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Retreat Cabins
For a more solitary experience,
our 6 private retreat cabins are ideal for individual meditation
retreat, offering a quiet, safe and supportive environment in a
secluded area of the land. Each 12- by 16-foot cabin is equipped
with a single bed, meditation cushions and altar, closet and
storage shelves, counter, a folding tray table, a nightstand,
and a meditation text table. There is a mat and sitting cushion
provided, and there is electric light and propane heat. The
cabins share a private bathhouse no more than 100 meters from
the cabin, depending in which cabin you are staying.
The cabins are equipped with a
thermostat controlled wall heater and a blanket and comforter
for the bed. In warmer weather, there is usually a nice breeze,
and the windows and doors have screens providing some
cross-ventilation inside. You do not need to bring bedding, but
you will need a towel and toiletries, a flashlight and
batteries, and warm clothing.
Each cabin has a sliding glass
door which opens onto a redwood deck and a spectacular view of
the surrounding mountains. The cabins are situated close to
hiking trails and Castle Rock State Park.
Our kitchen provides
three vegetarian meals a day, two of which are personally
brought to the cabin area. All of the meals are included in
the rates
quoted for cabin rental. Granola is kept in
the cabin for breakfast. A mealbag containing the main
meal, hot and
ready to eat, and a soup and salad for supper, is
delivered to the cabin
ridge area at lunchtime each day. The cabin has a two
burner propane
cooktop, so that you can heat up your soup in the
evening when you are
ready for supper, heat water for tea, or cook oatmeal in
the morning.
There is also a refrigerator at the cabin bath house
which is kept
stocked with milk (also soy or rice milk), fruit, bread,
butter, peanut
butter and jam to supplement any of your meals as you
may wish. If you have a life-threatening food allergy, please inform the staff and we will do our best to accomodate you.
We are
unable to purchase special items for our retreaters so
if you need to
bring special foods for yourself, you may keep a small
bag with your
name on it in the refrigerator for this purpose. We do
ask that you do
not do any cooking in the cabin other than what is
mentioned above.
We welcome retreatants from all
spiritual disciplines and backgrounds. Our cabins are also ideal
for writers, students, or anyone needing an intensive study
environment. Fell free to bring your laptop computer.
Our community members are
available to answer questions and provide practice advice for
retreatants.
Contact:
Vajrapani Institute
P.O. Box 2130
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
Tel: 831-338-6654
vajrapani@vajrapani.org
www.vajrapani.org

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