registration and payment

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 fees, our rental of the 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 brings in income. The cost is €500 per person per week. The actual retreat fee for Saki is € 200, € 250, or - 275 euros for the entire week, 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 paid in cash at the monastery.

Optional: buying a dune card:

Some people like to rent a week card to enter freely into the dunes. It is € 6, for a week card.

Optional: renting a bicycle:

It may be possible to rent a bicycle for the week, but you will need to indicate this early so that we can arrange it. The cost is around €50,- for the week

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

A taxi can be ordered from Castricum train station upon your arrival. It costs between € 20 - 25

Payment details:

You may choose to pay with PayPal or via bank.

PayPal: send your payment to lightsong@gmail.com. Indicate that the amount to be paid is for the Lioba monastary retreat. However, you must add on 5% to the total for 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