Everything You Need to Know About Residential Programs

To register online, please visit the Course Calendar.

• If you are unable to register online, please call 978-355-2347 ext. 10 to register by phone.

In order to maintain a shared space for exploration, practice, and community, and to uphold our mission and institutional culture, if you register for a program, we understand you to be committing to attend the entire course. If a special need arises or an unexpected event occurs after the program has begun, the teacher, the yogi, and the BCBS staff will work together to find an acceptable alternative. Registration and deposit are required to hold your place in a program. Thank you for your understanding.

An email confirmation will be sent within a few days of receiving your registration and deposit.

Our four-tier fee structure is designed to make transparent the real costs to BCBS and to help  keep our offerings available to all, regardless of financial circumstances. There are four payment levels:

• Benefactor
• Sustaining 
• Mid-Level (representing the actual cost to BCBS)
• Supported

The four-tier system allows us to continue to offer the Supported fee to those who need it most. Any amount paid above Supported will be considered a tax-deductible gift, for which you will receive acknowledgment by mail.

If you can not afford the Supported rate, please choose Financial Assistance in the registration process.

BCBS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, educational organization.

For more information, please visit Generosity.

Teaching the Dharma is inherently an act of generosity. The teachers who come to BCBS travel from afar and offer their time, their energy, and their wisdom as a gift to all who choose to come. BCBS reimburses teachers only for their travel and other basic costs. Students are invited to help support the continuing efforts of teachers by contributing to their livelihood. A box for Teacher Dāna is provided after every program. Please give generously to the teachers.

BCBS is committed to being open to all, so please do not let financial hardship prevent you from attending our programs. Financial Assistance applications are included in the registration process.

We have both single and double rooms. On the online registration page, there is the option to choose what housing arrangement you prefer.

• Offering to stay in a double room is an act of generosity that allows more people to attend.
• If there is no option to "Request a Single" it means that no single rooms are available. If you are willing to stay in a double room, please select that option. If you like, you can write in the comments section that you wish to be put on the waiting list for a single room, but that does not guarantee that you will get a single room. If you can only attend if you can stay on campus in a single room, please register for the waiting list.
• Single rooms are assigned on a first-come first-serve basis.

Please email contact@buddhistinquiry.org if you have any questions.

You are welcome to stay one night before and/or after a program as long as space is available. The fee is $70 per extra night. Please select the appropriate box(es) when registering online. Your selection(s) and program registration will be confirmed by email.

If the option to stay an extra night (either the night before or after your program) is not available on the registration page, it is because there are no rooms available.

We do not offer any meals during extra nights before or after programs. You can bring food and will have access to a microwave and refrigerator, if needed. 

If all rooms are occupied, you will have the option to register as a non-resident with an additional option to go on the waiting list for a room.

Please only register as a non-resident if you are willing and able to attend the program as a non-resident. Normal cancellation policies will apply.

Non-resident program fee is $59/night, which includes all meals. You will be expected to attend all aspects of the program and are welcome to remain on campus for the entire day.

For information about places to stay nearby, please visit Local Lodging

If you need to cancel your registration, please get in touch with us as soon as possible. If you cancel two or more weeks before a program begins, cancellation fees are $50 for all programs longer than two nights and $25 for weekend programs. Your full deposit is forfeited if you cancel less than two weeks before your program begins. If you have requested financial assistance, cancellation fees are $50 for all programs longer than two nights and $25 for weekend programs.

All cancellation fees support our Scholarship Funds.