Visiting the Abbey
Visits start with an Appointment
We welcome visitors to our monastery! All visits, regardless of length of stay, require an appointment. You can make an appointment by contacting the office. See our Covid policy below.
Overnight Visits
All overnight visits start with a completed registration form. See our Covid policy below.
You must register to visit.
One or Two-day Visits
If you’re registered for a one day event or are staying no more than two nights do this:
- Take a Covid rapid test on the morning of your visit.
- Send a photo of the negative result to the Care Team. Masks are not required, but please feel free to wear one if you wish.
- If you have been exposed to Covid or have symptoms of any illness, please delay your visit.
Longer Visits and Covid Guidelines
If you’re visiting for more than two nights, do this:
- Take a Covid rapid test three days before your visit and send a photo of the negative result to the Care Team.
- Take another Covid rapid test on the morning of your visit and send a photo of the negative result to the Care Team.
- If you have been exposed to Covid or have symptoms of any illness, please delay your visit.
Go here to read Covid symptoms and learn more about our policy.
More Visiting Information
When you visit the Abbey, you join in with a fully functioning, resident community of monks and nuns. That’s different from visiting a Dharma or retreat center. The following pages can help you plan your travel logistics, prepare for living with our monastic community, and answer your questions and concerns. Please read the following sections to better understand what it means to visit us at the Abbey.
See the Day in the Life page to get a picture of life at Sravasti Abbey.

More on How to Visit Us

Getting Here
Your home for travel logistics. Click here to learn more about how to get to the Abbey by plane, train, bus, or car

Guidelines to Living with Us
A must read — must know details of living with a monastic community.

FAQs to Visiting
We understand there’s much you want to learn before visiting the Abbey. Read through these common questions and answers to help prepare yourself for your visit.

Stories & Reflections
What it’s like to learn and visit with Sravasti Abbey? Read stories and reflections by visitors & residents.
“Visiting the Abbey was an engaging and introspective experience that I would recommend to any young adult with a curious mind and an open heart.”
“For me, coming to Sravasti Abbey is like a glimpse into the beauty of Buddha nature, and for a time, my practice and mind are strengthened.”
“Your community is a blissful land where one can progress limitlessly in the Dharma at any point of entry.”
Learn from books by Ven. Thubten Chodron.
Sravasti Abbey
692 Country Lane
Newport WA 99156 USA
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509-447-5549
Also see ThubtenChodron.org