our everyday lives, deepening our direct experience of awareness, and embodying realization.
Caverly combines meditation with a facilitated group discussion that is interactive and personal. Learn to see how suffering is created in your life and gain the tools to open, transform, and explore your direct experience of truth. Designed both for newcomers and those who would like to deepen their practice.
Our community sits are completely donation-based, with no one turned away due to lack of funds.
You can choose to purchase a package or register for individual classes below.
Tuesday Sit Summer Update: July 8 – August 5, 2025
While Caverly is away on retreat (7/8-8/5), our Tuesday Morning Sits will continue in a community-guided format. These sessions will include a group check-in and a silent sit, held with the same spirit of presence and shared practice.
There will be no charge for these community guided summer sits — all are welcome, free of cost. Please register in advance, and use the code FREESUMMERSIT at checkout.
If you’d like to make a donation to support the sangha, you're warmly invited to purchase a drop-in pass and pay what you wish.
We look forward to practicing with you soon.
Monthly Meditation Gathering
First Wednesdays of the month
7 - 8:30pm PT
Whidbey Institute
This monthly group focuses on direct experiences of who we truly are, integrating practice into our everyday lives, and embodying realization.
Caverly combines meditation with a facilitated group discussion that is interactive and personal. Learn to see how suffering is created in your life and gain the tools to open, transform, and explore your direct experience of truth. Designed both for newcomers and those who would like to deepen their practice.
These gatherings are offered on a sliding scale; additional scholarships are also available. You can choose to purchase a 2025 Pass or individual drop-in’s.
Schedule
This group generally meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 7-8:30pm in the Sanctuary. Dates include: 1/8* – 2/5 – 3/19** – 5/7 – 6/4 – 7/9* – 8/6 – 9/3 – 10/15** – 11/5 – 12/3.
*These are the second Wednesdays of the month.
**These are the third Wednesdays of the month.
Save the Dates!
A Workshop with Caverly: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 10am - 1pm PT, Online via Zoom
A Workshop with Caverly: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 10am - 1pm PT, Online via Zoom
A Workshop with Caverly: Saturday, November 22, 2025, 10am - 1pm PT, Online via Zoom