Meditation Retreat in Assisi

With Vinod Ravindranathan

March 19 - 24, 2023

Date and Time Details: Starts on first day at 4:30 pm and ends on last day at 10 am. Check out is 11 am.

Location: Hotel Posta in the center of the ancient city of Assisi. You can walk to most of the sacred sites within 15 minutes of this location. Next to Piazza del Comune.

Address: Via San Paolo 11, 06081 Assisi, PG, Italy

Contact: Ruth Davis, Founder
Ruth@AssisiRetreats.org
+1. 805. 329. 1553

Each Retreat is six days and five nights: Each registration is individually handled and confirmed.

A non-refundable deposit of €750 per person holds your space: The balance due will be charged to your account one month before the start of your retreat. If you are registering within one month of the retreat the full amount is due with this registration.

Cancellations: If you need to cancel please email us as soon as possible. Your funds paid can be transferred to another retreat with us if cancelled 6 weeks before the start of your retreat and is good for up to one year. If you cancel within six weeks of the retreat all fees paid are non-refundable and non transferable.

  • €1,295.00 – I want a Private Room with Private Bathroom
  • €1,195.00 – I want a shared double room. (Reserved for friends or family only) ~ Queen Bed
  • €1,195.00 – I want a shared double room. (Reserved for friends or family only) ~ Two Single Beds

When your heart needs peace, Assisi calls

  • This is a unique meditation retreat in Assisi Italy, where we feel the peace and sacredness of this ancient hilltop town.
  • Our Retreats are small-group retreats which offer an intimate one-of-a-kind experience, honoring all faiths.
  • Each retreat period is six days and five nights.
  • Meditation and gentle walks to sacred sites, bring us closer to the simple peace that St Francis and St Clare found.
  • There are spacious afternoons as well to rest, read, explore hidden treasures, gardens, olive groves and back streets.

The vastness of our inner being is ​the landscape of our heart. 

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  • We attract a contemplative community of people seeking inner peace and happiness.
  • Heart Centered Meditation:  Beginners and those with an established practice are welcome.
  • One on one meditation guidance is available upon request for an additional fee.

 

Quiet Walks & Meditation throughout Assisi

Retreats in Assisi are precious days free from our personal story

and all that we are doing.

             

 

 

 

Hotel Dining

       

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Private Bedroom & Bathroom

  • Each person can have a private room with private bathroom. Each room has A/C & heating. Our Hotel in the heart of the ancient city of Assisi is known for their homemade food & endless kindness !!! You will be served a buffet breakfast and gourmet lunch as part of the retreat.
  • This is your home during your stay.
  • We have created a beautiful sacred space where the grace of Assisi touches us deeply.

In the quiet we open to the peace that is all around us and in our hearts.

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Daily Rhythm:   

8-8:30 am Breakfast

9:00 am Meditation

9:45 am Gentle Walk to Sacred sites with meditation on location

12:30 pm Lunch provided

3:00 pm Days fluctuate between personal time or a gentle walk to sacred site with meditation on location.

6:00 pm Meditation

6:45 pm Dinner on your own.

In the quiet we find our inner sanctuary that is always present.  

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What is included:

  • All retreats led in English
  • Lodging Private room / Private bathroom.  A/C and heat, in a boutique Hotel in the heart of the old city of Assisi. 15 minute walk to most sacred sites from this central location.
  • Shuttle service during the retreat to some sacred sites. 
  • Two – three guided meditations daily
  • One on one meditation guidance
  • Four to six Guided Meditative Walks
  • Daily Breakfast & Dinner
  • Places you will visit:  Tomb of St Francis, Cathedral of St Clare, San Damiano & the olive trees, Eremo della Carceri (Mountain caves of St Francis),  Santa Maria delle Angeli, Birth place of St Francis and many many more.

What is not included: 

  • Airfare
  • Transport to and from Retreat
  • Additional Service: Spiritual Counseling 

Transport to Assisi from Rome FCO or Florence: Most guests take a train from the international airports. Takes about 3.5 hours after landing. See: www.TrenItalia.com for schedules. You buy your ticket at the train station and you do not need to pre-book trains.

Suggestion:  Arrive several days earlier in Italy.  It is possible to arrive a day early in Assisi  (you can order this upon registration) The retreat starts promptly at 4:30pm on the first day.  If you are flying out shortly after the retreat arrange to fly out on the Saturday after the retreat to give yourself a day to reach Rome on Friday at the retreat end.

About the Leader

Vinod Ravindranathan

Vinod has been practicing meditation for over 30 years.  In 1994 he was trained in Vipassana at the Wat Ram Poeng monastery in Chiang Mai, Thailand.  Although not a buddhist monk,  he accomplished the same degree of training.  A few years later he earned his Mindfulness Teacher Training from Bangor University in Wales.  He currently […]

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