Collective Offerings

Local In-Person Events

Stay up to date with Samara's in-person local events. Serving CT and Rhode Island area. Past events include half-day and full-day women's retreats, ecstatic dance, somatic release breathwork ceremonies & more.

The Radiance of Being Retreat

A Private 4-Day New Year's Retreat
In-Person with Darananda and Sami Badawy

Supported by Samara Valentina & Ashley Waverley

Spend the turning of the year in an intimate collective of like-minded practitioners deepening into the radiance of Being. 

Darananda and Sami will guide four days of transmission, meditation, and conversation in a peaceful, private rural setting.  Rituals, land honoring, embodiment practice, and shared meals will complete our encounter.

Each day a deep reflection.
Each day a quiet celebration.

Throughout the four days, you're invited to join us at the venue for an on-time start and to stay for the duration of the scheduled programming. Lodging is arranged by participants for this non-residential retreat.

Where: Residence in North East Connecticut
When: December 30th, 2026 - January 2nd, 2027

Weekly Virtual Wednesday Sit

Led by Darananda. Supported and attended by a growing group of practitioners, including Samara.

This is a place to rest inside your own life.

We sit together to support the nervous system,
to refine perception in an unforced way, and to remember how natural it is to simply be.

Guidance will be simple and minimal. There is no teaching to keep up with and nothing you need to make happen.

This is a drop-in series. Join whenever you feel called to join us.

Sessions are recorded and replays are made available to those who register

Wednesdays, 10:30am - 11:15 AM EST

Where: Video meeting - signup for access

Donation-based

Weekly Virtual Saturday Sit 

Led by Sami Badawy. Moderated by Samara.

Join us weekly for a short, guided meditation followed by an open Q&A with Sami. The intention is to provide additional support and grounding to those interested in a practice of Self-Inquiry. This is a drop-in series. Join whenever you feel called to join us.

Sessions are recorded and replays are made available to those who register.

Saturdays, 9:30am - 10:45am EST

Where: Video meeting - signup for access

Suggested Donation: $10-$40

The Amitabha Stupa, also know as The Moon Practice 

This is a living practice Darananda received through the blessing stream of Padmasambhava and related Dakinis, emerging in response to the conditions of our time.

Practice with other practitioners on every full moon & new moon. Samara leads every full moon practice monthly.

The practice works with the lunar dimension of embodiment, attuning the body to circulate, absorb, and emanate light in rhythm with the Moon’s phases and the subtle architecture of the cosmos as lived through the body.

The practice strengthens embodied coherence,  stabilizes receptivity, and restores the sacred balance of giving and receiving.