The day consists of four sessions, morning, after breakfast, after lunch and evening session.
Novice4 x 2 hours sets, sit & walk alternating every 30 mins 06:00 – 08:00 Sit & walk 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 – 11:00 Sit & walk 11:00 – 02:00 Lunch and personal time 02:00 – 04:00 Sit & walk 04:00 – 07:00 Tea/Dinner & hike 07:00 – 09:00 Sit & walk 09:00 – ~ Late night walk and sit Total 8 hours of practice |
Skilled4 x 2.5 hours sets, sit & walk alternating every 60/30 mins 05:30 – 08:00 Sit & walk 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 – 11:30 Sit & walk 11:30 – 02:00 Lunch and personal time 02:00 – 04:30 Sit & walk 04:30 – 06:30 Tea/Dinner & hike 06:30 – 09:00 Sit & walk 09:00 – ~ Late night walk and sit Total 10 hours of practice |
Adept4 x 3 hours sets, sit and walk every 90 mins or 2 hours sitting + 1 hour walking 05:00 – 08:00 Sit & walk alternating 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 – 12:00 Sit & walk alternating 12:00 – 02:00 Lunch and personal time personal time/ yoga / hike 02:00 – 05:00 Sit & walk alternating every 05:00 – 06:00 Tea/Dinner 06:00 – 09:00 Sit & walk alternating 09:00 – ~ Late night walk and sit Total 12 hours of practice |
Intensive4 x 4 hours sets, Alternate when you see fit https://suttacentral.net/an3.16/en/sujato 04:00 – 08:00 Sit & walk alternating 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast 09:00 – 01:00 Sit & walk alternating 01:00 – 02:00 Hike 02:00 – 06:00 Sit & walk alternating 06:00 – 07:00 Tea 07:00 – 11:00 Sit & walk alternating 11:00 – ~ Late night walk and sit Total 16 hours of practice |
We require a minimum of 8 hours of formal practice, dedicated practitioners here often do 10-16 hours of practice per day.