The School Four-Day Silent Retreat: 19-22 November 2024
Alongside our Seven-Day Silent Retreat (14-20 September), the WCCM in the UK School team are excited to be offering a new Four-Day version. Designed as a ‘steppingstone’ experience for those unsure of committing to a full week of silence, the format will be identical, only shorter. Each full day will include a short talk, a one-to-one meeting, lectio divina, contemplative walking, seven times of meditation, and space for personal rest and reflection. The first and last days will each include some of those elements too.
We will be guests of the beautiful House of Prayer in East Molesey, Surrey (//christian-retreat.org). Our shared meals will be simple, delicious and freshly prepared vegetarian fare, with additional dietary requirements catered for. The retreat will begin with lunch on the Tuesday lunchtime and end with lunch on the Friday. Apart from those two meals, we will be keeping silence throughout our time
together.
The experience will be a wonderful way to prepare for Advent alongside a small group of fellow pilgrims familiar with meditation in our tradition and seeking to deepen and integrate our experience and practice. The silence will be immersive and intensive, and retreatants commit to participating fully in the programme.
The all-inclusive price per participant for an ensuite room and full board is £299.
The WCCM in the UK Trustees generously support the work of the School to help make our events as accessible as possible. In addition to an overall subsidy, a small bursary fund is available. If you would like to help us in our work of teaching and deepening meditation, please consider making a donation.
Ailsa Adamson will be happy to respond to your enquiries and booking requests: ailsa.adamson@gmail.com
Image : House of Prayer //christian-retreat.org