I spent New Year with Kim and 20 plus other wonderful strangers. Whilst I found the silence a bit hard at first I received so much support and encouragement I loved the next period of silence, finding it liberating and peaceful. The atmosphere that Kim (and the Nuns) create is very calming and soothing; you do as much or as little of the programme as you like and this takes all the pressure off. My favourite was the walking meditation around the beautiful grounds and I think it would be fair to say that is one of the best New Years I have had. Highly recommended if you need to take time out for you and get yourself in a much better place to face the world again.