(Thursday dinner – Sunday Breakfast)

Coming Home to Self: A Silent Meditation Retreat 

Set aside your worries and distractions and nourish yourself with the gift of a few days of meditation and silence in community. Sharing silence in the company of others can expand the quality of one’s attention. It can open us to the awareness of deeper levels of stillness and spaciousness within ourselves and allow a more appreciative and mindful engagement with the situations in our daily lives.

Silence will begin Thursday after the evening orientation and conclude prior to breakfast on Sunday.  The schedule will include silent and guided meditations, walking meditation, and experiential exercises focusing on self-care, mindfulness, and connection with nature. There will also be plenty of open time to simply be at Indralaya, with its beautiful natural setting of beach, meadow and forest trails.

This program is open to all – experienced meditators as well as those who are new to meditation and curious about silent meditation.

General Information about Indralaya

Daily Rhythm at Indralaya

6:45 am – Coffee and Tea Available in Dining Hall
7:15 am – Morning Meditation
8:00 am – Breakfast + after-meal chores
10:30 am – Meditation
12:30 pm – Lunch + after-meal chores
2:00  – Guided Walk
3:00/3:15 pm – 4:45 pm – Meditation/Program
6:00 pm – Dinner + after-meal chores
7:30pm – 8:45 pm –  Evening Program

Meals and Chores

Meals are vegetarian, using organic products when possible, and using garden produce when available. Vegan, gluten free, dairy free, and most other dietary restrictions can be accommodated on request. All participants join in to share after-meal cleanup chores.

Transport

Transport to Indralaya is by ferry or plane to Orcas Island.
For the Ferry: The ferry leaves from Anacortes, about 80 miles north of Seattle. Reservations for cars are required from the Washington State Department of Transportation; if you choose to walk on, transportation from the Orcas dock to Indralaya can be requested during registration.
To fly to Orcas: There are regularly scheduled flights on Kenmore Air from Seattle Boeing Field to Eastsound, or from Seattle Lake Union or Kenmore/Lake Washington to Deer Harbor Marina. Transportation to Indralaya can be provided for flights that land in Eastsound.

Fees

Registration fees are all-inclusive for accommodation and meals. Accommodation is in rustic cabins (plumbed or not), the “Round House” a 7-bedroom, 2.5 bath shared house, or in your own tent or RV. Registration fees may be reduced if you sign up to be on “daily staff.” Daily staff work 3 hours per day on cleanup, maintenance tasks, garden help, kitchen help and the like. Daily staff hours are in addition to community participation in after meal cleanup chores.

Clothes

The dress at Indralaya is casual (but layered as the weather can be changeable, even in the summer). Be sure to bring closed-toed shoes for any work around the property (e.g. they are required to work in the kitchen), rain gear, and layers.
Most participants bring their own bedding or sleeping bag and towels, but these can also be rented (for $40 per person per program)  as part of the registration process. Be sure to bring toiletries (including soap).

Other

No pets, meat, fish, fowl, alcohol, recreational drugs, firearms, or smoking/vaping/use of tobacco products are allowed on the Indralaya property.

Registration Fees:

• Registration fees are all-inclusive and cover accommodation, food, and program specifics for the entire program.
• Participants may choose their accommodation type (Plumbing, Non-Plumbing, Tent, RV, No Accommodation).  See Accommodation Types here: https://www.indralaya.org/home/guest-information/accommodation-types-indralaya/
• Participants may select to work on daily staff (3 hours commitment per day) for a substantial discount. This is available to all participants 13 and older.
• Non-Accommodation rates are for program and meals only. Daily Staff discounts for non-accommodation rates cover meals and facilities use.
• In the rates table “Std” is standard rate; “DS” is Daily Staff Rate.

Registration Instructions:

• You may register one or more persons in a single registration. To register more than one, select multiple persons for your accommodation type.
• If you are selecting Daily Staff please indicate in notes who in the party is taking the daily staff discount (available to adults, young adults, teens). Daily staff discounts (except for No-Accommodation rates) are indicated by checking Daily Staff as an “additional item.” The discount will be applied on checkout.
• You have an option of making a donation to Indralaya as part of your registration.  This helps support running Indralaya (registration fees cover about 75% of expenses)
• You also have an option of covering credit card fees for your registration – this is much appreciated

On checkout, please indicate if you are a “Friend of Indralaya” (if you are not you can become one by selecting this option under “optional items”) or a TS member. This will confer a 5% discount on your camp accommodation fees. If you are registering more than one adult, please be sure that each is a Friend of Indralaya (Discount code is ‘Friend’) or TS member (discount code is ‘TS’)  to use the discount. You can select the number of Friends memberships under optional items, and enter other names under notes.

Cancellation Policy

Free cancellation through August 26
Cancellation fee August 27 – September 9 – $50
Cancellation fee September 10 and later – $100