Calendar of Retreats and Events
Our programme for 2019 is now open for booking. Most events are Order retreats, though there are a some open to Mitras and people familiar with Triratna meditation practices. Unless stated otherwise, events are mixed gender. You can click on individual events to find out more and to book.
We ask for a booking fee of £52 for weekends and £78 for longer events. We are sorry but we cannot refund this booking fee or transfer it for another event under any circumstances. If sending a postal booking, please send a cheque with the booking form, made payable to Adhisthana.
We are working on improving our bookings system. Currently you will receive a confirmation from PayPal, but not directly from Adhisthana, until we send out an email two weeks before the event – for now, if you require confirmation, you can contact the office.
Click here to see an information sheet about coming on events at Adhisthana, including information about arrival and departure times for week and weekend events.
We also hold events at Adhisthana other than those on this calendar; such as local Sangha retreats, Breathworks Training retreats, and various other meetings and gatherings.
| Date | Event Name | Leader(s) | Gender | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th Nov - 23rd Nov | Intensive Teacher Training at the London Buddhist Centre | Maitreyabandhu, Ratnaguna + Subhadramati | Mixed | |
| 23rd Nov - 25th Nov | Metta: the Foundation of Buddhist Practice (weekend retreat for local groups) | Sanghadeva & Shubhavyuha | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 29th Nov - 2nd Dec |
Women's Area Order Weekend Retreat Now Full |
Womens | £111/78 | |
| 2nd Dec - 9th Dec | The Four Tantric Rites of Kalyana Mitrata [for Dharmacharinis] | Saddhanandi + Vajrasara | Womens | £259/182 |
| 6th Dec - 9th Dec | FutureDharma fundraising training: You, money and giving | Amalavajra and team | Mixed | £10/10 |
| 9th Dec - 16th Dec | 'From here to the beyond…': Studying the ‘Spiral Path’ in Early Buddhist Discourses | Dhīvan and Sāgaramati | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 4th Jan - 11th Jan 2019 | European Chairs Assembly (Winter) | Mixed | £259/182 | |
| 18th Jan - 20th Jan 2019 | Young Order Seminar with Manjuvajra | Mixed | £74/52 | |
| 24th Jan - 27th Jan 2019 | Madhyamaka and/or Yogacara | Dhivan + Silavadin | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 1st Feb - 3rd Feb 2019 | Men's Area Order Weekend (Feb 2019) | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 3rd Feb - 10th Feb 2019 | Men's Preceptors' Retreat | Mens | £259/182 | |
| 15th Feb - 22nd Feb 2019 | Women's Preceptors' Retreat | Womens | £259/182 | |
| 28th Feb - 3rd Mar 2019 | Women's Area Order Weekend (March 2019) | Womens | £111/78 | |
| 3rd Mar - 8th Mar 2019 | Speaking from Silence | Subhanandi | Womens | |
| 8th Mar - 15th Mar 2019 | Public Preceptors' College | Mixed | £259/182 | |
| 8th Mar - 10th Mar 2019 | Midlands Men's Regional Order Weekend | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 15th Mar - 22nd Mar 2019 | Transforming Ignorance into Wisdom: the Brahmajala + Honeyball Suttas | Subhuti + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 22nd Mar - 31st Mar 2019 | Six Guidelines: Ordination Training Retreat for Women | Tiratanaloka Team | Womens | £378/279 |
| 5th Apr - 7th Apr 2019 | Dissolving the Cloud of Suffering: Triratna Day Weekend | Dhammarati + Parami | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 11th Apr - 15th Apr 2019 | Combined Regional Order Convenors | Mixed | £148/104 | |
| 12th Apr - 19th Apr 2019 | Asanga + the Ethics of a Bodhisattva | Dhammarati, Parami + Saddhaloka | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 25th Apr - 28th Apr 2019 | Groups + Pioneers | Mixed | £111/78 | |
