"I came to the farm after just one group retreat with Har-Prakash. Having been a Shinzen student for many years, Har-Prakash’s teaching style, language, and techniques felt familiar and resonant, but I didn’t know what to expect in this one-on-one setting. The farm intensive was more valuable than I could have imagined—and far more intimate and customized than any group retreat.

Har-Prakash’s guidance was attuned, articulate, empathetic, and grounded in his own very deep personal experience. I felt safe, supported, challenged in playful and helpful ways, and as peaceful and expansive as I’ve ever felt on retreat—perhaps ever in my life.

The farm's atmosphere also made integration an ongoing aspect of the retreat—cooking and cleaning, carrying water, working on the farm—all gave me opportunities to practice in motion. I am filled with gratitude that an opportunity like this exists—it is a rare gift. I plan to return, and I would recommend it to anyone with a strong meditation foundation who is looking to go deeper in a very efficient way."

~ J.R.

"I am deeply grateful to Har-Prakash for allowing me to visit the farm for intensive practice over the last 12 days. Har-Prakash has a deep commitment and generosity towards his students. He sat with me each day to review my practice, offer clarity and insight, and help me best prepare for the following day. He patiently and skillfully guided me through an insight into no-self that was one of the most expansive and challenging moments of my life. I leave this retreat in awe of his capacity and depth of knowledge as a teacher.  

The cabin and farm are beautiful and supportive locations for practice. It is quiet, peaceful, and a joy to wake up to the birds and roosters each morning. I highly recommend that anyone interested in intensive practice visit the farm. Har-Prakash has blown away my expectations of the patience, support, and wisdom that a teacher can provide and set the bar extraordinarily high for the teacher I hope to become one day."

~ M.K.

"My heart is filled with profound gratitude for the invaluable support provided by Har-Prakash during my ten-day stay on his serene farm. Har-Prakash's daily coaching allowed me to both build upon prior successes and explore numerous strategies to overcome challenges. His warm personality, infectious smile, and extensive expertise in mindfulness created an engaging, effective, and motivating learning environment.

The tranquility of his farm offered abundant opportunities for practice across ‘see’, ‘hear’, and ‘feel’. Har-Prakash ensured my comfort by generously providing a well-furnished, private boutique cabin, procuring the food I required, and managing other necessities, allowing me to concentrate fully on meditation. His world-class mindfulness coaching, combined with the nurturing environment of his farm, created an ideal retreat experience.

I emerged from this retreat as a more skilled practitioner and a better version of myself. The benefits and insights from this stay will significantly influence my mindfulness journey and everyday life and relationships."

~ J.B.

"I feel indebted to Har-Prakash for giving me a retreat far surpassing my initial intention. My understanding of why I meditate is clearer, my resources fuller, my tools more varied, my discernment stronger, my self-compassion deeper, and my practice seems much more wholesome and holistic than it did ten days ago.

From the get-go, Har-Prakash gave me the reins and multiple options to design the retreat I wanted. My schedule included yoga, work hours, alternating between sitting and walking meditation, sleep hours, what I ate and when, and how much guidance Har-Prakash shared with me. It’s precious to get customized real-time guidance from a teacher, and that’s exactly what I would get each evening based on my practice that day. These discussions and guided meditations would clarify doubts and then inspire me to go deeper and stronger the next day, ever more enthused.

I feel blessed to have had this experience amid beautiful trees and birds, under gorgeous skies, in such a well-crafted, cute cabin, with such a passionate, inspiring, and caring teacher as Har-Prakash.

~ N.D.

"Har-Prakash has profound competence as a meditation teacher. His expertise and mastery of these comprehensive teachings are offered with love, joy, humor, and humility. I feel touched and deeply grateful for Har-Prakash’s generosity over the past eight days during my intensive mindfulness practice on his farm. Har-Prakash spent a considerable amount of time working with me each day to help deepen and integrate my mindfulness practice on the cushion and in everyday activities.  

The studio cabin where I stayed is a thing of beauty, an inspiring and supportive home located on Har-Prakash and Sat Dharam’s idyllic farm. The 105-acre farm is located beside protected Niagara Escarpment land, is solar and wind-powered, includes raised vegetable beds, an orchard of fruit trees, berries and herbs, birds and beehives, and a wonder-arousing view of the night stars. 

Leaving intensive practice at the farm, I feel more competent and resourced in my personal life and in my professional capacity as a teacher and therapist seeking to help others live with beauty, joy, clarity, and purpose."

~ D.C.