Empty Mountain Calendar of Events

Empty Mountain Program Calendar 2025   

Updated on April 3, 2025

Sunday April 20:
Strength for the Swim
A 2-hour afternoon of mindfulness in Missoula

We will be offering a short 2-hour afternoon of mindfulness in Missoula on Sunday April 20 from 1:30-3:30pm
at the Open Way Mindfulness Center. Free to attend, donations appreciated.

Our program for the day will include: outdoor walking meditation in Rose Park, sitting meditation, a practice talk by Nicole,
and a short guided deep relaxation.

As we have a minimum of 10 folks required to host this event, please RSVP to us by April 16 if you plan to attend @
EmptyMountain406@gmail.com

Summer Events: Save the Dates!

Sunday June 15: Day of Mindfulness, 10am-1pm
MORE INFO COMING SOON

Sunday July 20: Day of Mindfulness, 10am-1pm
MORE INFO COMING SOON

August 15-17 (Fri-Sun): Camping Retreat
MORE INFO COMING SOON

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A Couple of Kind Requests

About Dogs. Dogs are welcome, but please do bring a leash along (just in case). 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, the mix of other 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 (Mike & Nicole). As such, we respectfully ask that alcohol and drugs not be brought on site. This includes marijuana. However, as we understand that some folks use marijuana for medical purposes, and we want to try to support our friends in this regard, our experimental policy is as follows: we respectfully ask that you not share it, and that you keep it & use it away from others. 

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PAST EVENTS

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