Seven-Day Meditation Retreat at Mandali – 20 to 27 April 2024

Description

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 for twin beds or 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 4 attendees in total and are allocated by gender; please choose the appropriate ticket when booking so that we can allocate your room properly. There are single beds and single bunk beds available in shared rooms, please book with your preference. Please note that bunk bed tickets are either top or bottom bunks, which will be allocated by the organiser according to availability. 

If you wish to share a room with a friend, you will be able to book your tickets and email Neil with your sharing preference when booking is open. The waitlist is now full so we are no longer taking new requests; for those already on the waitlist, we may only offer out tickets close to the start of a retreat; it may be possible to upgrade your ticket closer to the date.

Commuter tickets are for those who 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. Contact Neil if you would like a list of outside accommodations. 

Transport

The nearest airport is Malpensa Milano Airport, which is roughly 80 minutes by car. There will be a shuttle service from the airport, for more details please email Neil – neil@rupertspira.com

Please note that Mandali discourages guests to fly to Linate or Bergamo Orio al Serio because they are further away by car, and have difficult connections for public transport.

Meals & 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.

Schedule

* The Meditation / Dialogue sessions on Monday, 22 April, and Wednesday, 24 April will include Q&A sessions for livestream attendees. These sessions will be integrated with the in-person sessions and hosted on the Zoom platform for livestream attendees.

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

Registration

To register, a €285* non-refundable, non-transferable deposit is required to reserve a space at the retreat, prior to arrival.  Please book using the "Add to Basket" buttons below.

Costs per person: (all tickets include, unless otherwise stated, include three meals and refreshments each day).

Single – €3300

Twin – €2450

Shared room (4 sharing) Single bed – €2150

Shared room (4 sharing) Bunk bed – €2040

Commute* with meals – €1850

*Commuter tickets are non-residential. Anyone purchasing a commuter ticket must arrange their own accommodation and attend the retreat during the day.
 

Livestream tickets are available on a sliding scale below.

Should the retreat be cancelled for any reason related to Covid-19, the deposit payments made will be automatically transferred to a replacement online Retreat at Home.

In-person scholarships

A limited number of partial scholarships are available to attend the retreat in-person.

Please be sure you only book a ticket once your application has been approved unless you would like to come even if the scholarship application isn't successful.

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 three weeks 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 Zoom Q&A sessions held during the retreat for livestream attendees. This provides the opportunity to ask Rupert any questions that may arise over the course of the week. Details to be confirmed.

Tickets are available based on the sliding scale below, with the intention of making the teaching available to more people. If you wish to purchase a ticket for a friend, you may simply add a second ticket to your account and let Niya know who you would like to assign it to. Please note that tickets can only be assigned to people who have a log in for Rupert’s website.

Please select from the options in the tickets section below, add to basket and checkout as normal.

Costs per person:

€110 - Supported: for those who would like to attend but are unable to do so for financial reasons*

€220 - Standard: for those with sufficient financial resources to attend at a fair price

€440 - Sponsor: for those with adequate financial resources and a desire to support attendance for others

Booking will close at noon local time on the first day of the retreat, so please be sure to register online if you wish to attend. You will receive an order confirmation email, and you will be emailed the streaming link before the start of the retreat.

*Please email support@rupertspira.com to apply for a discount code if you wish to attend with a supported ticket. There are also free places available for those who are unable to afford the Supported rate. The cut-off for supported ticket applications is at 12 noon on Friday, April 19th, local time in Italy. 

For a list of FAQs please see Livestream FAQs.

(please use everytimezone.com to find the times for sessions in your own timezone)