In-Person Daily Life Retreat
Teacher
Jill Davey
When
October 5 - 10, 2025
Where
St. Brigid’s Villa
Guelph, QC
Deepen your capacity to bring awareness into everyday activities through mindfulness and inquiry, with an exploration of themes relevant to daily life. The retreat includes sitting, walking, and standing meditation, Buddhist teachings and discussions. We begin with a daylong retreat and follow with a week of morning and evening gatherings. During the weekdays we attend to our usual responsibilities (work, community, family, home, etc) with a renewed awareness and insight. This retreat is suitable for beginners that would like an introduction to meditation and for those who wish to deepen their current practice.
Teacher
Jill Davey (she/they) Since their first meditation retreat in 2008, Jill has been devoted to the study and practice of Vipassana (Insight Meditation) and sharing this understanding with others. Having been mentored and invited to teach by Molly Swan and Norman Feldman, Jill is a teacher with True North Insight. Jill is particularly interested in connecting the relevance of these ancient teachings of awareness, wisdom and kindness to daily life experience. They are also an End-of-Life Doula and bring this sensitivity to their teachings. Jill brings years of previous experience as a community worker to their teaching and is actively committed to the ongoing dismantling of internalized and systemic privilege.
Registration
LOCATION: St. Brigid’s Villa, 5420 Hwy 6 N., Guelph, Ontario.
St. Brigid’s Villa is an Ignatian Spirituality Centre that welcomes retreats accomodating the needs of a wide audience, including Dharma organizations. Please note there are Christian symbols on the site.
Parking available, fully accessible building.
HOURS:
Sunday, October 5 daylong, 10:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Monday October 6 through Friday October 10:
- mornings 7:00 – 9:00 a.m.
The weekday times are yours to practice mindful work, community or home commitments.
- evenings 5:30-8:30 p.m.
The retreat ends on Friday October 10 at 9:00 a.m.
Notes:
It is possible to attend the Sunday Daylong only. Please see more information below.
Meals not included. Optional communal breakfasts and diners will be pre-organized.
COST: TNI is dedicated to offering affordable rates to all. TNI retreat fees are on a sliding scale basis that allows participants to pay according to individual means. Fees do not include compensation for the teachings, and teachers rely on the generosity of retreatants for a sustainable income. There is an opportunity to offer dana (donations) to the teachers at the end of each retreat.
A deposit of 50% of the base rate is required to register to the retreat. The deposit is included in all of our fees.
- Benefactor: $760
- Sustaining: $570
- Base: $380
- Reduced: $190
- Scholarship: upon request (limited number of scholarships are granted)
◆ Deposit : $190
Sliding Scale for the Sunday Only:
- Benefactor: $240
- Sustaining: $180
- Base: $120
- Reduced: $60
- Scholarship: upon request (limited number of scholarships are granted)
◆ Deposit : $60
Benefactor
The Benefactor rate provides the opportunity to offer more substantial support for TNI.
Sustaining
The Sustaining rate represents the actual cost to TNI to operate our programs. If you can afford this level or higher, you assist our efforts to offer lower sliding-scale rates and ongoing financial subsidies.
Base
The Base rate covers 82 % of what is needed to run our organization. To balance our budget and to wisely steward our resources, donations must supplement our registration income.
Reduced
Payment at the Reduced rate covers only 71 % of what is needed to run our organization. To balance our budget and to wisely steward our resources, donations must supplement our registration income.
Scholarship
TNI offers scholarships of up to a 50% reduction of the base rate on our sliding scale to those who request it. Limited number of scholarships are granted.