To help us provide the most appropriate accommodation for you, please answer the following questions. We will do our best to honor your request within the constraints of our center. We cannot guarantee everyone will receive what they have requested.

Spirit Rock has single and double occupancy room accommodations; all have locking doors. There are a limited number of single rooms and an overwhelming number of requests for them. Double room accommodations have two single, twin beds, separated by a privacy screen, and are spacious rooms with separate storage and hanging areas for each occupant.

Many lifelong friends have been made from these room shares! Priority will be given to those who are truly willing and able to accept a shared room accommodation. PLEASE be true to what you need as we cannot switch you later.

If you require a single room to attend the retreat, please indicate that now. If you indicate you are willing to share a room, and you are offered and accept a double occupancy room, but then later decide you cannot accept this accommodation and need a single room, you will be taken out of the retreat (forfeiting your space in the retreat). You will be placed on the bottom of the single room waiting list.

Physical Limitations

We welcome and invite any person with a physical limitation to contact us directly about possible accommodations for attending an extended retreat with us: retreats@spiritrock.org.

As part of Spirit Rock's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion we are committed to creating a community on retreat that reflects the diverse identities of our society. We believe that we all benefit and are enriched from diverse views and experiences. The following questions will help us to support the diversity and inclusivity of our retreats.

We have an intention to increase the participation of People of Color (POC) in our retreats and programs. To help bring this to fruition, we hold a portion of all retreat center spaces for POC. So that we may further support your participation in this extended retreat, please make us aware if you self-identify as a POC.

As Spirit Rock's population of practitioners age, we have an intention to increase the participation of young adults 18 - 32 years of age in our retreats. To assist in this effort, we are holding a limited number of spaces for young adults.

We also have an intention to further the representation of LGBTQI communities at our retreat center.

A sliding scale fee allows individuals to pay what works best for their financial situation. Please pay at the highest level that you can afford so others who need to pay less can do so. Any amount offered above the base level of the sliding scale ("Base Rate-Sliding Scale 4") is considered a donation and is tax-deductible. The Supporter Rate as well as any payment over the base level sliding scale helps fund all that we do here at Spirit Rock, including our scholarship program.

The rate in parentheses is the amount you would pay for the entire retreat. Payment plan options can be discussed later, if you are accepted into the retreat.

For planning purposes and to be sure we allocate enough scholarship funds, select ONE sliding scale fee choice below. Your selection will not influence your chances of getting in. We will not be collecting fees during this lottery process, however, it is helpful for us to have a general idea of your payment intention.

Cancellation Policy: Should you need to cancel for any reason, a non-refundable fee will apply. This fee gets higher closer to the start of the retreat. Please let us know as soon as possible in order to allow the opportunity for someone else to attend. Fees and payments cannot be transferred to another person or another retreat.

Changes: Changes such as moving from one retreat to another are not as simple as they may seem. Any change needs to be approved by the teachers and is possible only if space is available. If a bed is available, you may be charged a change fee. If a bed is not available and there is a waiting list, we will put you on the top of the waiting list. Cancellation fees will apply if you decide to cancel.

The Spirit Rock community is happy to welcome you to our retreat center. Retreats offer a sacred space, protected and removed from the world, intended to allow participants to quiet the mind and open the heart. Some of the most beneficial and rewarding experiences of spiritual life come from attending a silent meditation retreat. The safety and container of a retreat help participants to learn embodied patience, steadiness, loving-kindness, generosity, and wisdom. Out of this grows the insight, compassion, and freedom that are natural to the heart.

Spirit Rock’s beautiful retreat center is designed to provide comfortable and suitable conditions. It is also a monastery – so when attending a retreat we ask that you arrive on time with a spirit of renunciation and simplicity and stay for the full retreat. To foster this spirit of simplicity and letting go, we ask retreatants to undertake the following traditional practices, which are called by our Elders "Taking What is Offered":

• Noble Silence – In fostering an atmosphere of contemplation, retreatants commit to the practice of Noble Silence. This is especially important in your commitment to no note-writing or other communication between retreatants, no mail, no devices (cellphones, laptops, tablets), and no calls except for emergencies. If you are coming as a couple or with a good friend, we ask that you not sit near each other in the hall, agree not to write notes to one another, not walk together (even in silence), and not engage in speaking or even eye contact with each other.
• Following Instructions – This retreat is offered to those who wish to learn and follow the Buddhist practices of Insight Meditation. This is not an opportunity for a self-retreat. We encourage you to embrace these practices while you are on retreat, including attending instructional sits, teacher meetings, and Dharma talks.
• Taking Any Residence – Spirit Rock has accommodations of both single and double rooms, and we ask participants to take the accommodation assigned and practice with whatever situation they find themselves in.
• Taking the Food that is Offered – The cooks lovingly prepare tasty and nutritious vegetarian food. If you cannot eat dairy, eggs, wheat, or gluten, an alternative is provided. Except for serious medical needs, the retreat practice is to take the food that is offered.
• Serving the Community – In order to learn the art of mindfulness and for the retreat to properly function as a collaborative, all retreatants are given a daily period of simple work meditation. You will sign up for a work meditation when you check in. Your service in the kitchen, ringing bells, cleaning, and/or housekeeping is an important part of the training in mindfulness and generosity.
• Full Attendance – As a participant, you agree to stay for the entire retreat and commit to participating as fully as you are capable. This is not the kind of experience that you can drop in and out of.

By typing my name in the field provided below:

• I acknowledge that I have read and agree to undertaking these practices of Renunciation and Simplicity that are outlined above; and,
• I agree to undertake the training to refrain from using all electronic devices while on retreat; this includes cellphones, computers, etc.

Important Note: Practice meetings with teachers during retreats are purely for the purpose of supporting more skillfully the participant's meditation practice during the retreat and are not — nor should they be construed as — a form of psychotherapy or counseling.

Please answer the following questions about your meditation, medical and psychological history. Your answers will be kept confidential.

We apologize to have to repeat a few demographic questions.

Intensive retreat can be physically and psychologically challenging. To support retreatants in those rare cases when difficulties do arise, having information regarding the following questions will help teachers respond to the situation more effectively. We encourage your candor in answering these questions.