| 3rd May - 10th May 2019 | Anapanasati + the Open Dimension of Being | Viveka, Dhammarati + Saddhanandi | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 10th May - 17th May 2019 | The Inexhaustible Lamp: a teacher training retreat for all Order Members | Ratnaguna, Nibbhaya + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 12th May - 17th May 2019 | Presidents | Mixed | £185/130 | |
| 17th May - 26th May 2019 | Bodhicitta: the Heart of Buddhism | Vessantara | Mixed | £333/234 |
| 30th May - 2nd Jun 2019 | Gender Diverse Sangha | Jnanamitra, Kamalanandi, Shraddhasiddhi | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 14th Jun - 21st Jun 2019 | Sadhana: Integrating in the Maya Way | Vijayamala + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 21st Jun - 23rd Jun 2019 | Weekend for Parents | Karunagita, Lilapa, Maitrinita + Upayavira | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 28th Jun - 1st Jul 2019 | Elders: for all those ordained by Sangharakshita | Mixed | £111/78 | |
| 28th Jun - 30th Jun 2019 | Helpful Communication and the Practice Lotus | Karunagita, Amaragita + team | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 4th Jul - 7th Jul 2019 | Long Weekend for People of Colour | Maitrinita + team | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 28th Jul - 4th Aug 2019 | Energy + Pure Love: the Padmasambhava Sadhana and the Six Bardos | Padmavajra + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 16th Aug - 18th Aug 2019 | Sub25 Retreat | Mixed | £74/52 | |
| 16th Aug - 18th Aug 2019 | DharmaLife Alumni | Mixed | £74/52 | |
| 22nd Aug - 26th Aug 2019 | Triratna International Gathering | Mixed | ||
| 31st Aug - 8th Sep 2019 | International Council | Mixed | £296/208 | |
| 5th Sep - 8th Sep 2019 | Singing the Sangha | Arthasiddhi, Vipulakirti, Manidhara, Vandanajyoti | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 8th Sep - 13th Sep 2019 | Anagarika Convention | Mixed | £185/130 | |
| 13th Sep - 20th Sep 2019 | A Survey of Buddhism: Study Convention | Subhuti with Maitreyi, Ratnadharini, Ratnaguna, Saddhanandi, Sagaramati, Sraddhapa | Mixed | |
| 20th Sep - 27th Sep 2019 | Six Elements | Bodhiketu, Manjuvajra + Maitreyi | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 20th Sep - 27th Sep 2019 | Blazing with Light and Love: Amitabha Sadhana | Vidyamala, Paramartha, Pramudita + Punyamala | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 27th Sep - 29th Sep 2019 | The Essence of Zen: Order/Mitra Weekend | Saddhanandi, Manjuvajra + Sona | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 27th Sep - 29th Jul 2019 | Men's Midlands Regional Order Weekend | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 3rd Oct - 6th Oct 2019 | The Bodhisattva's Life | Saraha + Sahajatara | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 4th Oct - 6th Oct 2019 | Women's Mid-Western Regional Order Weekend | Womens | £74/52 | |
| 10th Oct - 13th Oct 2019 | Friends of the Sangharakshita Library | Mixed | Donation (Dana) | |
| 11th Oct - 17th Oct 2019 | Women Mitra Convenors | Womens | £222/156 | |
| 18th Oct - 25th Oct 2019 | She who Fulfils all Wishes: White Tara Sadhana | Vessantara + Moksanandi | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 25th Oct - 27th Oct 2019 | The Big One: the annual Sub35 retreat | Mixed | £74/52 | |
| 30th Oct - 1st Nov 2019 | Men Regional Order Convenors | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 1st Nov - 3rd Nov 2019 | Men's Area Order Weekend (November 2019) | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 4th Nov - 14th Nov 2019 | Public Preceptors' College | Mixed | £370/260 | |
| 8th Nov - 12th Nov 2019 | Women Regional Order Convenors | Womens | £148/104 | |
| 14th Nov - 17th Nov 2019 | Groups + Pioneers | Mixed | £111/78 | |
| 15th Nov - 22nd Nov 2019 | The Smooth Path to Emancipation: the Mula Yogas | Parami + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 28th Nov - 5th Dec 2019 | Blake’s Mandala: Integration through Imagination | Atula, Prakasha, Ratnaprabha, Saccanama + Satyalila | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 5th Dec - 8th Dec 2019 | Women's Area Order Weekend (December 2019) | Womens | £111/78 |
