Long before you find final liberation from the cause of your suffering, just learning to be with it brings enhanced peace and meaning to your life.
Phillip Moffitt, MA
Residential Retreat Teacher
Phillip Moffitt is a Buddhist meditation teacher and writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. He served as Co-Guiding Teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center from 2010 to 2018. Phillip is the creator of the Naturally Arising practice method and the honorary co-founder of the online retreat center Dharma Ground.
Phillip is also the founder and president of Life Balance Institute, a nonprofit organization offering programs focused on helping people develop the inner skills needed to live with clarity and intention—especially during major life transitions.
He is the author of three books: Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in the Face of Suffering; Emotional Chaos to Clarity; and Awakening through the Nine Bodies.
Phillip Moffitt's Upcoming Programs
Short Program | Online
Saturday, October 25 | 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
A Day of Forgiveness: Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness, and Emotional Healing
6 CE Credits. Forgiveness is one of the most healing—and challenging—practices we undertake. Whether we regret our own actions or carry pain from the actions of others, forgiveness leads us into a deeper relationship with compassion, acceptance, and inner freedom. In this daylong program, we’ll explore forgiveness as a practice that begins by connecting with the heart. Through guided meditations and reflections, we’ll cultivate lovingkindness, mindful acknowledgment, and compassion. These practices help loosen the grip of painful memories and invite healing.
Phillip Moffitt
Retreat | On-Land
April 17 - April 19, 2026 | Friday - Sunday | 2 nights
Navigating Life Transitions: A Unique YPO Meditation Retreat
Transitions—selling a business, changing careers, starting a family—ask a lot of us. They stretch our identities, shift our priorities, and call us to lead from a place deeper than strategy.
Navigating Life Transitions is a 3-day, 2-night private residential retreat designed for YPO members. Held April 17-19, 2026 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center—just 45 minutes north of San Francisco—this gathering offers practical tools and perspectives for meeting change with insight and clarity. Whether you're navigating a shift in your professional or personal life, the retreat will leave you with a fresh outlook and skills to sustain mindfulness in the midst of daily life.
Retreat | On-Land
June 7 - June 16, 2026 | Sunday - Tuesday | 9 nights
Exploring Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Practitioners
Registration Open. This retreat invites a direct exploration of awareness—not just as the faculty that knows experience, but as experience itself. Together, we’ll explore the felt sense of awareness as it reveals itself in body, heart, and mind. Our aspiration is to become more intimate with this innate capacity—not as concept, but as direct, embodied knowing that supports freedom in the midst of life.
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Phillip Moffitt through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.
