Welcome (or Welcome Back) to Rebel Saints Meditation Society Silent Retreat practice…
Rachael Savage will be leading us through three days of 2600 year old kindness practices. This is an opportunity to see for ourselves if being kind to what life has to offer will lead to more happiness. This meditation retreat will be held in Noble Silence. To support the development of a collected and settled mind, this retreat including meals will be held without ordinary social conversation. Your teacher will discuss the practice of Noble Silence.
Silent retreat practice gives us the opportunity to spend time away from our daily life and responsibilities and focus on deepening our understanding and experience of meditation through intensive practice. On retreat we practice mindfulness in sitting meditation, walking meditation and in all the moments in between. Our retreat schedule will include meditation instruction, sitting and walking meditations, plus talks and opportunities to meet with the teacher.
The Won Dharma Retreat Center is located near Hudson, New York and is convenient to both New York City and Boston. This beautiful facility is purpose built for retreat and dedicated to providing a peaceful atmosphere for the practice of meditation. The eco-friendly center sits on 400 acres of pristine Catskills countryside offering panoramic mountain views. Trails throughout the site encourage mindful movement and contemplation.
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RETREAT ACCOMMODATIONS
Our retreat center offers two residences for overnight retreat guests in single, double, and dorm-style rooms featuring forest and mountain views. Most rooms are double rooms with twin beds and an ensuite sink. Each room shares a modern tiled bath with the adjacent room. Accommodations are quiet, simple, convenient, and comfortable. Each house has a spacious lounge with a magnificent view of the Catskill Mountains. Both Houses have inner courtyards which create a natural sense of quiet and contemplation.
The cost for this retreat varies with lodging options:
Dorm room: up to in each dorm room with shared bath - $625
Quad Room: up to four in each quad room with shared bath - $780
Double room: two in each double room with shared bath - $915.
Single Room: $1080
Pricing includes lodging, meals, taxes and all facilities costs.
A deposit of 300$ will secure your place on this retreat. Balances will be due by April 6th, 2025.
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RETREAT TRAVEL INFORMATION:
Our retreat center is located 15 minutes from Hudson New York. Hudson is on the Hudson River and has direct train service from New York City. The retreat center is in driving distance from Boston, Amherst, Springfield, Hartford, Albany, Woodstock, Saratoga Springs and upstate New York.
3 hour drive from Boston (152 miles)
2 hour drive from NYC (113 miles)
40 min drive from Albany International Airport in Upstate NY.
Amtrak operates a train from NYC Moynihan Train Hall in Penn Station. Trains run seven times a day, every hour, from Penn Station to Hudson, New York. The average cost of a one-way ticket is $40.00. The train ride is 2 hours and 15 minutes with only 5 stops. As you travel along the river, you will pass through the beautiful Hudson River communities of Rhinecliff, Poughkeepsie, Croton-Harmon, and Yonkers.
Amtrak also operates a train from the Albany-Rensselaer Station. The cost is $18 from Albany-Rensselaer with sufficient advance notice. Travel time from Albany station is 25 minutes.
Uber and cabs are available for the 15 minute ride to the retreat center. We may have the ability to do some pickups on the first day of retreat. We will have more pickup information as we get closer to the retreat dates.
Bus to Claverack via NYC, Union Station, Hartford, CT-Union Station, Springfield, MA-Springfield Union Station, Albany Bus Terminal, NY, Albany, and Catskill.
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GENERAL REBEL SAINTS RETREAT INFORMATION
DATE & TIME DETAILS: Registration Check-in is from 4:00-5:00pm on the first day of the retreat. The retreat will close on or before noon on the last day of the retreat. This is a residential retreat. All retreat participants will be living on the retreat grounds for the length of the retreat. We ask that all participants arrive on time and expect to stay the length of the retreat.
NOBLE SILENCE: This meditation retreat will be held in Noble Silence. Your teachers will discuss the practice of Noble Silence. To support the development of a collected and settled mind, most retreats and meals are held without ordinary social conversation. While in Noble Silence, teachers will offer instruction and teachings as well as practice discussions or group dialogue.
LODGING: The Retreat Manager will assign lodging according to your category of reservation. For shared facilities this will be on a first come first served basis.
FOOD: Meals are included in the registration pricing and will be healthy vegetarian fare with a vegan option. Please inform the retreat managers if you have food allergies. We will arrange to have all meals and ingredients labeled to accommodate allergies.
DANA: The price of your retreat includes all meals, all sales and lodging taxes, as well as costs associated with organization and promotion. There will be an opportunity to offer Dana to the teacher and the retreat manager.
PAYMENT SCHEDULE: Full payment for this retreat is due by March 18th, 2025. You may register for this retreat up to the day of the retreat.
COVID CANCELLATION: If we are unable to hold the retreat due to a major change in Covid conditions in WA, immediate, full refunds will be issued.
OTHER CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: Late cancellations are costly and mean others cannot attend the retreat. Please let us know immediately if you decide you no longer wish to attend.
Please review our cancellation and refund schedule:
Cancellation up to 31 days before the retreat: 100% Refund minus $100.00 cancellation fee.
Cancellation in the 30 days prior to retreat: No refunds will be issued. Your nonrefundable deposit or balance may be donated to this retreats scholarship fund or transferred to someone not yet registered for this retreat. Thank you for your understanding.
WAITING LIST: If this retreat is full, we highly encourage you to sign up for the wait list as more often than not we end up offering a spot due to cancellations. No deposit is required to be placed on a waiting list. If an opening occurs, you will be notified with specific parameters on how and when to confirm your attendance. Your reservation is not guaranteed until the registration form is completed and deposit paid.
TECHNOLOGY: Participants are asked to unplug while on silent retreat.
Questions about Retreat? Email: rebelsaintsms@gmail.com