
What if spiritual awakening did not require more striving, but learning how to get out of your own way?
Grace is far more than a beautiful state that fills your heart with gratitude. Grace is the living Presence of the Divine coming alive from within you—revealing a deeper ground of peace, love, wisdom and wholeness that is always here. And it is far more accessible than you might think.
In this experiential four-day retreat, spiritual teacher and author Miranda Macpherson will guide you into the art of Ego Relaxation™: a holistic approach to spiritual surrender and nondual awakening that helps you open, soften and allow what is, so Grace can do what effort alone cannot.
Drawing from her acclaimed book The Way of Grace, Miranda will illuminate and help you engage with the four dimensions of Grace that support your fullest awakening:
Through rich teachings, potent self-inquiry, meditation and devotional practices, discover a kinder, deeper and profoundly practical path of awakening. In a world that so easily pulls us toward fear and reactivity, learning to cooperate with Grace helps us become more present, loving and wise human beings—capable of meeting our lives, and our world, from a deeper ground within.
Miranda will also offer an evening satsang on April 28 and a workshop on April 29th prior to the retreat. We invite you to arrive a couple of days early to enjoy this introduction to this program.
We suggest you arrive at least one day prior to the start of this course and stay until at least one day after the course ends for the optimal experience.

Miranda Macpherson is a spiritual teacher known for her depth of presence and gift for guiding others into direct experience of the Sacred. For over thirty years, she has taught internationally, sharing a holistic approach to spiritual surrender and nondual awakening through Ego Relaxation™—a practice that supports us in getting out of our own way and becoming more available to Grace.
Miranda’s work is informed by extensive study and practice of the world’s wisdom traditions. Primary influences include Sri Ramana Maharshi, A Course in Miracles, and, more recently, the Diamond Approach. A formative encounter with Ramana Maharshi’s Presence at Arunachala in South India in 2005 profoundly deepened her path and realization.
At age 26, at the request of her early mentor Rabbi Joseph Gelberman, Miranda founded the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation in London, where she trained and ordained over 600 ministers and spiritual counselors. Today she leads the Living Grace Global Sangha, teaches residential retreats internationally and online, and serves as core faculty at The Shift Network and as an advisor to the Association for Spiritual Integrity.
Unapologetically feminine, joyful, and down to earth in her way of being, Miranda is dedicated to guiding people all the way home into the freedom and wholeness of our true nature—and to helping us become more graceful human beings, able to meet the challenges of our world with greater love, wisdom, and creative response.
Miranda is the author of The Way of Grace: The Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation (Sounds True), Boundless Love (Rider), and Meditations on Boundless Love (Sounds True), as well as the Cultivating Grace illustrated card deck and guidebook (Insight Editions). She is also a kirtan musician and singer and has released two mantra albums, Streams of Grace and The Heart of Being.
Daily Schedule (subject to change):
Your course schedule has been designed by the presenter to provide a holistic educational experience, and includes course presentation time, meal times, and free time for you to enjoy the beach and the grounds and participate in the ashram’s daily programs.
Morning and Evening Satsang: community gatherings for meditation, chanting & teachings; sometimes a silent beach walk.
Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes: available on outdoor ocean and bayfront platforms (beginner and intermediate levels offered twice daily).
Lines in bold type indicate required course times. Other ashram offerings are optional.
DAY 1:
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
11:00am Ashram Welcome & History Tour (meets at Reception)
11:30am Inauguration Ceremony
12:00-3:00pm Course session
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 2 – DAY 3:
6:00-8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
12pm-3pm Course session
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00 pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
DAY 4 (Last Day):
6:00-8:00 am Morning Satsang
8:00 am Yoga Asana &Pranayama Classes
10:00am Brunch
12pm-3:00pm Course session
3:00pm Graduation Ceremony
4:00pm Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
6:00pm Dinner
8:00 to 9:45pm Evening Satsang
Please plan on arriving at least one day prior to Day 1 of the course and departing at least one day after the last day.
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