All scheduled activities (other than one’s assigned job) are optional. The schedule may vary slightly.
First Day
5:30 pm | Dinner |
7:00 – 9:30 | Orientation, opening talk, & sitting |
9:30 | Tea, crackers, & fruit in kitchen |
Other Days
6:00-7:30 am | Timed sitting |
7:30-10:00 | Breakfast, work period, and break |
10:00-12:00 pm | Timed sitting and talk |
12:00-2:00 | Lunch and break |
2:00-4:30 | Group inquiry followed by open exercise period |
4:30-5:00 | Timed sitting |
5:00-7:00 | Dinner and break |
7:00-9:30 | Timed sitting and private meetings |
9:30 | Tea, crackers, and fruit in kitchen |
Last Day
6:00 am-2:00 pm | Same schedule as above |
2:00-3:15 | Group inquiry and end of retreat (refreshments served at the end of 2 and 3-day retreats) |
5:00 | Post retreat dinner (at the end of 4, 5, and 7-day retreats) |
Retreat participants are welcome to stay overnight at no charge at the end of 4, 5, and 7-day retreats. For these retreats, the post-retreat dinner and breakfast the next morning are included in the retreat fee.