Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Autumn

Meditating, Recharging and nourishing in Autumn

General information

  • Day : Friday (check in starts at 15h00) – Sunday (check out after lunch)
  • Venue : Healing Spring Monastery (map)
  • Language: English only
  • Dharma Teacher : Healing Spring Monastic Dharma Teacher 
  • Meal : 3 meals a day (vegan)

What is a Weekend Retreat?

It is a period where you have the opportunity to stay and practice Mindfulness in Healing Spring Monastery. This simple program will allow you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness. You will study and deepen your meditation together with monastic community and other lay practitioners. We’ll also  practice together with practitioners who will come for day of Mindfulness on Sunday.

Very refreshing weekend. It was particularly nice …… Even though 2 days is not long, I felt a true connection to the practice much more deep that if I would only have come for a day.

Retreat participant

Who can participate ?

Those who are 18 years old and above are invited to join this retreat whether you are beginners in mindfulness and meditation or experienced practitioners. 

In this retreat, the Monastery will only host men and couples. Women (french speaking only) will  practice in Maison de l’inspir Monastery with the sisters. (we haven’t had program in English for women)

How is the schedule? 

During this retreat, we will have a chance to practice Sitting Meditation, walking meditation, mindful meal, service to the community, sharing and teachings. Our morning generally starts at +/- 6 o’clock and noble silence will start at 21.30 until the next morning after washing the dishes of the breakfast. Please note that this is not a whole day silent retreat.

Contribution 

The contribution of this retreat will be around 60€ – 110 € per night depending on the accommodations. Your reservation will be officially confirmed only if you pay your contribution.

All the Contribution is a donation that will support our service in sustaining the monastic communities, maintaining the building of the monastery, and allow us to support participants who have financial difficulty to join the retreat. 

We don’t want that financial situation to become an obstacle for someone to practice. There will be no 100% scholarship but we will give a reduction accordingly. Please write to us if you really need help (after you have made your reservation). Contact us here

(Note: All of our programs embrace the nature of impermanence, if the condition is not sufficient the elements of the retreat may be adjusted, be rescheduled or be canceled)

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Women (only French speaking) will  practice in Maison de l’inspir Monastery with the sisters (we haven’t had program in English for women), for now we host men and couples.

Please select a hamlet:
Will you be joining us with your partner or with immediate family members?

Once you register you will be guided through the whole process step by step.

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Sharing from previous participants

Insightful and calming :)

weekend Participant

Great. It was a really slowing down and energize yourself time

weekend Participant

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What is Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh January 15, 2020

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