payment and cancellation

Contact

For any questions that are not addressed on this website, contact Lightsong@gmail.com. We will get in touch with you to answer your specific questions and needs.

Payment details:

The fee for this 8 day retreat at the monastary is on a "sliding scale" €750,- €775,- €800- which means you choose this according to your income and ability to pay. Included in the total costs are the monastary's increased fees, our rental of the entire guest house and beautiful private gardens, your individual acommodations, meals, and daily personal guidance and practices from Saki. See below for the bank details.

A non-refundable deposit of €250- is required at the time of registration to reserve your place. You can also pay in installments, but the balance for the retreat needs to be paid in full two months before the retreat.

Lioba is an ageing monastic community who no longer bring in income besides through their guests. Their fee is €565- per person for eight days (non-negotiable!). Therefore, the actual retreat fee for Saki's work is €185- 210,- or 235,- per person for eight days, according to what you feel you can and wish to pay.

Cancellation Policy:

Registration begins with a deposit of €250, which has normally been non-refundable. In the event that the monastery needs to cancel because of COVID or because of illness, you will be reimbursed your deposit. Please understand that there can be no refunds for cancellations otherwise if there is no one to take your place.

Optional: rental of sheets and towels:

Rental of sheets and towels are not included in this price, as Lioba encourages people to bring their own in order to limit laundering sheets and towels. However, renting sheets and towels for €10,- is possible. Please let us know if you are renting sheets and towels, and include this in your payment.

Dune card3:

Some people like to have a week card to enter freely into the dunes. The cost is included in your payment but you must indicate if you want one as we need to buy it ahead of time for you.

If you need a taxi ordered to come to the monastary:

If a train taxi is needed, please let us know at least ONE WEEK ahead of time so that this can be arranged for you. Give us your your arrival time and at which train station you will arrive at least one week before the retreat starts.

A taxi from Alkmaar train station to the monastery is approximately 30 euros

A taxi from Castricum train station to the monastery is approximately 15 euros.

Payment details:

You may choose to pay with PayPal or via bank. If you decide to pay with PayPal, simply log on to the Lightsong-Inayatiyya website (www.lightsong.info), and on the retreat page there is a "donate" button there. Indicate that the amount donated is towards Lioba monastary retreat. However, you should add on 3% to what you are paying, to cover the transaction fee of PayPal. Go to lightsong.info and pay via the Donate button, indicating that this is for Lioba monastery retreat.

By bank:

Please transfer all payments with the description "for Lioba Monastery" to:

Lightsong

t.n.v. W. S. Lee

IBAN: NL06ABNA0485780720

BIC: ABNANL2A