It's all about priorities. If your life really depended on it I'd bet good money you'd find the time to do it. I went to a 10 day Vipassana retreat last august

It's all about priorities. If your life really depended on it I'd bet good money you'd find the time to do it. I went to a 10 day Vipassana retreat last august and I'm really glad I did. Sure, I got cold feet and the usual fears: the fear of failure, the fear of not being man enough to last the full 10 days, you name it... In the end I chose to get past the fears and the excuses and just to it and I encourage you to do also. I was worried that I'd be in pain because of some gastritis I was doing treatment for at the time but they have been extremely supportive and they've provided me with extra food for dinner (everybody else just got fruits for dinner) so my stomach wouldn't chew on itself. I'm sure I've tried to make some other excuses for not going but they don't come to mind right now. I plan to go to other retreats too. After you do your first 10 day retreat you are considered an old student and can go to retreats just for a couple of days if you want. I now know that leaving my comfort zone is one of the best things I can do for myself.