Sample Daily Personal Retreat Schedule.pdf
This sample schedule is meant to provide one example of a possible daily schedule.Some people like to get up early, others have better meditations in the evenings and like to stay up later. People’s rhythms also change seasonally.
We require a minimum of 5 hours of formal practice, dedicated practitioners here often do 8-10 hours of practice per day.
You create your schedule to match your optimal rhythm while synchronizing with the meditation hall schedule.
Sample Schedule
5:45am Wake up & tea !
Meditation Hall, Early morning Sessions – 60 minute sits, 15 minute walks
6:00– 7:00 Sitting meditation
7:00 – 7:15 Walking meditation
7:15 – 8:15 Sitting meditation – 2 sits before breakfast – a wonderful start to the day
Meditation Hall, Morning & Early Afternoon Sessions – 30 minute walks, 45 minute sits
8:15 – 8:45 Breakfast
8:45 – 9:30 Yogi service – chores/ tasks to care for the land, facility and/or people
9:30 -10:00 Walking meditation
10:00 – 10:45 Sit
10:45 – 11:15 Walk
11:15 – 12:00 Sit
12:00 – 12:30 Lunch
12:30 – 2:30 Personal time (Rest, shower, exercise, hike, etc.)
Meditation Hall, Afternoon Sessions – 30 minutes each (or 60 minutes each)
2:30 – 3:00 Personal time
3:00 – 3:30 Walk or sit
3:00 – 3:30 Walk or sit
3:30 – 4:00 Walk or sit
4:00 – 4:30 Walk or sit
4:30 – 5:00 Walk or sit
5:00 – 5:30 Walk or sit
5:30 – 6:30 Dinner
Meditation Hall, Evening Session – 60 minutes sits, 15 minute walks
6:30 – 6:45 Walking
6:45 – 7:45 Sitting
7:45 – 8:00 Walking
8:00 – 9:00 Sitting
9:00 Bed
Formal Practice Time Totals:
Sitting time total: 7 hours
Walking time total: 2 hours & 15 minutes
Alexa Singer-Telles practicing in the tradition of Plum Village since 1991, with the ordination name True Silent Action, received lamp transmission as a dharma teacher from Thich Nhat Hanh in 2014. She is a psychotherapist and a weaver of mindfulness and the creative process.
