The following cancellation policy helps us manage resources and support the community with mindfulness.

Seasonal Retreats

• Refunds are available only if you cancel at least 3 days before the retreat start date. Therefore, for Friday arrivals, cancellation requests must be received by 9:00 AM on Tuesday.

• A $25 processing fee will be deducted from each registration.

Themed Retreats

• More than 7 days before 9am of retreat start date: $25 processing fee per adult reservation.

• Between 2 and 7 days before 9am of the retreat start date: $75 processing fee per adult reservation.

• Less than 48 hours before 9am of the retreat start date: no refund can be issued.

We are unable to accept cancellations by phone. To cancel your reservation, please email the Registration Office (office@bluecliffmonastery.org).

Yes, in additional to our sliding scale, we also offer partial scholarships for Seasonal Retreats and Themed Retreats. Instructions on how to apply for scholarships are within the retreat registration form. To access the form for Seasonal Retreats, please visit About Our Retreats|Registration. To access the form for a Themed Retreat, please visit our Schedule of Events and look for the Themed Retreat event posting.

A Seasonal Retreat is a flexible personal retreat that allows you to join the monastery's daily schedule of meditation, mindful meals, walking meditation, and Dharma talks. You may choose the length of your stay from 2 nights up to two weeks within the available retreat dates. 

A Themed Retreat is 5 days long and is a more structured retreat with a uniquely tailored schedule of activities directed at deeping one's practice associated with the theme of the retreat usually focusing on a holiday or a particular community.

Seasonal Retreats do not include a 5 Mindfulness Training transmission ceremony, while Themed Retreats provide practitioners the opportunity to take the 5 Mindfulness Trainings during a ceremony generally held on the last day of the retreat.

Additional information on Seasonal and Themed Retreats can be found at Visit / About Our Retreats|Registration

Yes, in addition to Seasonal and Themed retreats, we also offer other retreats. Examples include: Vesak, Christmas, Thanksgiving, Tet and the 3 month Winter Retreat. Please see our Schedule of Events page for our current offerings.

Seasonal Retreats start on Friday and require a two-night stay until Sunday, however, you can register to stay for up to two weeks from the Friday start of the Seasonal Retreat, provided the Monastery will be open during the entire two weeks or does not have another commitment such as a Themed Retreat.  If the Monastery is not available, the registration calendar for the Seasonal Retreat will indicate in red those days that a Seasonal Retreat stay is not available.

The calendar can found within the registration form at Visit / About Our Retreats|Registration

No. To support the stability of the retreat and the practice of the community, guests are asked to arrive on the designated arrival day. Thank you for your understanding and mindfulness.