The schedule at Wat Pa Tam Wua Monastery is as follows:
5:00am: Wake up, practice meditation in your dorm or kuti
6:30am: Rice offering to the monks
7:00am: Breakfast (and stop in awe of the sunrise that consistently burns in the sky directly afterwards)
8:00am: Practice Vipassana in walking, sitting and laying positions (2hrs)
10:30am: Food offering to the monks
11:00am: Lunch, the last meal of the day
1:00pm: Practice Vipassana in walking, sitting and laying positions (2hrs)
4:00pm: Clean and tend to monastery area
5:00pm: Relax with coffee and tea
6:00pm: Evening chanting with monks and Vipassana in the sitting position (2hrs)
8:00pm: Practice Vipassana in your room
10:00pm: Lights out, have a nights rest on the dorm or kuti floor mat
Participants can choose to refrain from speaking during their stay; we both elected to try this option.