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Retreats
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Future Retreats
2025 Retreats Winter 2025 Retreat February 16 – 23, 2025Chas DiCapua and Rebecca BradshawRegistration opens November 1, 2024 Summer 2025 Retreat June 8 – 15, 2025Deborah Helzer and Annie Nugent 2026 Retreats Winter 2026 Retreat February 15 – 22, 2026Chas DiCapua and Rebecca Bradshaw Summer 2026 Retreat June 7 – 14, 2026Deborah Helzer and Vance Pryor All retreats will be held at…
What is a Retreat?
Residential retreats allow us to put aside the world and focus inwardly – to listen deeply to our bodies, our hearts, and our minds without the distractions of our everyday life. During a regular retreat day, we come together in noble silence and focus on turning every activity into an opportunity for mindfulness, insight, and connectedness. This includes…
Preparing for Retreat – What to Expect
If you haven’t been on a silent residential retreat before, you’re sure to have lots of questions about what to expect. Below are some answers to frequently asked questions. While retreats will vary, the retreat registrar will be sending you a confirmation document that is similar to this one a few weeks prior to the…
Once You’re There – Retreat Guidelines & Policies
Retreat participants are expected to follow guidelines and policies that enable a safe and comfortable container for everyone on retreat. Guidelines and policies are intended to build a comfortable community with mutual respect. Retreat guidelines and policies are described below and you can also download a Retreat Etiquette Policy document. If you have any questions…
Retreat Documents
TCVC Retreat Documentation Here’s the documents that TCVC uses for our retreats. This is the primary resource for Retreat Registrars and Retreat Managers. As a participant there’s no need for you to access these documents. Everything will be provided for you at the retreat and much of the material (such as retreat schedules) will be…
Generosity
Teachers at TCVC retreats offer their instruction and support free of charge in the spirit of generosity, or dana. In return, retreatants are invited to explore their own practice of generosity by freely giving to support the teachers at the end of retreat. This allows both teachers and retreatants to explore the effects of giving…
Koronis Ministries
Koronis Ministries is a large facility that hosts a variety of groups, both spiritual and secular. The center is located in Central Minnesota, near Paynesville, on the shores of Lake Koronis. Koronis reminds us of the Koinonia Retreat Center, which closed shortly after our last retreat before the pandemic in February, 2020. Koronis is located in…