12-Step Retreat: Empowering our Spirituality

Wednesday, May 6 – Sunday, May 10, 2026

Beds are in gender-separated shared rooms, based on whether you have chosen to practice with the Brothers or practice with the Sisters. For couples, we have a very limited number of cabins. Camping is also available.

– Camping (bring your own tent/camper van): $240.00 ($60 per night)

– Commuter (staying in nearby accommodation, offsite): $240.00 ($60 per night)

– Bed in shared room (dorm/cabin): $400.00 ($100 per night)

A 20% discount for seniors (over 64) and young adults (under 27) is automatically included when you register. For students who require financial assistance, please mention this in the Notes section at the bottom of the registration form. For anyone who requires financial assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact our office.

Sponsorship:

We sincerely ask friends who are able to offer scholarships to friends who are in need, to please kindly do so. Any amount that you offer is greatly appreciated. If you are able to, please choose any of the amounts below:
$20.00, $30.00, $50.00… and mention to our registrar via email for a one-time transaction (to be added to your registration fee) or feel free to also simply click on the Donate button separately from your registration fee and mention in the Add Comment right above the blue Donate button and mention Sponsor 12-Step Retreat.

If you are facing financial difficulty and truly aspire to participate in this 12-Step Retreat, please don’t hesitate to write to us at office@magnoliagrovemonastery.org. We will do our best to find a way!

Please be advised that all our activities are communal and that is our greatest strength when we come together. This reminds us that we are not alone in our path of recovery, healing, and growth. While it may be awkward or strange at times, we strongly recommend attending all activities. Struggling alone is something we do enough of already so let us ride the momentum of the collective as geese migrating in their V-formations.

All meals are vegan and communal. Rice, vegetables and fresh fruit are available every day, regularly supplemented by tofu, other soy products, or beans.

Please be advised that we have very modest facilities and cannot cater to special dietary needs. There are no facilities for you to store or prepare your own food. Please contact the office if you have any concerns about food.

We are doing our best to create easier access for people with physical limitations. We have some wheelchair-accessible toilets and showers in our main toilet block. We also have an all-gender restroom area in the main toilet block.

Please note that attending a retreat is a great opportunity to: disconnect from electronic devices; deepen our practice of mindfulness; to be present for each other; and to enjoy the many wonders all around us. As the monastery is a practice environment, we encourage you to greatly limit your use of cell phones and other electronic devices during your stay in order to preserve the collective energy of mindfulness.

Please let your family and friends know in advance that you will have very limited access to the Internet during this time. Please note that cell service on our property is  extremely weak.

We ask that you do not plan to bring work or other pressing commitments to the monastery during this time. Your stay with us is a unique opportunity to let go of your work commitments, to deepen your practice, to look inwards, and heal.

*Cancellation more than 3 days before the retreat – a cancellation fee of $50.00 will be charged.

*Cancellation less than 3 days before, including during the retreat (e.g., a retreatant decides to end their retreat early) – 100% of the full fee will be retained by us.

For more information about traveling to and from the monastery, we invite you to visit this page.

For more general information about attending retreats at Magnolia Grove Monastery (e.g., when to arrive, what to bring, etc.), we invite you to visit this page.

Calling for Volunteers!

If you have been a Volunteer before at Magnolia Grove before or at least attended 1 retreat at Magnolia Grove and are inspired to become a Volunteer, we are looking for 8 volunteers: 4 who will practice with brothers and 4 who will practice with sisters. If you are interested, please visit: https://forms.gle/xTx64SabYUAB5CE38

(If you feel a calling, sign up soon! Once we have 8 Volunteers we will close the sign up.)