Personal Retreat
Flexible Dates
A DHARMAKAYA CENTER FOR WELLBEING PROGRAM
Immerse yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center, as you leave the pressures of your normal life and take time to focus on yourself and your practice.
You can speak with one of our Senior Teachers to discuss your personal retreat goals, or design your own personal retreat—whether a time of simple quiet contemplation, a few extra days at the beginning or end of a program, or intensive work on a specific practice. You can start each day with our morning salutations and meditation, then let the days unfold, meditating in Milarepa Hall*, in the privacy of your room, or on a rock outside. Spending afternoons in the library. Hiking our 90-acre campus. Contemplating the stars while sitting by the fire pit. Restoring yourself.
You are encouraged to join the Center’s daily morning salutations and meditation, as well as our Tuesday Night Group Meditation. However, you must purchase a ticket to attend any ticketed teachings, programs or other events.
DISCOUNTS
We offer a discount of 10% for week-long (7+ nights) bookings; for bookings of two weeks (14+ nights) or longer we offer a discount of 20%. Please write us at [email protected] for the applicable discount code, which you will add during checkout.
Planning to come multiple times during the year? Register for our Personal Retreat Package, and get your fourth retreat free.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: We are pleased to be able to offer partial scholarships for this program. Please apply here.
AVAILABILITY
We can usually accommodate Personal Retreats even while other programs are occurring. It is important to understand that programs take precedence in the use of public spaces, including the Meditation Hall, the library, and the outdoor Practice Pavillion, sometimes making them less available for individual meditation. However, it is extremely rare that a program uses more than one space at a time. Further, we have a smaller Meditation Room exclusively for those on personal retreat, many meditation spots along our trails, and every bedroom is equipped for practice, with a zafu, zabaton and shrine table.
If the dates you want don’t appear to be available, please email us at [email protected]; sometimes a program has reserved rooms that will, in fact, not be in use.
*Use of Milarepa Hall and other spots on campus may be limited if there is a concurrent program or retreat.