Intensive Teacher Training at the London Buddhist Centre
19th Nov - 23rd Nov
Led by: Maitreyabandhu, Ratnaguna + Subhadramati
Cost:
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Metta: the Foundation of Buddhist Practice (weekend retreat for local groups)
23rd Nov - 25th Nov
Led by: Sanghadeva & Shubhavyuha
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
Women's Area Order Weekend
29th Nov - 2nd Dec
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Womens | Level: A
The Four Tantric Rites of Kalyana Mitrata [for Dharmacharinis]
2nd Dec - 9th Dec
Led by: Saddhanandi + Vajrasara
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Womens | Level: A
FutureDharma fundraising training: You, money and giving
6th Dec - 9th Dec
Led by: Amalavajra and team
Cost: £10/10
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
'From here to the beyond…': Studying the ‘Spiral Path’ in Early Buddhist Discourses
9th Dec - 16th Dec
Led by: Dhīvan and Sāgaramati
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
European Chairs Assembly (Winter)
4th Jan - 11th Jan 2019
Led by:
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Young Order Seminar with Manjuvajra
18th Jan - 20th Jan 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Madhyamaka and/or Yogacara
24th Jan - 27th Jan 2019
Led by: Dhivan + Silavadin
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Men's Area Order Weekend (Feb 2019)
1st Feb - 3rd Feb 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
Men's Preceptors' Retreat
3rd Feb - 10th Feb 2019
Led by:
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mens | Level: A
Women's Preceptors' Retreat
15th Feb - 22nd Feb 2019
Led by:
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Womens | Level: A
Women's Area Order Weekend (March 2019)
28th Feb - 3rd Mar 2019
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Womens | Level: A
Speaking from Silence
3rd Mar - 8th Mar 2019
Led by: Subhanandi
Cost:
Gender: Womens | Level: A
Public Preceptors' College
8th Mar - 15th Mar 2019
Led by:
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Midlands Men's Regional Order Weekend
8th Mar - 10th Mar 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
Transforming Ignorance into Wisdom: the Brahmajala + Honeyball Suttas
15th Mar - 22nd Mar 2019
Led by: Subhuti + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Six Guidelines: Ordination Training Retreat for Women
22nd Mar - 31st Mar 2019
Led by: Tiratanaloka Team
Cost: £378/279
Gender: Womens | Level: E
Dissolving the Cloud of Suffering: Triratna Day Weekend
5th Apr - 7th Apr 2019
Led by: Dhammarati + Parami
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Combined Regional Order Convenors
11th Apr - 15th Apr 2019
Led by:
Cost: £148/104
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Asanga + the Ethics of a Bodhisattva
12th Apr - 19th Apr 2019
Led by: Dhammarati, Parami + Saddhaloka
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Groups + Pioneers
25th Apr - 28th Apr 2019
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Anapanasati + the Open Dimension of Being
3rd May - 10th May 2019
Led by: Viveka, Dhammarati + Saddhanandi
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
The Inexhaustible Lamp: a teacher training retreat for all Order Members
10th May - 17th May 2019
Led by: Ratnaguna, Nibbhaya + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Presidents
12th May - 17th May 2019
Led by:
Cost: £185/130
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Bodhicitta: the Heart of Buddhism
17th May - 26th May 2019
Led by: Vessantara
Cost: £333/234
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Gender Diverse Sangha
30th May - 2nd Jun 2019
Led by: Jnanamitra, Kamalanandi, Shraddhasiddhi
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: C
Sadhana: Integrating in the Maya Way
14th Jun - 21st Jun 2019
Led by: Vijayamala + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Weekend for Parents
