
FULL MOON MEDITATION & READING RETREAT
Friday, August 28th to Monday, August 31st, 2026
MONTAUK, NEW YORK
TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
Meditating with Virginia Woolf

“What is the meaning of life? That was all; a simple question — one that tended to close in on one with years. The great revelation had never come. The great revelation perhaps never did come. Instead there were little daily miracles, illuminations, matches struck unexpectedly in the dark.”
-Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse
TAKE THE VOYAGE OUT
MEET ME IN MONTAUK
A Woolfian To the Lighthouse experience led by Lindsay Sanwald, MDiv.
FOUR DAYS OF RESTORATIVE CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES TO FEED YOUR BODY, HEART, MIND, & SOUL.
ITINERARY
FRIDAY 8/28 (FULL MOON LUNAR ECLIPSE IN PISCES) - “THE WINDOW”
5PM - ARRIVE AND GET SETTLED
6PM - ORIENTATION WITH WELCOME DRINKS BY LE BERNARDIN
7PM - DINNER AL FRESCO, UNDER THE FULL MOON
9PM - FULL MOON CEREMONY & YOGA NIDRA
10PM - QUIET HOURS
SATURDAY 8/29 - “TIME PASES” [NO PHONE SABBATH]
6AM - SUNRISE PAGES / COFFEE & FRUIT
7AM - SURYA NAMASKAR & KRIYA MEDITATION
9AM - BREAKFAST / SATSANG
10AM - READING SESSION 1
12PM - LUNCH / SATSANG
1PM - READING SESSION 2
3PM - AFTERNOON ARGENTINEAN MATE CEREMONY
4PM - READING SESSION 3
7PM - WOOLF’S BOUEF EN DAUBE DINNER PARTY
10PM - QUIET HOURS
SUNDAY 8/30 - “TO THE LIGHTHOUSE”
6AM - SUNRISE SURYA NAMASKAR & KRIYA MEDITATION
7AM - SURFING / MORNING PAGES
9AM - BREAKFAST / SATSANG
10AM - PAINTING WORKSHOP WITH ARTIST PJ LINDEN
12PM - LUNCH / SATSANG
1PM - SILENT HIKE TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
5PM - DINNER OUT AT CROW’S NEST
8PM - BEACH BONFIRE CLOSING CIRCLE & STAR GAZING
MONDAY 8/31 - THE END
6AM - SUNRISE PAGES / COFFEE & FRUIT
7AM - SURYA NAMASKAR, KRIYA MEDITATION, AND SURFING
9AM - BREAKFAST / SATSANG
10AM - FAREWELL CEREMONY ON BEACH
12PM - THE END
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
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3 NIGHTS ACCOMMODATION IN A BEAUTIFUL BEACH HOUSE NESTLED IN A QUIET PART OF THE EASTERNMOST HAMLET OF THE HAMPTONS
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THREE HEALTHY BREAKFASTS (SAT/SUN/MON)
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TWO LIGHT LUNCHES (SAT/SUN)
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TWO DINNERS: FULL MOON BBQ (FRI) & WOOLF’S BOUEF EN DAUBE DINNER PARTY (SAT)
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DAILY CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES LED BY HARVARD MASTER OF DIVINITY AND ISHTA YOGA INITIATE, LINDSAY SANWALD: MORNING PAGES, SURYA NAMASKAR, PRANAYAMA, KRIYA MEDITATION, LECTIO DIVINA, YOGA NIDRA.
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SATSANGS COVERING EASTERN PHILOSOPHY AND LITERARY THEORY.
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FREE BEACH ACCESS, WALKING DISTANCE TO LEGENDARY SURF BREAK, DITCH PLAINS
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FULL MOON CEREMONY (FRIDAY)
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COMMUNAL COVER-TO-COVER READING MARATHON OF TO THE LIGHTHOUSE (SATURDAY - NO PHONE SABBATH)
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SUNRISE MEDITATION & OPTIONAL SURF SESSION (SUNDAY)
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SILENT HIKE TO THE LIGHTHOUSE (SUNDAY)
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PAINTING WORKSHOP LED BY ARTIST PJ LINDEN (SUNDAY)
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED:
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TRANSPORTATION TO MONTAUK
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UBERS INTO TOWN FROM HOUSE (AS YOU WISH TO VISIT)
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SUNDAY NIGHT SUNSET DINNER OUT AT CROW’S NEST
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IF YOU WISH TO SURF, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PAY FOR A GUIDED LESSON + BOARD RENTAL.
ONLY SEVEN SPOTS AVAILABLE!
PRIVATE QUEEN ROOM: Early-bird $1,599 / Standard $1,799 / Last-minute $1,999
DOUBLE ROOM SHARED (per person): Early-bird $1,399 / Standard $1,599 / Last-minute $1,799
MONASTERY STYLE TRIPLE (per person): Early-bird $999 / Standard $1,249 / Last-minute $1,399
SECURE YOUR EARLY BIRD PRICE WITH A $500 DEPOSIT BEFORE JUNE 21ST.
FULL PAYMENT DUE BY JULY 28TH (PAYMENT PLANS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST).
SCHEDULE A FREE CALL WITH ME TO LEARN IF THIS EXPERIENCE IS FOR YOU.
JOIN OUR ONLINE 8-WEEK SUMMER READING COURSE THAT BEGINS MAY 26TH.
