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"When you know for yourselves, ‘These things are wholesome; these things are blameless; these things are praised by the wise; these things, if undertaken and practiced, lead to welfare and happiness,’ then you should engage in them.”
~ The Buddha
AN 3:65

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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.

Dates Theme Nights Teacher Level Open
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  No 
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