Our general advice would be to have a sense of joining the course as an individual; of focussing on your own experience for the duration of the course rather than as one half of a couple.

As well as having separate rooms and of course being asked to abide by our basic code of discipline regarding celibacy and maintaining silence, you will also be asked to avoid any physical contact, to sit apart in the meditation hall and at meal times, to have separate karma yoga jobs and discussion groups. This is intended as a support for your silence and ability to allow your own, personal process to evolve.

We encourage you to discuss your approach to the discipline before you start the course and to make a commitment to maintain distance during it so that you don’t influence each other too much, or feel offended when your partner doesn’t speak to you for 10 days! If so, it’s our experience that you’ll find it an enriching experience, both for yourself and for your relationship.