Retreats happen throughout the year in the US, Germany, France and Spain and
are usually split into two weeks to accomodate for those who can only
come for one week. Retreats are a place to meet like minded friends and spend
a bit of time in the comfort of the peace that have brought us
together. Francis encourages everyone to mingle and emphasizes the
teachings are in every aspect of these meetings. Different
locations are different in schedule, accomodations, food, etc., but
generally speaking there are no formal requirements. Unlike many
spiritual settings, these retreats have no restrictions on speech and
no one is expected to be ‘spiritual’. We meet as friends to enjoy our
time together, eat good (hopefully) food, take a break from the usual
way of things and get a taste of our innate happiness.