This five-day retreat is an immersive exploration of the commonalities between architecture, western self-psychology, and Dharma. Participants learn to read, repair and generate environments that bring about human flourishing. They also learn the fundamentals of self-study, map their own personal pattern language, and leave with a blueprint for lasting, satisfying change in their lives. Drawing on the works of Christopher Alexander, Buddhist scholarship, Zen arts, and contemporary Western psychology, the retreat helps participants map the structure of the self, recognize patterns of conflict and vitality, and cultivate a more coherent, alive way of being.

Join Gabe Broussard and another teacher (TBD) for the Wilderness Table, a contemplative retreat for Christian Mystics in June 2026. We will spend four days backpacking in the mountains, learning traditional Christian mystical practices and practicing together. We will get as close to our experience of God in the wilderness as possible, and then end with a celebration feast at Nameless Mountain in Boulder.

Join Wystan Bryant-Scott and Gabe Broussard for the second annual Contemplative Backpackers Retreat in Colorado, from 7/11/26-7/14/26. We will spend four days backpacking in the mountains, practicing Tibetan gazing techniques and learning esoteric Zen practices from Meido Moore’s book Hidden Zen. We will get as close to our experience of the wilderness as possible, and then end with a celebration feast at Nameless Mountain in Boulder.

Join Wystan Bryant-Scott and Gabe Broussard for the second annual Contemplative Backpacking Retreat in Colorado, from 7/18/26-7/21/26. We will spend four days backpacking in the mountains, practicing Tibetan gazing techniques and learning esoteric Zen practices from Meido Moore’s book Hidden Zen. We will get as close to our experience of the wilderness as possible, and then end with a celebration feast at Nameless Mountain in Boulder.

Join Gabe Broussard this September for Theseus Lodge, formerly known as Project Crucible, a weeklong men's retreat in Boulder, CO. At Theseus lodge, men will come together to help build the Lodge in the wilderness, learning construction and wilderness skills as they go. We will also learn the basics of sumo wrestling, and the foundations of contemporary mental health for men.

Join Gabe Broussard this September for Theseus Lodge, formerly known as Project Crucible, a weeklong men's retreat in Boulder, CO. At Theseus lodge, men will come together to help build the Lodge in the wilderness, learning construction and wilderness skills as they go. We will also learn the basics of sumo wrestling, and the foundations of contemporary mental health for men.

This five-day retreat is an immersive exploration of the commonalities between architecture, western self-psychology, and Dharma. Participants learn to read, repair and generate physical and psychological environments that bring about human flourishing. They also learn the fundamentals of self-study, map their own personal pattern language, and leave with a blueprint for lasting, satisfying change in their lives. Drawing on the works of Christopher Alexander, Buddhist scholarship, Zen arts, and contemporary Western psychology, the retreat helps participants map the structure of the self, recognize patterns of conflict and vitality, and cultivate a more coherent, alive way of being.