Newsletter

March – April 2026

Our Center Info — Meditation Retreats Info

GURU CHATS

Hello All,

How we interact with others is a choice. What we eat, what we listen to, how we act (or re-act), the clothes we wear, the job we have, the things we are avoiding, the time we allot ourselves for self-care (ex: meditation, exercise, hobbies), the list goes on and on… are all choices.

Inaction is a choice. The actual cost of which is often much higher than the cost of making the wrong choice.

We are bombarded by choices… So how can we break this down? How can we make this doable so we can retrain our minds to see choice as an opportunity rather than a burden?

When you are met with indecision, you could ask yourself, which option minimizes future regrets? Then do that.

Assess your life: What areas of your life are on autopilot because you are afraid of making a wrong choice? What are you actively avoiding by not deciding?

In what aspects are you struggling by not listening to your Divine Self, by not trusting your intuition to guide, serve, love, and protect you?

Get curious. Make a decision that can’t be undone. Terrifying, yes. Liberating, absolutely.

Blessings,

Jerry & Clare

CURRENT CLASSES

We’re working on it… If you are in need of a class, please contact our Teacher Coordinator!

All classes are available to audit (previously completed classes may be eligible for auditing) or intern (an individual who has met the teaching requirements), but interns must start with class one and move through as if they are taking the class.

Eliza Wister Class Coordinator for Mountain Institute, Inc. (970)708-1420

Contact Eliza if you would like to teach or have any questions about dates, times, locations, teachers, or eligibility for classes.

Current Class Schedule / Locations / Available Teachers

CALL FOR OLD JEWELRY

If you have any old gold or silver lying around and feel like unloading it… you can donate it to us so we can make medallions — we’re really looking for GOLD, but we’ll take silver too!

RETREATS

Montrose, CO March 20-21-22 3-DAY RETREAT — Join us for an in-person / online Meditation Retreat at our Meditation Center located at 330 S 12th St, Unit C. Retreat begins Thursday Night at *5:30pm with 4th Initiations and is followed at **7:00pm with Service Class.

*4th’s and above are welcome to the Initiation at 5:30pm — (in-person only)

**Service Class at 7pm is for eligible students only (Adept and above — use your existing link or attend in person)

Retreat begins Friday morning with announcements at 9am and will be followed by a Quickening Meditation promptly at 9:15am.

This Retreat will be available IN-PERSON and ONLINE. Doors open at 8:30am for in-person registration. Online attendees, please be registered and logged on before 9am. The retreat ends Sunday at noon.

View our Retreat Schedule

ONLINE Attendance Fee for this retreat is $80.00 — Register Here

IN-PERSON Attendance Fee for this retreat is $120 (3-days) / $45 (per-day) — pay in-person at the Center.

Contact Jerry at (970-)240-4557 with questions.

Taos, NM April 24-25-26 3-DAY RETREAT — Join us for an in-person / online Meditation Retreat at Taos Satva – #2 Upper Colonias Rd, El Prado, NM. Retreat begins Thursday Night at *5:30pm with 4^th Initiations and is followed at **7:00pm with Service Class.

*4th’s and above are welcome to the Initiation at 5:30pm — (in-person only)

**Service Class at 7pm is for eligible students only (Adept and above — use your existing link or attend in person)

Join us THURSDAY, 04/23/2026, for Lunch at the Northside Guadalajara Grill at 1pm.

Retreat begins Friday morning with announcements at 9am and will be followed by a Quickening Meditation promptly at 9:15am.

View our Retreat Schedule

ONLINE Attendance Fee for this retreat is $80.00 — Register Here

IN-PERSON Attendance Fee for this retreat is $120 (3-days) / $45 (per-day) — pay in-person at the Center.

Contact Jerry at (970-)240-4557 with questions.

What is a Weekend Meditation Retreat? To find out, CLICK HERE.

To learn more about Our Center, CLICK HERE. Read the rules and regs / parking info!

THE GURU AND THE DISCIPLE

Jerry Densow is the Spiritual Director for Mountain Institute, Inc.

Please call Jerry at (970) 240-4557 – Monday – Friday – and leave a message and he will call you back (no message = no callback!).

Please show respect and do not call after 5:00 pm or on weekends – that is family time.

Thank you!

TIME-SENSITIVE Information: please call Jerry directly at (970) 240-4557 AND leave a message if he doesn’t answer —– Email Jerry if you can wait for an answer.

*All messages (email and voice) are confidential.*

TREASURER’S NOTE:

Due to the recent tax code changes regarding standard deductions, which eliminate the need to itemize for most folks, we no longer send annual recaps to everyone who made a donation during the year. If, however, you would like to receive an annual recap of your donations, or any other transaction, please provide the treasurer with your current email address / request and we will get that information out to you as quickly as possible. Thank you.

Send your info to: kriyalamp@gmail.com

If you would like to make a year-end donation and use a bank transfer to do this, PLEASE give the treasurer a heads-up at kriyalamp@gmail.com. The transfer does not indicate the donor’s name, and the bank makes it difficult to release that information to us. Thanks.

Send your info to: kriyalamp@gmail.com