A Day Spent at a Temple, Introducing Hwaunsa Temple Stay in Yongin🌿

Rather than filling your schedule with sightseeing, here is a destination that focuses on caring for both body and mind through meditation, ...

Rather than filling your schedule with sightseeing, here is a destination that focuses on

caring for both body and mind through meditation, rest, and time spent in nature.

The Hwaunsa Temple Stay located in Yongin City

is a travel destination where you can stay for a day

in a space where the temple and nature come together  focusing on rest and recovery.

In particular, through the rest and healing that nature itself provides,

you can care for both your body and mind

which is why it has gained great popularity among many travelers.

The temple stay program at Hwaunsa

offers experiential programs where you stay at the temple, 

briefly set aside the complexities of daily life,

and care for both your body and mind, while takinge time to reflect on yourself.

During meditation sessions, you sit in a quiet space, regulate your breathing, and focus on organizing your thoughts.

It is a time that does not require much talking,

 so even those new to meditation can participate comfortably without feeling pressure.

During tea time, you share tea and conversation with a monk.

Rather than a time to find the right answers or receive teachings,

it is an opportunity to calmly bring out thoughts you may have put off in your daily life.

You also learn temple etiquette and share temple-style meals together allowing you to experience Buddhist culture and temple life up close.

While enjoying simple yet neatly prepared Korean food you are given time to focus fully on the act of eating itself.

If you choose the 1-night, 2-day experiential program,

you can experience both the morning and evening at the temple.

After the evening meal, you participate in the evening Buddhist service,

and if you wish, you may also take part in the devotional and meditative practice of 108 prostrations (consecutive full-body bows)

 Early in the morning, after finishing the meal,

 walking meditation is held along the forest paths surrounding the temple.

 During the day, you slowly walk along forest trails filled with sunlight,

 listening closely to the sounds of nature.

 As the sun sets, you take time to reflect on the day

 within the stillness that envelops the temple.

The one-day program is suitable for travelers with a shorter schedule.

You can enjoy a taste of temple life through activities such as meditation,

making prayer bead bracelets, and tea meditation, For those new to temple stays it is designed as a low-pressure, beginner-friendly program!

If you’re hoping to find happiness and rest during your trip to Korea

how about heading to the Hwaunsa Temple Stay in Yongin City?✨

📍111-14 Dongbaekjukjeon-daero, Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Hwaunsa

🕖Operating hours

 Vary by program

🔸Temple Stay program participation fees

 · One-day program

 Adults KRW 30,000 / Middle & high school students KRW 30,000 / Elementary students KRW 30,000 

· One-day program (group)

 Adults KRW 40,000 / Middle & high school students KRW 40,000

· Experiential program

 Adults KRW 80,000 / Middle & high school students KRW 70,000

🔸Reservations & program details: Please refer to the Hwaunsa Temple Stay website

https://www.templestay.com/

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