All these retreats are suitable for those who have already learnt meditation within the context of the Triratna Buddhist Community and are open to a context of Buddhist ritual.
2010
Week Intensive Meditation Retreats with Paramananda
Week long retreats with Paramananda help create the conditions for you to take meditation practice much deeper. He is a very experienced retreat leader and is author of three books on meditation; “Change Your Mind”, “A Deeper Beauty” and “The Body”. You will need to have been regularly meditating for at least six months before attending and be comfortable with extended periods of sitting meditation and silence.
The Mindful Heart
with ParamanandaAugust 20-27 | £310/270.
Just to bring kind awareness to what is happening is the heart of our practice. We will focus on bringing together both the qualities of awareness and kindness at the same time in the act of meditating. In particular we will be exploring how we can use the breath to awaken the heart, and how we can use our imagination and emotion to bring the breath to life.
Coming Home 2010
with ParamanandaOctober 15-22 | £310/270
We will explore how meditation can help us to feel at home both in our own bodies and in the world. Using simple practices we will see that meditation can offer us the means to become more present to ourselves. Creating the conditions so that we can trust in our deepest nature and to feel more fully engaged in the world around us.
Other Week Long Retreats in 2010
Waking the Dream – 8 Day Easter Meditation Retreat
With Nagabodhi, Vimalacitta & SraddhagitaApril 1- 9 | £320/280
Spring is a time of renewal. The earth around us awakens from the sleep of winter, reminding us of the possibility of new life. Meditation awakens us from the slumber of habit and a life lived on automatic pilot. It can also uncover dreams and yearnings from the core of our being for a life lived with more authenticity and resonance with our deeper values.
On this retreat we will turn to meditation, reflection, poetry, myth and ritual to wake us from the sleep of unawareness, and to stir the dreams and imaginings of our heart.
Please note: this retreat starts Thursday pm and lasts eight days.
Ordinary Beauty - Wabi Sabi Week
with VajradarshiniApril 9-16 | £310/270
A meditation and reflection retreat based around the tradition of ‘Wabi sabi’. This is an aesthetic, or way of looking at the world, which finds beauty and truth in our simple, ordinary experience. We are being shown profound truths in every moment. There are cracks in our mundane world through which we will find chinks of light, doorways into a new way of being. With teachings on Wabi Sabi, the Dharma and meditation. Bought to life through poetry, film and the world around us. More details: www.vajradarshini.com
Compassionate Communication
With VajraghantaSeptember 24 - 0ctober 1 | £290/250
Many of us long for a more fulfilling relationship with those around us - our partners, parents, colleagues and friends. On this retreat we will address this human yearning for connection and community. Through meditation, reflection, and practical exploration of our habits we will aim to shift towards a more compassionate connection with ourselves and others. For more information contact:
