This will be Rupert's first meditation only retreat, held at the beautiful Mandali Retreat Centre in Italy.
There will be four guided meditations each day; with ample time in-between to connect with the other attendees, or enjoy the spa and surroundings.

ACCOMMODATION 
Mandali offers Twin/Double and Shared dormitory room accommodation on site. If you would like to stay in a single room, you will be able to add your name to the waitlist when the tickets are available in November. We may offer single occupancy in twin rooms on a first come, first served basis if there are spaces available closer to the retreat date.

Couples can note a preference of a double bed during the booking process.

Most of the Twin rooms are booked in pairs for couples or friends who wish to share together, the system will automatically add two tickets to your basket for you. It is possible to book a twin room to share with a friend or to be allocated to a twin room sharing with another person. If you wish to book only for yourself, please book using the appropriate button for a male or female twin room, and you will be allocated a room with one other person.

Shared dormitory rooms will have between 3 and 4 attendees in total and are allocated by gender; please choose the appropriate ticket when booking so that we can allocate your room properly.

If you wish to share a room with a friend, you will be able to book your tickets and email Niya with your sharing preference when booking is open. Should your ticket preference be sold out, you will be able to place yourself on the waitlist for any sold out ticket type. There are often a number of people on the waitlist, and we may only offer out tickets close to the start of a retreat, so we recommend you book in with a different ticket option if you wish to secure a place on the retreat. It may be possible to upgrade your ticket closer to the date.

A small number of Commuter tickets will also be available, if you prefer to stay off-site at a local B&B or if you live close by. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and refreshments are included in the Commuter price, along with access to the spa facilities.

MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS
All meals will be lacto-vegetarian. It is possible to select gluten or dairy free meals during the booking process; if you have special dietary requirements, please contact the organiser to check that your requirements can be met by the catering team before booking. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that all special diets can be catered for.

Program

DISCUSSION BOARD
Everyone who books onto this event will get access to the discussion board, with the ability to:

• Post comments
• Contact other attendees to exchange information or for social purposes

The discussion board will be available for attendees to communicate prior, during and post retreat.

REGISTRATION
Registration will open 21st November.
If you wish to keep up to date with when tickets will be online, please ensure you are on the mailing list. You can sign up at the bottom of the page to receive the newsletters, where all updates are posted on a weekly basis.

LIVESTREAM
Livestream participants will have streaming access to all meetings during the retreat and will be able to view recordings from previous sessions from the livestream page; these will be streamable and viewable for seven days from session date. This way, you can easily catch up on any missed sessions or listen again to take the understanding a little deeper. There will be a special discussion board for the livestream attendees where the streaming link will be posted ahead of the first session and will provide a place for everyone to communicate and share in the teaching. 

There will be two dedicated Q&A sessions, via Zoom, for livestream attendees during the retreat which provide the opportunity to ask Rupert any questions that may arise over the course of the week.

Tickets will be available based on a sliding scale, with the intention of making the teaching available to more people. Tickets will be available in mid-November, along with the in-person registrations.

SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships will be available for in-person and livestream attendees. More information will be available soon.

Agenda

Saturday April 15th
Arrivals not earlier than 2 pm
4:30 - 6:00 pm Welcome and meditation
6:00 - 8:00 pm Dinner
9:00 - 9:30 pm Meditation

Sunday April 16th to Tuesday April 18th
7:30 - 8:00 am Meditation
8:00 - 9:30 am Breakfast
11:00 - 12:30 am Meditation
1:00 - 3:00 pm Lunch
4:30 - 6:00 pm Meditation
6:30 - 8:30 pm Dinner
9:00 - 9:30 pm Meditation

Wednesday April 19th
7:30 - 8:00 am Meditation
8:00 - 9:30 am Breakfast
10:30 - 12:00 am Meditation
12:00 - 1.30 pm Lunch
End of Retreat Depart by 2 pm