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Solo Retreats for Individuals and
Couples at Sky
Meadow A solo retreat is a time to be alone in a safe setting where you can go inward and find the stillness that is so often obscured by the demands of the world. When our retreat barn is not occupied by a group, it is available for individuals or couples for self-directed retreats. This could be time for you to deepen your relationship with yourself or with nature, or for a couple to connect more deeply with each other. The
retreat is at the end of a dirt road in Each person or couple has their own private room in our spacious retreat barn with three simple vegetarian meals offered daily. Inside the barn is a large open floor for yoga or gentle movement and a dining area with tables. There is a cozy corner with couches and rocking chairs and a large covered back porch area overlooking our sheep pasture and pond. The main floor of the barn is kept in silence with talking allowed only in the lower bed rooms or outdoors.
We
encourage you to use this retreat time to slow down, simplify, and go
inward.
To help this process, we ask that you limit activities such as talking,
reading,
writing, internet use, and eating to only what is necessary. The meals
provided
include fresh organic food from our gardens, and are intentionally low
in
sugar, fat, and heavy protein so your body as well as your mind can
lighten and
cleanse. Black and herbal tea, honey, and soy milk are available
throughout the
day. You can bring your own coffee if you need it.
We ask that you do not bring alcohol, tobacco,
recreational drugs, pets, or camping vehicles, and that you do not use
your car
or phone while on retreat, unless there is an important need. We supply comfortable beds with blankets and pillows, and
you bring your own linens or sleeping bag, towel, and pillowcase.
Solo
retreats for individuals
or couples are available:mid-April through mid- October between 5:00 Sunday evening and 9:00 Friday morning, and some weekends as noted on our retreat schedule. Minimum stay is two nights. The cost for room and meals is: $150/individual or $280/couple for two nights, $75/person or $140 couple for each additional night 10% discount for 5 nights or longer Additional support is available for solo retreats in the form of daily silent group meditation periods, and private sessions with Miles which focus on meditation and spiritual growth, or relationship skills. Miles has practiced Buddhist Insight Meditation since 1976 and lead retreats at Sky Meadow and elsewhere since 2000. His teaching style emphasizes present moment experience rather than formal doctrine or theory, and he is familiar with a variety of different spiritual paths. Individual meditation instruction and support is offered on a donation basis. Miles is also a professional mediator with ten years of experience in divorce and family mediation. He has taught interpersonal communication skills and worked with couples since 1990, and is the author of Conscious Communication, a detailed guide to relationship skills to be published in 2009. Three hour sessions for couples are offered on a self-selected sliding fee scale of $100 - $200 per session. To register for a solo retreat, first e-mail us at skymeadow@kingcon.com or call 802-533-2505 to see if the dates you want are available, and briefly describe how you plan to use your solo time. If we agree on available retreat dates, send us a check (made out to Sky Meadow Retreat) for half the estimated cost of your retreat to: Sky
Meadow
Retreat, Upon receipt of your deposit we will send a confirmation e-mail with details for your retreat. |