i’m based in nyc and have been studying tibetan buddhism! I think i am looking for something along the lines of a spiritual holiday (ie beautiful location, intentional) and I am looking to deepen my practice in meditation and a physical activity (yoga/surfing/etc). What was your first retreat like?
If you’re looking to stay on the east coast for that, omega and kripalu are great for what you’re looking for. They both have a range of activities that people can choose to do (eg spa, hiking, spiritual sessions, etc) and have a regular schedule of drop in classes. Highly recommend.
80% of the retreats I went to were vipassana meditation… folks followed a specific meditation schedule daily for 5-10 days on average. My first one was at Garrison with Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher whose work I had been following. It was eye opening! I learned a lot. I also really loved the food 😂 people usually love the food at retreats.
thank you so much! i'm looking to do my first retreat and this was very helpful!
You’re so welcome! I’m excited for you to go to your first retreat! Do you have questions about it? Happy to help out.
i’m based in nyc and have been studying tibetan buddhism! I think i am looking for something along the lines of a spiritual holiday (ie beautiful location, intentional) and I am looking to deepen my practice in meditation and a physical activity (yoga/surfing/etc). What was your first retreat like?
If you’re looking to stay on the east coast for that, omega and kripalu are great for what you’re looking for. They both have a range of activities that people can choose to do (eg spa, hiking, spiritual sessions, etc) and have a regular schedule of drop in classes. Highly recommend.
80% of the retreats I went to were vipassana meditation… folks followed a specific meditation schedule daily for 5-10 days on average. My first one was at Garrison with Jack Kornfield, a Buddhist teacher whose work I had been following. It was eye opening! I learned a lot. I also really loved the food 😂 people usually love the food at retreats.