Cancelled - Spring Work Weekend

March 6 - 8, 2020

Date and Time Details: Check-in is from 2:00-4:00 p.m. on the first day of the retreat. Orientation begins promptly at 5:00 p.m. on the first day.

# Nights: 2

  • Dormitory for Women – $100.00
  • Double Room – $100.00
  • Heated Single Cabin – $100.00
  • Tent Platform – $100.00
  • Unheated Single Cabin – $100.00

Spring forward! Help the Southern Dharma staff open our facilities for the 2020 retreat season. Working meditation sessions will include gardening and yard work, painting, seasonal cleaning, trail and road maintenance, and other annual housekeeping and maintenance activities.

The Spring Work Weekend is structured as a silent two-night retreat with scheduled sitting meditation sessions each morning and evening and with ample free time to enjoy the natural beauty and seclusion of Southern Dharma. Participants will be given basic instruction in sitting meditation and mindful movement. Working meditation sessions will provide participants an opportunity to practice mindfulness while engaging in everyday work activities.

The nonrefundable registration fee covers room, board (vegan cuisine), an introduction to Buddhist meditation, and the opportunity to serve the Southern Dharma retreat community. Registration is open to both beginners and experienced practitioners.

Participants should plan to bring indoor and outdoor work clothes, water-repellent work shoes or boots, indoor shoes or slippers, an outdoor hat, rain gear, and plenty of clothing layers to keep warm and comfortable through weather changes and fluctuating early spring temperatures.

***PLEASE NOTE: DUE TO THE ALREADY REDUCED NIGHTLY RATE FOR THIS RETREAT, SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS ARE NOT AVAILABLE***

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