* This retreat requires that prospective participants verify they have the proper initiation. You can find the link to the application form in the retreat description. Those whose participation is approved will be emailed a passcode so they may complete the registration process here. Thanks for your understanding and for your interest in attending this transformative retreat! Please email office@vajrapani.org for help with applying or retreat questions.
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For those staying off the land. Includes 3 meals a day, all sessions and retreat fees. Please plan on attending all retreat sessions (typically the first morning session begins at 7 am and the last evening session ends at 9:30 pm).
Size of sites vary and can accommodate a 2-4 person tent. Please note that tents, sleeping bags, etc. are not provided by Vajrapani. You must bring your own gear.
Large room with 14 private bunks (extra long twin-sized mattresses) available to anyone identifying as a woman. We will provide you with sheets and a pillow. In colder months, please plan on bringing a comforter or sleeping bag with you, as well as your own bath towel. Shower and Toilet facilities are just next door.
Please Note: All Dormitories are on the second floor of the Potala Lodge.
Large room with 12 private bunks (extra long twin-sized mattresses) available to anyone identifying as a man. We will provide you with sheets and a pillow. In colder months, please plan on bringing a comforter or sleeping bag with you, as well as your own bath towel. Shower and Toilet facilities are just next door.
Semi-private dorm with 4 bunks (extra long twin-sized mattresses) available to anyone identifying as a woman. We will provide you with sheets and a pillow. In colder months, please plan on bringing a comforter or sleeping bag with you, as well as your own bath towel. Shower and Toilet facilities are just next door.
Semi-private dorm with 4 bunks (extra long twin-sized mattresses) available to anyone identifying as a man. We will provide you with sheets and a pillow. In colder months, please plan on bringing a comforter or sleeping bag with you, as well as your own bath towel. Shower and Toilet facilities are just next door.
Located on the first floor of the dormitory building (Potala Lodge), this cozy private room sleeps one person in an extra long twin-sized bed. Your bed will be neatly made and all you’ll need to bring with you is a bath towel.
Please Note: Shared shower and toilet facilities are located on the second floor of the building.
Located on the first floor of the dormitory building (Potala Lodge), these cozy private rooms have full sized beds. They can be booked either for single occupancy or for double occupancy with a friend or partner also attending the retreat. (The fees for double occupancy reservations are structured so that the second occupant pays approximately two-thirds of the fee paid by the primary occupant.)
Your bed will be neatly made and all you’ll need to bring with you is a bath towel.
Cabin 1 is one of the more remote cabins, it is located along the ridge line and furthest from the shared bathrooms.
Our cabins are situated on a beautiful ridge above the Potala Lodge. Each 192 sq. ft. cabin has everything you’ll need for a successful meditation retreat. They offer an extra long twin-sized bed which will be neatly made for you, as well as your own private deck. There is a shared indoor bathhouse as well as outdoor showers with a fabulous view of the surrounding mountains.
Private cabins can both be booked either for single occupancy or for double occupancy with a friend or partner also attending the retreat. When a private cabin is booked for double occupancy, Vajrapani Institute provides a comfy futon on the floor for the second occupant. (The fees for double occupancy reservations are structured so that the second occupant pays approximately two-thirds of the fee paid by the primary occupant.)
*Please note: private cabins are situated on a beautiful ridge which is a 5-10 minute walk from the Main Building (where all retreat activities are held). You will need to climb stairs. If you are interested in booking a private cabin and have limited mobility, please contact the Main Office at 1(800)531-4001 x1 before booking.*
Cabin 2 is one of the more remote cabins, it is located along the ridge line and one of the further cabins from the shared bathrooms.
Cabin 3 is at the middle of the ridge line and has a good balance of seclusion and closeness to the shared bathrooms.
Cabin 4 is located right behind Lama Yeshe’s cremation stupa, and closest to the shared bathrooms.
About Our Cabins
Cabin 5 is located just below the shared bathrooms along the trail to the ridge, this cabin is secluded and nice views of the lodge and prayer wheel.
Cabin 6 is one of the more remote cabins, is located along the trail up to the ridge set back further than others to make for peaceful solitude.
This is our most private cabin, situated on a beautiful ridge above the Potala Lodge. It offers everything you’ll need for a successful meditation retreat, including a kitchen, separate meditation room, private shower on an outdoor covered deck, and its own outhouse. It has an extra long twin-sized bed which will be neatly made for you. You may also use the shared indoor bathhouse on the ridge as well as the outdoor showers (with a fabulous view of the surrounding mountains).
Our Most Secret cabin can both be booked either for single occupancy or for double occupancy with a friend or partner also attending the retreat. When this private cabin is booked for double occupancy, Vajrapani Institute provides a comfy futon on the floor for the second occupant. (The fees for double occupancy reservations are structured so that the second occupant pays approximately two-thirds of the fee paid by the primary occupant.)
*Please note: private cabins are situated on a beautiful ridge which is a 5-10 minute walk from the Main Building (where all retreat activities are held). You will need to climb stairs. In addition, this Most Secret cabin is more secluded and involves a rather narrow, winding path. If you are interested in booking this private cabin and have limited mobility, please contact the Main Office at 1(800)531-4001 x1 before booking.