In addition to our scheduled retreats, Birken is available for periods of personal retreat through most of the year. The monastery welcomes individual reservations from early April to late December. First-time visitors may stay for a maximum of ten days. Others may stay for a maximum of two weeks, except with special permission from the Abbot.  In addition to quiet time for meditation, study, and reflection, the monastery is situated in a lovely natural landscape for walking. There are opportunities to ask questions of the Abbot at tea time on Thursdays to Sundays; there may be individual interviews available on these days as well.

Please check the Scheduled Retreats and the Room Vacancies pages before submitting a regstration form for a personal retreat, and do not request a personal retreat during Scheduled retreats, or times when there are no vacancies.