SCOL Retreat Center
A House Wren’s Love’s Labor Lost, a Nature Tale from SCOL, by Vicki Fields
August 12, 2024
One sunny late Spring morning a bachelor house wren busied himself on the edge of Carrols Creek meadow searching for a perfect nest site. He darted from tree hollows to […]
Sati Sangha’s Review of their SCOL Retreat
July 15, 2024
“What we found was a beautiful, secluded and well established home for practice. The beautiful land and the clearly marked trails beckoned us on walks that really added to the retreat experience.”
Wonderful Service and Losar at SCOL
February 11, 2024
On the weekend of Feb. 9 & 10, twelve enthusiastic volunteers came to SCOL for a traditional cleaning of the facility for Losar, Tibetan New Year. We gathered Friday morning […]
Repairing the SCOL Land
February 1, 2024
An interview with Dora DeCoursey By Vicki Fields, SCOL When KCC purchased the property for Ser Chö Ösel Ling (SCOL) in 2001, efforts to repair damage to the soil and […]
SCOL Meadow Restoration Project
January 26, 2024
Read about the history of land tending and restoration at SCOL In 2019, KCC began working with scientists from the Yakama Nation Fisheries Program to restore Carrol’s Creek and the […]
SCOL is Hiring Retreat Cooks
January 6, 2024
Ser Chö Ösel Ling (SCOL) Retreat Center is looking to create a pool of on-call lead and assistant cooks to support our expanding retreat operations. If you are looking for a way to serve the dharma, […]
Poetry Play Writing Weekend Reflection
November 22, 2023
I attended the Poetry Play Writing Weekend with other talented poetry aficionados on one lovely weekend in November at SCOL. I had no idea about how to write poems even in my native […]
A Day of Work and Friendship at SCOL
November 10, 2023
On Saturday Oct 21, a beautiful sunny autumn day, twelve hearty souls met at SCOL to add flowering native plants to our cloisters and front entrance. Lead by Dora DeCoursy, […]
Native Plant Work-Party at SCOL – October 21, 2023
October 5, 2023
Love getting your hands in the dirt and helping the environment? Come to SCOL for the day on Saturday, October 21, spend the night, or stay the weekend. As part of the […]
Reflections on the Mahamudra Seminar at SCOL
September 28, 2023
Have you ever been on a week-long retreat? I just completed my first. It was the Mahamudra training at SCOL. I had some reservations about my ability to complete the […]
