Patty Winter wrote:
In article .com,
sparrow wrote:

I heard that there is a monastery where people can stay somewhere
around the hills of Big Sur, but that seems a bit intense. Does anyone
know anything about that?

Perhaps Tassajara Zen Mountain Center? Wonderful place. They're only
open to visitors from April-September, though.

It's New Camaldoli Hermitage:
http://www.contemplation.com/Hermitage/home.html