{"id":14928,"date":"2025-11-30T15:58:24","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T04:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/?p=14928"},"modified":"2025-12-18T18:09:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T07:09:14","slug":"christmas-and-new-years-day-retreats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/2025\/11\/30\/christmas-and-new-years-day-retreats\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas and New Years: Day Retreats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We still have places available for both retreats. <\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking to spend your Christmas or the New Year\u2019s Day at a peaceful place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then join us for a quiet day-retreat in the tranquil surrounds of Santi Forest Monastery.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are offering 2 separate day retreats on Thursday the 25th<\/sup> of December 2025 and on Thursday the 1st<\/sup> of January 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These events are free of charge. You may bring a plate of food to share if you wish. Some vegetarian food will be provided .<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

RSVP santimonastery@gmail.com and let us know your name, contact phone number and which retreats you wish to attend.<\/mark><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Day of Sweetness \u2013 25th<\/sup> December 202<\/strong>5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

9.00 am \u2013 9.30 am \u2013 Arrival and settling in
9.30 am \u2013 10.30 am \u2013 Guided meditation
10.30 am \u2013 11.00 am \u2013 Walking meditation 
11.00 am \u2013 12.30 pm \u2013 Lunch
12.30 pm \u2013 1.30 pm \u2013 Dhamma talk \u2013 Fewness of Wishes<\/strong>
1.30 pm \u2013 3.00 pm \u2013 Walk to the Big Cave. Guided Meditation
3.00 pm \u2013 4.30 pm \u2013 Q&A session with a cuppa
4.30 pm Sharing of merits and end of the day <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Art of Inner Balance \u2013 1st<\/sup> January 202<\/strong>6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Gates open at 8.30am
9.00 am \u2013 9.15 am \u2013 Arrival and settling in\u2028
9.15: Welcome and housekeeping\u2028
9.30 am \u2013 10.00 am \u2013 Guided meditation \u2028
10.00 am \u2013 10.30 am \u2013 Walking meditation \u2028
10.30\u2013 Refuges and precepts, meal blessing in the mediation hall\u2028
10.45\u2013 get ready for lunch\u2028
11.00 am \u2013 12.30 pm \u2013 Lunch and washing up.
12.30 pm \u2013 1.30 pm \u2013 Dhamma talk \u2013 Art of Inner Balance<\/strong>
1.30 pm \u2013 3.00 pm \u2013 Walk to the Big Cave. Guided Meditation
3.00 pm \u2013 4.00 pm \u2013 Q&A session with a cuppa
4.00 pm Sharing of merits and end of the day <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to bring \u2013 <\/strong>Good walking shoes, hat, sunscreen, water bottle, warm clothing (Southern Highlands is always a few degrees cooler). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meditation mats, cushions, stools and chairs are provided<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This event is free of charge. Hot and cold drinks will be provided. Some vegetarian food will be provided and you are welcome to bring a plate of food to share.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Santi Forest Monastery
100 Coalmines Rd, Bundanoon, NSW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accessibility:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • The meditation hall is upstairs. Access to the Big Cave is a 10-15 minute walk on gravel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • There is no public transport for this event. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Looking to spend your Christmas or the New Year\u2019s Day at a peaceful place?
    \nThen join us for a quiet day-retreat in the tranquil surrounds of Santi Forest Monastery.
    \nWe are offering 2 separate day retreats on Sunday the 25th\u00a0of December 2024 and on Sunday the 1st\u00a0of January 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14928"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14993,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14928\/revisions\/14993"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/santifm.org\/santi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}