Arrow River Forest Hermitage

Had a warm and kind welcome. Place looks great.

Excellent website full of Dhamma articles and teachings. The ‘Letters From Mara’ are particularly good. A wonderful resource for Theravada Buddhists in Ontario, and around the world.

Amazing opportunity for personal meditation practice and/or nature retreat. Just being in this environment calms and brightens your mind.

Way back in 1996/7, after they had just opened we went out for a bw uni.work drive from TB, on a beautiful winter/early spring day. Came by this place(with the pines and gorge on the left, and the buildings on the right), and after seeing their welcome sign, debating on going in. Truely great vibes were there, but I could see us being there for hours and mom-in-law needed her car back. But it is one of the places I think of everytime I think of TB. Wishing you all happiness, health and safety. Cheers

Stayed here for 28 days in July 2022 for personal meditation retreat. The place is rugged but amazing. No running water in your cabin, no electricity, wood burning stove for heat. There is a small gas stovetop for making hot water for tea. The community sauna is fired up twice a week, it is amazing. I bathe in the river and hand wash my clothes at the foot of the waterfall daily, it’s like having your own natural massage tub. Food served communally once a day, help yourself to snacks and fruits at other times in the kitchen. Visitors share turns with chores. You chop your own wood if you’re staying long. Wifi turned on once a day for two hours near Ajahn’s cabin in the office. Ajahn is a very experienced meditation teacher. He was helpful in supporting my practice while I was there.The retreat center is amazIng if you are a serIous meditation practitioner. No cell service available on site. It’s more comfortable than camping but more rugged than a cottage. I will return again in the future. Bring lots more bug spray next time.

beautiful forest Very large deciduous growth