21st Jun - 23rd Jun 2019
Led by: Karunagita, Lilapa, Maitrinita + Upayavira
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: C
Elders: for all those ordained by Sangharakshita
28th Jun - 1st Jul 2019
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Helpful Communication and the Practice Lotus
28th Jun - 30th Jun 2019
Led by: Karunagita, Amaragita + team
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Long Weekend for People of Colour
4th Jul - 7th Jul 2019
Led by: Maitrinita + team
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: C
Energy + Pure Love: the Padmasambhava Sadhana and the Six Bardos
28th Jul - 4th Aug 2019
Led by: Padmavajra + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Sub25 Retreat
16th Aug - 18th Aug 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
DharmaLife Alumni
16th Aug - 18th Aug 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Triratna International Gathering
22nd Aug - 26th Aug 2019
Led by:
Cost:
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
International Council
31st Aug - 8th Sep 2019
Led by:
Cost: £296/208
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Singing the Sangha
5th Sep - 8th Sep 2019
Led by: Arthasiddhi, Vipulakirti, Manidhara, Vandanajyoti
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: G
Anagarika Convention
8th Sep - 13th Sep 2019
Led by:
Cost: £185/130
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
A Survey of Buddhism: Study Convention
13th Sep - 20th Sep 2019
Led by: Subhuti with Maitreyi, Ratnadharini, Ratnaguna, Saddhanandi, Sagaramati, Sraddhapa
Cost:
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Six Elements
20th Sep - 27th Sep 2019
Led by: Bodhiketu, Manjuvajra + Maitreyi
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Blazing with Light and Love: Amitabha Sadhana
20th Sep - 27th Sep 2019
Led by: Vidyamala, Paramartha, Pramudita + Punyamala
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
The Essence of Zen: Order/Mitra Weekend
27th Sep - 29th Sep 2019
Led by: Saddhanandi, Manjuvajra + Sona
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Men's Midlands Regional Order Weekend
27th Sep - 29th Jul 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
The Bodhisattva's Life
3rd Oct - 6th Oct 2019
Led by: Saraha + Sahajatara
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: C
Women's Mid-Western Regional Order Weekend
4th Oct - 6th Oct 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Womens | Level: A
Friends of the Sangharakshita Library
10th Oct - 13th Oct 2019
Led by:
Cost: Donation (Dana)
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Women Mitra Convenors
11th Oct - 17th Oct 2019
Led by:
Cost: £222/156
Gender: Womens | Level: A
She who Fulfils all Wishes: White Tara Sadhana
18th Oct - 25th Oct 2019
Led by: Vessantara + Moksanandi
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
The Big One: the annual Sub35 retreat
25th Oct - 27th Oct 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
Men Regional Order Convenors
30th Oct - 1st Nov 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
Men's Area Order Weekend (November 2019)
1st Nov - 3rd Nov 2019
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
Public Preceptors' College
4th Nov - 14th Nov 2019
Led by:
Cost: £370/260
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Women Regional Order Convenors
8th Nov - 12th Nov 2019
Led by:
Cost: £148/104
Gender: Womens | Level: A
Groups + Pioneers
14th Nov - 17th Nov 2019
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
The Smooth Path to Emancipation: the Mula Yogas
15th Nov - 22nd Nov 2019
Led by: Parami + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Blake’s Mandala: Integration through Imagination
28th Nov - 5th Dec 2019
Led by: Atula, Prakasha, Ratnaprabha, Saccanama + Satyalila
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Women's Area Order Weekend (December 2019)
5th Dec - 8th Dec 2019
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Womens | Level: A