Schedule for Opening Night

4:30pm Registration

6:00 – 6:40pm Social Dinner

6:40 – 6:50pm Kitchen Orientation

6:50 – 7:15pm Clean Up/Bell Ringing Tour/Break

7:15 – 7:50pm Orientation: Meet in Dharma Hall

7:50 – 8:00pm Break

8:00 – 8:50pm Video: Guided Meditation and Talk with Shelly or Mark

8:50 – 9:00pm Bell-Ringing Tour (if not done earlier)

Daily Schedule for Practice Periods

6:00am Wake-Up Bell

6:30 – 7:15am Group Sitting

7:15 – 8:00am Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00am Morning Meeting Followed by Mindful Work Period

9:15 – 11:15am Independent Sitting, Mindful Movement, Study, or Work Time

11:30am – 1:15pm Group Sitting

12:15 – 2:00pm Main Meal, Clean-Up, and Rest

2:00 – 5:30pm Independent Sitting, Mindful Movement, Study, or Work Time

4:30 – 5:30pm Practice Discussion

5:30 – 6:30pm Evening Meal or Tea Time

6:30 – 7:00pm Independent Walking, Sitting, Mindful Movement, or Study

7:00 – 8:00pm Recorded Dharma Talk

8:00 – 8:30pm Independent Sitting, Study or Mindful Movement

8:30 – 9:15pm Group Sitting

Schedule for the last morning of a practice period:

6:00am Wake Up and Optional Walking or Mindful Movement Practice

6:30 – 7:15am Group Sitting

7:15 – 8:00am Breakfast

8:00 – 9:00am Morning Meeting Followed by Mindful Work Period

9:00 – 11:15am Independent Sitting, Mindful Movement, Study, or Work Time

11:15am – 12:00pm Short Group Sitting Followed by Closing Circle

12:00 – 1:00pm Noble Silence Ends with Social Lunch

1:00 – 2:00pm Cleaning and Packing Up