We are happy to inform you that Brother Jayananda and Brahmachari Clive will be visiting us this October to conduct a weekend retreat at Shaftsbury Hollow in Vermont. The retreat will begin on Friday, October 1 at 7:00 pm and will end on Sunday, October 3 at 3 pm.

Shaftsbury Hollow Retreat is a large country home with a chapel for meditation, library, dining and living rooms, sleeping quarters, and peaceful indoor and outdoor spaces for students of Self-Realization Fellowship. The Retreat is located in the Green Mountains of Vermont, with year-round beautiful views and acres of fields, woods, hiking trails and pond. This retreat marks a continuation of retreats and weekly meditation services that began here many years ago. There is a quality of tranquility which many visitors have noted, and this makes the Retreat a special place.

Registration: Registration will open on September 7 at 8 am and is on a first-come basis. The Retreat accommodates 38 attendees. To register, call the Shaftsbury Retreat registration line at 781-314-6838. Please follow the instructions to state and spell your first and last name/s and telephone number slowly and clearly. The registration coordinator will return your call to confirm your registration and answer questions you may have. Please also indicate if you would like to serve at the retreat.

Suggested Donation: For the retreat weekend, the suggested donation, payable by personal check or money order only, is $200 for those staying in the retreat house and $110 for those staying at a local hotel. Meals are included.

All donations must be received by September 14, payable to “Boston Meditation Group”. Please indicate “Shaftsbury Retreat” on the check or money order and mail to Treasurer, Boston Meditation Group, 751 Main Street, Waltham MA 02451.

The kind support of those who can offer more than the suggested donation helps us to continue to offer these retreats to all, regardless of ability to contribute financially.

Accommodations: A limited number of rooms are available at the Retreat, some of which are reserved for volunteers. Area hotels are located within fifteen minutes of the Retreat. We have compiled a downloadable list of these hotels.

More information: Please email shaftsburyretreat@bostonmeditationgroup.org if you have any questions.

We are very grateful to the Brothers who have graciously offered to conduct this retreat. We thank all volunteers who are enthusiastically serving to make this a success.