Finding the Garden is easy: it’s the central hub of our lower Mainside area. There are individual Garden gates leading directly from/to the Café area, Health Services, the Events Trailer parking lot, and the new cement path that meanders to the new Sundeck staircase (to reach the Garden from the Pool Area, take this staircase down and follow the cement path to its end). You can also enter the Garden from the top of Magic Inn Road, or from our new Middle Road (the cinder path in front of the old Smoking Deck). However you choose to enter our Garden, though, please remember to securely latch the gate behind you – or the deer might eat all the flowers!

This has been a period of steady construction progress for us, in several locations. Almost all of our beautiful Grove Cottages and cozy, kitchen-including Creekside Caravans are now available for overnight rental. The finishing touches on our temporary Events Trailer are nearly complete – and soon we’ll begin offering free yoga classes every day, free movies every evening, and free satsang videos once a week (consult our Events Calendar for all the details). The new kiosk at the site of our former Gatehouse is almost finished, and we hope you’ll be pleased to see that it so closely resembles the Gatehouse you remember. And finally, if you’re a coffee lover, we’re about to significantly upgrade your Café experience with the addition of a dedicated Coffee Cart there, offering organic espresso and a full selection of coffee drink delights. Yum!

Harbin’s rebuild is a complex process that will be ongoing for years, and a number of donors have inquired about ways to support Harbin into the future through planned giving. For these guests, Harbin has been a sanctuary and touchstone for many decades, one that has provided respite and relaxation year after year. We believe that the idea of ensuring a “Harbin” for people to enjoy in the future is an intention that others may wish to support. In that light, we invite you to review our newly revised web Donor Page, where you will find a number of different options for Planned Giving, and information about how we can accommodate gifting of various types and levels. 

Please know that all donations are important to us, no matter their size. But if you’re on a budget and perhaps looking for a comfortable way to create a larger impact, or to support us over time, we suggest setting up a Recurring Donation of any monthly amount you can comfortably afford (even a few dollars): these contributions add up over time, and can help us significantly. Thank you again for your support, and for considering Harbin in your plans for future giving.

It has been such a lush and colorful time of year here, that our photographer went a little snap-happy and took a lot of photos. To see a bigger-than-usual selection of some of his favorites, and ours, please click on our latest photo gallery. Of course, no number of photos can do justice to the experience of actually being here. The welcoming of the people; the feelings of the water and sun; the sounds of the creek, birds, and wind; the smells of the flowers and fresh-trimmed grass; the relaxed, peaceful stillness... It’s all something you have to experience for yourself. But here’s how one recent Harbin guest described their visit in our Guestbook: “Her (Harbin’s) facilities, now, are diverse again, her services becoming more broadly reaching, her days bathed in sunlight and blue skies. Her creek and waters quickly and abundantly flowing. No doubt she is still tender and vulnerable, but she is a testament to belief in her offerings, persistence in her renewal, and LOVE. Love for her, love of others, love for the planet.”

It’s a beautiful testament to what many recent Harbin guests have been feeling. And we invite you to visit us soon – we look forward to sharing the love with you!