The 2026 Forest Refuge Schedule has been delayed as we work to update our registration system. We expect the program to be available by mid-June. We look forward to seeing you at the Forest Refuge and appreciate your patience.
To explore virtual program options, please visit the IMS Online page.
IMS’s Forest Refuge program supports experienced meditators in sustained, longer-term retreat practice. A personal retreat, under the guidance of the following teachers, helps strengthen practice faith, confidence and self-reliance.
Please note
- A self-sustaining practice is necessary to undertake a Forest Refuge retreat.
- Before you apply, please make sure you meet the Forest Refuge application requirements. We expect that candidates have participated in at least one six-week structured and teacher-led insight meditation retreat, or six similar one-week retreats.
- The teaching schedule may change without notice. It is our intention that retreatants will have the opportunity to practice with a variety of experienced and well-qualified insight meditation teachers.
- When retreat space is limited, priority will be given to those applying for longer stays.