Retreat Booking Information Retreats are held in a facility separate from the main monastery. Accommodation is mostly in dormitories, but there are a few rooms available for those with special needs. Retreatants are asked to participate fully in the daily schedule of sitting and walking meditation. NOBLE SILENCE: Meditation instruction is given by the monk or nun leading the retreat and there is usually an opportunity to ask questions about meditation practice. Otherwise retreatants are asked to maintain ‘noble silence’, that is not engaging in any talk with each other, or anyone else, unless it is really necessary.
On the first day, retreatants are asked to arrive between 4pm and 7pm. On arrival, please come to the Retreat Centre Reception to register and find out where you are sleeping.
The schedule for the first evening is as follows:
Weekend retreats finish at 4pm; five and ten day retreats finish after lunch on the last day.
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Cancellations In case of cancellation: please let us know as soon as possible so that your place can be offered to someone on the waiting list. If you no longer wish to be on the Waiting List for a retreat, also please let us know. If you have any problems or queries concerning the booking procedure or the retreat itself, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Note: bookings are only accepted on receipt of a completed booking form. Bookings can not be made over the phone or through e-mail messages.
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Staying for Extra Days At The Monastery It is not usually possible to stay on at the Retreat Centre outside organised retreat times but, if you wish to come early or stay on after the retreat, it may be possible to stay as a ‘guest’ at the main monastery by writing to the ‘guest monk’ (for males) or ‘guest nun’ (for females).
Requests to stay as a guest cannot be made over the telephone or through e-mail.
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Booking In When you arrive for the retreat, please check in and register at the Retreat Centre office.
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