Empty Mountain Calendar of Events
Upcoming Events
Camping Retreat at Empty Mountain
August 14-16, 2026
Please join us at Empty Mountain for our 4th annual camping retreat. This retreat will be part mindfulness practice oriented (which includes sitting & walking meditation & noble silence) and part open, social hang-out time. Organized & led by Nicole & Mike Dunn, OI members in the Plum Village tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.
What: Camping retreat; BYO tent/vehicle/hammock
When: August 14-16, 2026 (Fri eve to Sun after lunch)
Where: @ Empty Mountain, 60 miles west of Missoula
Cost: $50 (some meals included)
RSVP by Aug 7: emptymountain406@gmail.com
For more info, including a sample schedule, please click here.
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A Couple of Things
About Dogs. Dogs are welcome, but please do bring a leash along. Allowing dogs at program events is an EM experimental endeavor. We’re still in the trying-it-out phase. While we dearly love dogs, they can be challenging to enfold into the practice of meditation & mindfulness, the mix of humans, other dogs and all of the enticing smells & critters of the forest.
About Alcohol & Drugs. Here at EM, we aim to be a safe space for folks wanting to live a sober life, which includes ourselves as well. As such, we respectfully ask that alcohol and drugs not be brought on site, including recreational marijuana.
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PAST EVENTS
Day of Mindfulness: June 14, 2026; to listen to the talk Nicole gave please click here.
Morning of Mindfulness in Missoula: April 19, 2026; to listen to the joint talk Mike & Nicole gave please click here.
Morning of Mindfulness in Missoula: February 8, 2026; to listen to the talk that Nicole gave please click here.
4 S’s: 4-week online practice group centered on the 4 S’s: stillness, settling, slowing down & softening, Jan-Feb 2026
Camping Retreat: August 15-17, 2025; to listen to the talk that Nicole gave please click here.
Day of Mindfulness: July 20, 2025
Day of Mindfulness: June 15, 2025; to listen to the talk that Nicole gave please click here.
Afternoon of Mindfulness: April 20, 2025 in Missoula; to listen to the talk that Nicole gave please click here.
Five Powers: 5-week online practice group, Jan-Feb 2025
Camping Retreat: Aug 16-18, 2024 (with a DOM on Aug 18)
Day of Mindfulness: June 9, 2024; to listen to the talk that Nicole gave please click here.
Community Potluck & Campfire: May 18, 2024
Four Arenas: 4-week online practice group, Jan-Feb 2024
Mindful Community Conversation: Thursday October 5, 2023 at the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula. Topic: In Our Own Voice, in honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Facilitator: Nicole Dunn. Speakers: NAMI of Missoula (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Hosted by Empty Mountain.
EM Community Work Day: Saturday September 9, 2023
Mindful Community Conversation: Thursday September 7, 2023 at the Open Way Mindfulness Center in Missoula. Topic: Abortion. Facilitator & speaker: Nicole Dunn. Hosted by Empty Mountain.
Camping Retreat: Aug 11-13, 2023
Day of Mindfulness: July 9, 2023; to listen to the talk Nicole gave during this DOM, please click here
Day of Mindfulness: June 11, 2023
Seven Roots of Wellness: 8-week series & online practice group, Jan-Mar 2023
Education session with TransVisible Montana: September 8, 2022
Inaugural EM day of mindfulness: August 14, 2022; to listen to the talk Nicole gave during this DOM, please click here