253 Philbrick Hill Road, Springfield, New Hampshire, USA
May 3, 2026
About this Retreat
Santiago Santai Jiménez is an ordained Zen monk, a certified Big Mind/Big Heart facilitator, and a certified STAGES developmental coach. He is also a professional musician who has performed at the White House and contributed to several Latin Grammy–nominated albums. Before dedicating his life to contemplative practice and teaching, Santiago trained as an industrial engineer.
Guided by a lifelong devotion to inner transformation, Santiago supports individuals and groups on their paths of awakening, healing, and development. His work weaves together ancient Buddhist wisdom and modern developmental psychology, offering a bridge between contemplative practice and contemporary growth science.
Santiago is committed to supporting people integrate awakening and development as two dimensions of the same human journey—illuminating how profound insight and embodied maturity can unfold together.
Details of this retreat
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10:00 am - 12:00 pm ET
Awakening is not something we achieve; it is something we recognize. Yet subtle patterns of mind and identity obscure what is already present. In this experiential workshop, we explore what stands in the way of direct recognition and how it can naturally fall away.
Many traditions describe awakening as a kind of remembering, recognizing what has always been here. If this is true, what prevents us from seeing it?
In this workshop, we turn our attention to the subtle ways the sense of separation is maintained: patterns of thought, emotional conditioning, and unconscious identification. Rather than trying to fix or transcend them, we explore how seeing them clearly allows them to soften and release.
Through guided inquiry and shared exploration, we begin to uncover the ever-present awareness that is not separate from our experience, but is the ground of it.
This is a deeply experiential session using Collective Interactive Meditation, a method that brings insight alive through direct, shared exploration.
Natural Dharma Fellowship’s Dharma Sundays are donation-based gatherings open to all, offering a wide range of topics. Led by highly trained NDF Dharma and guest teachers, these live, interactive sessions include guided meditation, teachings, and time for questions and discussion. Please join us to settle into the support of sangha and the joy of practicing together.
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