The Winter Retreats at KMC New York consists of ten stand-alone retreats based on The Oral Instructions of Mahamudra by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please scroll down to find out more about this text and each week of retreat.

Retreat Fees & Important Registration Information

General registration goes live Friday, November 11 at 2:00pm (EDT)* 

Retreat Costs

• Weekend (Friday – Sunday): $50
• Weekly (Friday – Thursday): $100

Please note: a 20% discount on retreat fees is applied to four or more consecutive full weeks of retreats. 

Due to the nature of these retreats, we do not offer drop-ins for days or individual sessions. 

Accommodations

IMPORTANT: Because of the limited private accommodations, we are offering pre-application from November 2-9 for those who wish to attend and stay onsite for at least four consecutive weeks of retreat, and we will prioritize those who wish to stay for the full ten weeks of retreat. If you would like to participate in at least 4 consecutive weeks of retreat please complete this form to let us know you are interested. 

Please use the chart below to see accommodation options and prices. Please note for accommodations (not meals) booked for 2 consecutive weeks, a 20% discount is applied, 3 consecutive weeks, a 30% discount is applied and 4 consecutive weeks or more, a 40% discount is applied.

Onsite Meals
Vegetarian, vegan and/or wheat-free lunches and dinners are available each day for $7 each. Breakfast is only available to those staying onsite and is included in accommodation fees. 

Registration Notes:

• Each guided retreat starts Friday evening and ends Thursday at lunchtime (6 nights)
• The Heruka close retreat fee is a set price of $150 regardless of the number of weeks/days the person stays.  If you are interested in finding out more details about the close retreat, please visit this page.
• Private rooms (deluxe, single, twin, doubles) and en-suite triples must be booked for 6 night blocks from Friday to Thursday (i.e. the full week of retreat). Partial bookings are not available for private rooms or en-suite triples, i.e someone would not be able to book for a weekend, for 10 nights or 23 nights but could book for 6 nights, 13 nights, 20 nights, etc. 
• Those wishing to book for a private room (deluxe or single) or shared/dorm accommodations for at least four up to the full ten weeks of retreat can use this application between November 2-9  to inquire about availability.  We will prioritize those who wish to stay for the full ten weeks of retreat. General registration opens on November 11 at 2pm ET. At this time, if there are private rooms or en-suite triples still available, these will be opened to 6 night minimum stays. 
• Weekend retreats are available in-person. Dorm and shared room accommodations are available for partial bookings with a 2-night minimum. Due to the importance of attending the introduction and start of retreat, these must be booked starting Friday night.

In silence, we engage with the meditation object in a more intimate way. We stop ‘chatting’ about the Dharma from our mouth and start listening to the Dharma from deep within our heart which gives us a special inner experience of the teachings we receive. Penetrating insights arise and since we are able to hold onto them with firm mindfulness we find Dharma experience pervades and nourishes our heart at a very deep level.

Weeks one through six we will observe silence until lunch each day.

Weeks seven through ten we will observe full silence.