In February, March, September, October, and November of each year, the monastic community holds a Three Day Meditation Retreat. The focus is very much on meditation: there are six or seven periods of meditation each day. Meals are eaten in silence. There are no Dharma talks or spiritual counseling.
Monks are asked to put aside monastic office responsibilities as much as possible to go deeply into the heart of meditation.
Lay participants likewise are invited to deepen their meditation in this quiet and reflective time.
Committed practitioners who have spent time at the Abbey may consult the Guestmaster about attending a Three Day Meditation Retreat.