payment and cancellation

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Payment details:

The fee for retreat at the monastary is on a sliding scale of €700 - 750 - €775,- which means you choose this according to your income and ability to pay. Included in the total costs are the monastery's increased fees, our rental of the entire guest house and beautiful private gardens, your individual room, 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.

Breakdown of the costs of retreat: Lioba is an ageing monastic community who no longer bring in income. Their fee for our retreat is €505 per person per week. We then have the Guest House to ourselves, as well as a beautiful private garden. The retreat fee for Saki is thus 195, -245 - 270 euros according to your ability to pay.

Cancellation Policy:

Registration begins with a deposit of €250, which is non-refundable unless it is through unforeseeable events like illness or another lockdown. In the event that the monastery needs to cancel because of COVID or because of severe 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. It is preferred by Lioba that this amount be in cash at the monastary.

Optional: buying a dune card:

Some people like to rent a week card to enter freely into the dunes. This will be included in your payment for the retreat. However, you will need to indicate that you want one so that we can buy one 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.

Payment details:

You may choose to pay with PayPal or via bank. If you decide to pay with PayPal the account is: lightsong@gmail.com. Indicate that the amount to be paid is for the Lioba monastary retreat. However, you must add on 3% to the total of what you are paying. This is the transaction cost of PayPal.

By bank:

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

Lightsong

t.n.v. W. S. Lee

IBAN: NL06ABNA0485780720

BIC: ABNANL2A