Before booking please read, and make sure you agree to uphold our ethical values – see ethical guidelines. By making a booking onto a retreat you are agreeing to uphold these guidelines for the duration of your retreat. Please also read our practical information which will support your stay.
To book, please send us an email, stating which retreat you are interested in, and we will get back as soon as we can to let you know if there is a space and if so we will ask you to pay a deposit to confirm your booking.
deposit and payment
All deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable.
We set the cost of a retreat in Euros, but can also take payment in GBP. However, to ensure the exchange rate is as accurate as possible we set it six weeks before the retreat starts. We will let you know the cost in GBP at that time. Euro payments can be made at any time.
If you are booking within six weeks of the start of a retreat, we will ask for the full amount at the time of the booking.
how to pay for your retreat
We have two options for payment:
Option 1. PAYMENTS IN STERLING TO LLOYDS STERLING ACCOUNT
account name: AKASHAVANA TRIRATNA SARANA
sort code: 30-94-74
account number: 01517319
branch address: Kings Heath, Birmingham
BIC or Swift: LOYDGB21295
IBAN: GB78 LOYD 3094 7401 5173 19
Option 2. PAYMENTS IN EUROS TO CAJA RURAL
account name: Fundacion Amigos De La Orden Budista Occidental (FWBO SARANA)
account number: 3080 0036 25 2051476311
IBAN: ES38 3080 0036 25 2051476311
BIC: BCOEESMM080
WE ASK ORDER MEMBERS TO PUT YOUR ORDER NAME AS ‘REFERENCE’ WITH THE PAYMENTS . WHEN MAKING A PAYMENT, PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL, INDICATING WHETHER YOU ARE PAYING IN STERLING OR EUROS – We can then link up the payment with your booking. The email address to use is:
community@akashavana.org
There are various websites which may offer less commission charges than banks which you may want to investigate.
cost of retreats
The cost of each retreat is the first figure. Please pay this rate if you possibly can to help support our activities. The second lower rate is for those on a very low income; (e.g. if you a student or unemployed and in receipt of benefits).
Bursary Fund
We offer a small number of bursary places to Dharmacharinis who otherwise would not be able to afford to come on an Order meditation retreat.
Bursary places are only available for Order meditation retreats – we are unable to offer financial support for Ordination retreats.
Please consider how much you could afford to pay yourself. We encourage you to make a contribution to the costs if this is possible for you. Of course in some situations this may not be possible, which is fine – we would rather people could come, so just get in touch!
The bursary exists due to the generosity of others who give dana to support the fund; we are unable to offer free retreat places. As there is a limited amount of money available for each retreat it may not always be possible for us to meet all requests we receive.
How to access the bursary
Send us an email to community@akashavana.org letting us know which retreat you’re interested in, and explain why you are asking for a bursary.
cancellation
Do let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel as this gives us a much greater chance of offering that place to someone else. All non-refundable deposits paid will be paid into our bursary fund.
health
It is essential that you inform us when you book if you have any physical, emotional or mental health issues which could affect your participation in the retreat. Any information given will not be communicated to other retreatants and is treated in the strictest confidence. All personal information is deleted at the end of a retreat.
accommodation
Is shared, please inform us when you book if you are coming with a friend and wish to be accommodated in the same shared bedroom as them.
restricted diets
Can only be catered for genuine medical reasons and we will need to be informed when you first book.