Retreat Schedule here at the Bhavana Society
Click on retreat name for more information. Click the level to find explainations of what the levels mean.
Note: First time visitors should be at Bhavana by 4:30 p.m. on the first day of the retreat. Everyone else should be here by 5:00 p.m.. All retreats end after lunch on the last day. PLEASE NOTE, YOU MUST RE-CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE NO LESS THAN 10 DAYS BEFORE THE RETREAT BEGINS. WITHOUT THIS RE-CONFIRMATION, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE A SPACE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU. You can contact our center by sending an e-mail at confirming or canceling your registration or call our office and leave a message.
Also Note: Vesak and Kathina are not retreats, but we list them here for your convenience. It is not necessary to register for them if you are only coming for the day. To make overnight arrangements for Kathina and Vesak, please use the Visit Registration form.
If a retreat is listed as "full", you can request to be put on a "Wait List", this list will be used as spaces become available. Please submit a Visitor's Registration form and in Special Needs write that you are requesting to be put on the Wait List and specify retreat, then enter the dates for the retreat. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a space will become available but we will contact you if one does become available.
Note: First time visitors should be at Bhavana by 4:30 p.m. on the first day of the retreat. Everyone else should be here by 5:00 p.m.. All retreats end after lunch on the last day. PLEASE NOTE, YOU MUST RE-CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE NO LESS THAN 10 DAYS BEFORE THE RETREAT BEGINS. WITHOUT THIS RE-CONFIRMATION, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE A SPACE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOU. You can contact our center by sending an e-mail at confirming or canceling your registration or call our office and leave a message.
Also Note: Vesak and Kathina are not retreats, but we list them here for your convenience. It is not necessary to register for them if you are only coming for the day. To make overnight arrangements for Kathina and Vesak, please use the Visit Registration form.
If a retreat is listed as "full", you can request to be put on a "Wait List", this list will be used as spaces become available. Please submit a Visitor's Registration form and in Special Needs write that you are requesting to be put on the Wait List and specify retreat, then enter the dates for the retreat. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a space will become available but we will contact you if one does become available.
| Dates | Theme | Nights | Teacher | Level | Open |
| Jan-Feb 2010 | Resident’s Retreat | Closed for Visitors | Intermediate | No | |
| March 18-28, 2010 | Vipassana with Yoga | 10 Nights | Bhante Rahula | Intermediate | No |
| April 15-18, 2010 | Introduction to Meditation | 3 Nights | Bhante Buddharakhita | Beginner | No |
| May 7-16, 2010 | Metta Retreat | 9 Nights | Bhante Gunaratana | Any | No |
| May 30, 2010 | Vesak | Sunday | Not a retreat | Yes | |
| June 2-6, 2010 | Women’s Retreat | 4 Nights | Ayya Sobhana | Any | No |
| June 17-25, 2010 | Monastic Retreat | Closed Retreat for Monastics only | Bhante Gunaratana | Intermediate | Yes |
| July 10-17, 2010 | Mindfulness Retreat | 7 Nights | Bhavana Monastics | Any | Yes |
| July 30-August 1, 2010 | Youth Retreat | 2 Nights | Bhavana Monastics | Youth Only | Yes |
| August 12-22, 2010 | Sutta Studies Retreat | 10 Nights | Bhante Gunaratana | Intermediate | No |
| September 3-6, 2010 | Fall Family Work Weekend | 3 Nights | Bhavana Monastics | Any | Yes |
| September 18-25, 2010 | IMS Teacher’s Retreat | Closed Retreat for IMS teacher's only | Bhante Gunaratana | Intermediate | Yes |
| October 9-16, 2010 | Satipatthana Retreat | 7 Nights | Bhante Gunaratana | Intermediate | No |
| Sunday, October 24, 2010 | Kathina | Sunday | Not a retreat | Yes | |
| November 24-28, 2010 | Thanksgiving Retreat | 4 Nights | Bhante Dhammaratana and the monastic community | Any | Yes |
| December 16-23, 2010 | Year-End Retreat Part I | 7 Nights | Ayya Sobhana | Intermediate | Yes |
| December 24, 2010-January 1, 2011 | Year-End Retreat Part II | 9 Nights | Bhavana Monastics | Intermediate | Yes |