Sponsor Profile: Tim Darter and Steve Kramer

Spirit Fire Meditative Retreat Center

Founded in 2001, Spirit Fire is an educational non-profit whose mission is to cultivate spirituality and educate people on the importance of consciousness in their everyday lives. We believe that awareness applied to day-to-day life has the power to transform. Spirit Fire serves as a catalyst for self-realization by having you consider the word ‘consciousness’ and explore what it means to you. A change in consciousness can change the world and that starts with the simplicity of awareness.

We promote our mission in several ways. One of those is The Practice of Living Awareness, our own 14-step meditation program. It is offered online and free to anyone. It teaches the individual mindfulness through guided meditation. With practice, one learns to tame the over-active mind and exchange the cluttered thoughts of daily life with a conscious, focused mind that allows for the spaciousness and insight of awareness.

We also offer educational programming in the way of online classes and lectures focused on conscious living through a mind made aware. This is achieved by encouraging a deeper, fuller understanding of one's self. Our classes and retreats are designed to provide you with tools that will help you discover, develop, and refine that awareness.

Our home base is Spirit Fire Meditative Retreat Center in Leyden, Massachusetts. Our retreat center sits on 95 acres in the foothills of the Green Mountains. It contributes to our mission by providing guests with a peaceful learning environment that is also green-built, organic, and sustainable. We offer a wide variety of retreats, including those centered on The Practice of Living Awareness.