A Refuge In The Redwoods
Mount Madonna Center is a Yoga, Conference, and Retreat Center nestled among redwood groves on top of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Learn MoreA Learning Community
Our vibrant community nurtures personal growth through experiential learning, reflection, and dialogue around values, action, and transformative practices.
Learn MoreFind Your Center
The Center offers a beautiful, supportive space to return to your authentic self, and rediscover a deeper and more connected way of living.
Learn MoreLiving & Learning through Service
At the heart of our community, Karma Yoga, or selfless service, is a core value and practice that inspires our volunteer organization.
Learn MoreSupporting Transformation through Yoga
“Yoga is not one particular method. As soon as a person starts thinking 'I want to be a better person' that is the start of Yoga" - Baba Hari Dass
Learn MoreUnified Through Yoga
We are a learning community inspired by the example of our teacher, Baba Hari Dass. Located on 355 acres of redwoods and grasslands, our peaceful haven is a place where you can step back, slow down, and reconnect to your center, to nature, and to a more authentic flow of life.
At our core we offer a beautiful, community managed space for yoga retreats, personal practice, spiritual and personal development programs, and a variety of classes and workshops. Our modern meeting spaces evoke a rustic and tranquil atmosphere and provide a variety of settings to gather and practice.
Programs & Retreats
Step into a nourishing container for transformation for a night, a week, or more. We host a rich array of retreats, classes and programs taught by renowned teachers set in a rejuvenating environment.
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Mount Madonna Institute
A private, non-profit educational institution providing high quality, professional and academic instruction and training in the fields of Yoga, Āyurveda, and Community Studies.
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Host Your Group on the Mountain
We accommodate groups from 15 to 500 in a variety of beautiful, peaceful mountaintop settings. Our dedicated staff provides delicious vegetarian meals and full support for your retreat or program.
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Upcoming Events
MMC Events
Programs
Āyurveda
Dec 28, 2018 - Jan 1, 2019
Annual New Years Ashtanga Yoga Retreat 2018
Join us as we celebrate, reflect and renew! Through spiritual practice, chanting, meditation, dancing, and singing we will reconnect to the joy within. Together we will explore how ancient yoga practices help reveal our true nature of happiness and contentment.
Jan 4 - 6, 2019
Healing with Ayurveda: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Learn basic principles to determine your individual mind-body nature and how to apply these to personal, family and community life. Develop a personalized diet and lifestyle program, and examine root causes of imbalance and disease.
Jan 7 - 10, 2019
Mount Madonna Experience
At the heart of MMC is a vibrant and diverse residential community. We invite you to join us for a few days and experience life as we live it. Enjoy the majesty of the land, explore and relax, and participate with us in practice, study, work, and play!
Jan 25 - 29, 2019
Going Deeper: A Focused Meditation Retreat
This small group experience is devoted to a deeper level of meditation and purification for people who already have some knowledge of meditation and yoga. We utilize a simple diet, the observance of silence, and a cave-like atmosphere of seclusion.
Free Daily Yoga Classes
Join us for daily Yoga classes exploring meditation, asana, pranayama, and philosophy.