The intensive will begin on Friday, February 29, with dinner at 7:30pm, and will end at around 3:30pm on Sunday, March 9. You should plan to arrive on Friday between 4:30pm and 7:30pm to complete your registration and have time to settle in. There will be a welcome and orientation meeting at 8pm.
Tuition: $850
Accommodation and meals, Standard (Econolodge): $735
Accommodation and meals, Deluxe (Apple Tree Inn): $835
This includes a shared double room in a local motel and three vegetarian meals a day, beginning with dinner on Friday, February 29. A limited number of single rooms are available for an additional fee of $300. If you live locally and wish to travel daily to the intensive from home, you can get a reduction of $250 off the accommodation fee. Please note that the meal fee cannot be excluded.
To reserve a place, please submit a deposit of $300.
Practicing Members and Student Members:
There is a 10% discount off the tuition fee for practicing members and student members (what’s this?).
For university students, there is a $425 discount off the tuition fee.
There will be a $50 cancellation fee for written requests received before February 4. Written cancellation requests received after February 4 will be charged a $300 cancellation fee. The intensive begins on February 29; no refunds will be provided on or after this date.
Simple and comfortable accommodation is provided at a local motel. Shuttle service to and from EnlightenNext is available. Meals, as well as coffee and tea breaks, are served at the EnlightenNext center. The EnlightenNext kitchen has a reputation for its creative gourmet vegetarian cuisine that uses fresh local and organic produce.
The schedule and times of sessions with Andrew will be announced during the intensive and may vary from day to day. Generally however, you will engage in two or three sessions with Andrew each day, which are devoted to silent meditation, talks, open dialogues with Andrew, or a combination of these. The periods between sessions are an opportunity for participants to pursue their own independent inquiry into the meaning and significance of Evolutionary Enlightenment, either through personal meditation and contemplation or in the discussions that are always a powerful and transformative feature of these events.
Between sessions, you might be asked to help with meal preparation and cleanup.
The weather in February is likely to be very cold with snow and ice. Although it's very comfortable inside, please come prepared with good outdoor footwear, heavy coat, hat, and gloves. We also suggest bringing a pair of shoes to change into when you get inside.
Andrew’s books, audios, and videos, as well as information on future events, will be available after lunch on Sunday, March 9. It will also be possible to purchase CD and MP3 recordings of the weekend’s sessions.
The EnlightenNext International Center is situated on a beautiful 220-acre wooded estate known locally as Foxhollow. Located in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts near the town of Lenox, it is an easy 2-3 hour drive from New York City and Boston, and just over one hour from both Hartford, Connecticut, and Albany, New York.
Please click on the link below for directions to EnlightenNext from New York City, Boston, and Hartford. If you are planning to travel by bus or train, we recommend that you call the numbers provided to verify your departure in advance.