Spiritual Items:
Personal items:
Food:
- Mala beads if you have them
- Prayer shawl if you have one
- Spiritual journal (can just be an exercise book if you don’t have a special journal)
- Floor cushion if you prefer to sit on the floor
- Chair cover if you like to put your own cover on your seat
- Bottle of isocol or similar for receiving or giving sweeps
Personal items:
- Own coffee cup/mug plus hot drink container with a lid if bringing into the temple as no open drink containers will be allowed into the temple
- Tissues: 1 box for the temple and 1 box for your room
- Sunglasses, sunscreen and hat
- Umbrella or wet weather coat/hat, rainboots in case of rain particularly while on an outing
- Folding chair and cushion for outdoor activities
- Comfortable walking clothing and walking shoes
- Suitable comfortable clothing for temple. For example, long pants rather than shorts, appropriate tops not too low. White clothing for morning practice - it's incredibly soothing being in a group in the early morning where white or cream is the thematic clothing colour - however this is not compulsory, whatever is comfortable for you.
- Layered clothing as the mornings and evenings will be cold
- Warm jacket, warm footwear, warm hat, warm scarf/shawl
- Ipod, power cord (if you want music in your room)
- Flashlight or headlamp
- Mosquito repellent
- Refillable water bottle
- Toiletries
- Alarm clock if you need it
- Any medications you require
- Camera
- Laptop and charger if you wish
- Face mask and RAT in case of signs of ill health. If you have any signs of illness please be considerate of the well-being of others and self manage.
Food:
- Any nibbles you may want
- Drinks (no alcohol allowed)
Continental Breakfast and Vegetarian/Vegan Dinner is provided.
