What to expect

What to expect on a retreat depends on whether you've been on retreat before; what happens in similar, but different because we're at a camp and live and practice in the midst of nature.

Typically, the day begins with a period of meditation in the shrine tent (there may be 2 consecutive periods to choose from), followed by breakfast.

Then everybody gets together for the daily meeting - work for the day is allocated; this could be wood chopping or cooking or shrine maintenance. After the work period there will be some other activity, such as meditation or group discussion.

Lunch is followed by some free time. Before dinner there may be another meditation or some other activity.

The evening meal is followed by a Buddhist ritual and the day ends round the fire.

The detail of each retreat is different, from a family friendly to a silent meditation retreat. But whatever sort of retreat you're on, expect the natural world in it's ever changing beauty