Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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🌿 Welcome to the Summer Mountain Virtual Retreat!
Dates: Thursday, August 27 - Sunday, August 30, 2026

Theme: Where Love Meets Awareness at the Intersection of Bhakti & Buddhism

Join us for 15 hours of live-streamed kirtan, dharma talks, meditations, musical ceremonies, and workshops featuring Krishna Das, Acharya Shunya, David Nichtern, Nina Rao, Raghu Markus, John Pattern, and Marisa Radha Weppner.

How to Access
Live sessions will be streamed on YouTube — links will be posted here before each session. Replays will be added to the Replays tab after each session wraps. Be sure to bookmark this page so you can find your way back easily on desktop!

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Replay Access
For monthly or yearly Inner Academy members, retreat replays will be available indefinitely at inneracademy.ramdass.org/spaces/18741102/page.

For free attendees who are not Inner Academy subscribers, replays will be available until Monday, August 31st.

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Thursday, August 27
🪷 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM: Krishna Das & Friends — Kirtan

Friday, August 28
🪷 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Nina Rao — KK Sah Bhakti & Devotion (with Ram Dass Archive Media)
🪷 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Acharya Shunya
🪷 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: David Nichtern — Meditation & Buddhist Wisdom
🪷 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM: John Pattern Live Music — Rainbow Body Dance Experience

Saturday, August 29
🪷 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Nina Rao & David Nichtern — The Buddhist / Bhakti Intersection
🪷 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM: Raghu & Friends w/Sharon Salzberg via Zoom & Guest TBD — Live Mindrolling Podcast
🪷 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Krishna Das — Chai & Chat with Live Audience Q&A
🪷 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM: Krishna Das & Friends — Kirtan

Sunday, August 30
🪷 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM: Acharya Shunya
🪷 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM: David Nichtern & Acharya Shunya
🪷 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM: Nina Rao & Friends — Hanuman Chalisa Intro & Practice