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Retreats: Schedules: Retreats with a Teacher

Retreats with a Teacher

Please note that the following schedule may vary slightly depending on circumstances. All scheduled activities (other than one's assigned job) are optional.

First Day

5:00 pm Dinner
7:00 pm Orientation, sitting, & opening talk
9:30 pm End of timed sitting
9:30 pm Tea, crackers, & fruit in kitchen

Other Days

5:30 am Wake up bell
6:00 am Timed sittings; meetings with teacher
7:30 am Breakfast
8:00 am Work period
9:00 am Break
10:00 am Timed sitting
10:35 am Talk
11:30 am Sitting (approximate time, depending on length of talk)
12:00 pm Lunch
12:30 pm Break
1:45 - 2:45 pm Group meeting in the sitting room
3:30 pm Optional exercise period
4:30 pm Timed sitting
5:00 pm Dinner
5:30 pm Break
7:00 pm Timed sittings; meetings with teacher
9:30 pm End of timed sittings
9:30 pm Tea, crackers, & fruit in kitchen

Last Day

5:30 am - 1:45 pm As above
1:45 - 3:00 pm Group Meeting in the sitting room
3:00 pm End of retreat
5:00 pm Dinner

Retreat participants are welcome to stay overnight at no charge at the end of retreat. The post-retreat dinner and breakfast the next morning are also included in the retreat fee.