Tea, fruit and light snacks are available throughout the day. Healthy, simple, well-balanced meals are served, and some dietary restrictions can be accommodated with advance notice. Retreatants are asked to assist with daily chores such as chopping vegetables, washing dishes, sweeping floors, etc. This assistance helps keep the retreat fees low. At the end of each retreat, participants are asked to clean their own rooms and to help with final clean-up, which usually takes about half an hour to complete.
Retreats begin in the evening of the first scheduled day.
A confirmation letter will specify exact times. Upon arrival Retreatants check in, complete the registration process, pay any remaining fees, and move to an assigned room. Retreatants should make effort to arrive prior to orientation, as the spirit and continuity of the retreat is greatly facilitated by starting together. Retreats end in the afternoon of the last scheduled day. To facilitate this process Retreatants are expected to follow, with mindfulness and sincerity, the retreat schedule and guidelines established by teachers and staff.