The Family Retreat (242X25) - Application 2025

Lottery application opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on March 6, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on April 17, 2025.

Admission for this retreat is by application and a lottery-style selection in order to maintain a diverse community of practitioners – see Selection Details below for more information.

Open to: Families with children ages 7-15

Prerequisite: At least ONE parent/caregiver must have attended a silent meditation retreat of at least 4 nights at a Buddhist meditation center.

Description:

Find joy in a retreat for the whole family and take the time together to rest, reconnect, play, and enjoy! This is a four-night residential retreat for adults and their children ages 7-15 years old. The days will combine age-appropriate meditation and Dharma teachings, games, arts and crafts, nature time, and more. Kids and teens will have organized time each day to be with same-age peers, fully supervised by our outstanding mindful leaders. Adults will also have their own time to practice, relax, and receive Dharma from the teachers.

The family retreat creates a safe and nurturing environment where all family constellations, races, gender identities, and bodies are welcome and belong. Children and adults from participant families often forge lifelong friendships on this retreat.

Financial Information:

Sliding Scale fees are for 4 nights including food and lodging, per person. Please consider paying at the highest rate that you can afford: your generosity supports Spirit Rock’s efforts in offering lower sliding scale rates and supporting the large number of scholarship requests.*

Benefactor – $1760
Sustainer – $1320
Basic – $880
Mudita/Karuna Scholarship Rate (for anyone who needs financial assistance, including fixed income folks) – $260
BIPOC Scholarship Rate (for Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of color) – $260
*Registration fees DO NOT include teacher dana. At the end of the retreat, there will be an opportunity to offer dana to the teachers and to Spirit Rock.

All prices above are subject to change.

Important Notes:
Scholarship offerings: All scholarship rates require a minimum fee and are limited to those with significant financial needs. Scholarships are limited to TWO per calendar year for on-land retreats. And, while we are not able to offer “pay what you can” type of scholarships for in-person retreats, we invite you to email us if the lowest rate does not fit your circumstance.

EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2024 – Covid-19 Safety Protocols for residential retreats have been updated..

Selection Details:
Applications are accepted between March 3 – April 17, 2025 (end of the day). We will continue to accept applications until the retreat starts. Applications received after the initial application period will be automatically placed on the wait list (and will not be included in the first round of selections). Late applications will be considered as soon as spaces open up. Notification rounds can move quickly in the first few weeks following the first acceptances, so we recommend staying ready. You may be accepted sooner than you realize!

All applications are assigned a random number for the selection process. The lottery-style selection process helps us balance many factors to create equity, diversity, inclusion, and access across our community of practitioners. The factors include: age, gender, scholarship needs & availability, affinity group participation, and stage of practice (new to experienced).

You will be notified about the selection results within two weeks of the initial application close date. If you have been offered a space, you will have three days to pay a deposit to accept/hold the space. If you don’t accept the space within this deadline, we will offer it to the next family in line.

CANCELLATION POLICY (Residential Retreats):**
Standard Cancellation Fees:

• $100 On or before 8 weeks
• $175 4-8 weeks before
• $300 2-4 weeks before
• No refunds as of 2 weeks before

Scholarship and Commuter Rate Cancellation Fees:

• $75 On or before 8 weeks
• $100 4-8 weeks before
• $200 2-4 weeks before
• No refunds as of 2 weeks before

*Fees reduced for serious illness or death in family