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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th Apr - 28th Apr | Groups + Pioneers | Mixed | £111/78 | |
| 3rd May - 10th May | Anapanasati + the Open Dimension of Being | Viveka, Dhammarati + Saddhanandi | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 10th May - 17th May | The Inexhaustible Lamp: a teacher training retreat for all Order Members | Ratnaguna, Nibbhaya + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 12th May - 17th May | Presidents | Mixed | £185/130 | |
| 17th May - 26th May | Bodhicitta: the Heart of Buddhism | Vessantara | Mixed | £333/234 |
| 30th May - 2nd Jun | Gender Diverse Sangha | Jnanamitra, Kamalanandi, Shraddhasiddhi | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 14th Jun - 21st Jun | Sadhana: Integrating in the Maya Way | Vijayamala + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 21st Jun - 23rd Jun | Weekend for Parents | Karunagita, Lilapa, Maitrinita + Upayavira | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 28th Jun - 1st Jul | Elders: for all those ordained by Sangharakshita | Ashvajit organising | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 28th Jun - 30th Jun | Helpful Communication and the Practice Lotus | Karunagita, Amaragita + team | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 28th Jul - 4th Aug | Energy + Pure Love: the Padmasambhava Sadhana and the Six Bardos | Padmavajra + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 11th Aug - 16th Aug | The Bridge, the Path and the Goal: from Mindfulness to Buddhahood | Vidyamala, Sona, Nagabodhi, Vimalachitta | Mixed | £185/130 |
| 16th Aug - 18th Aug | Sub25 Retreat | Mixed | £74/52 | |
| 16th Aug - 18th Aug | DharmaLife Alumni | Mixed | £74/52 | |
| 22nd Aug - 26th Aug | Triratna International Gathering: Alchemy of the Dharma | Mixed | ||
| 31st Aug - 8th Sep | International Council | Mixed | £296/208 | |
| 5th Sep - 8th Sep | Singing the Sangha | Arthasiddhi, Vipulakirti, Manidhara, Vandanajyoti | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 8th Sep - 13th Sep | Anagarika Convention | Mixed | £185/130 | |
| 13th Sep - 20th Sep | A Survey of Buddhism: Study Convention | Subhuti with Maitreyi, Ratnadharini, Ratnaguna, Saddhanandi, Sagaramati, Sraddhapa | Mixed | |
| 20th Sep - 27th Sep | Six Elements | Bodhiketu, Manjuvajra + Maitreyi | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 20th Sep - 27th Sep | Blazing with Light and Love: Amitabha Sadhana | Vidyamala, Paramartha, Pramudita + Punyamala | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 27th Sep - 29th Sep | The Essence of Zen: Order/Mitra Weekend | Saddhanandi, Manjuvajra + Sona | Mixed | £74/52 |
| 27th Sep - 29th Jul | Men's Midlands Regional Order Weekend | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 3rd Oct - 6th Oct | The Bodhisattva's Life | Saraha + Sahajatara | Mixed | £111/78 |
| 4th Oct - 6th Oct | Women's Mid-Western Regional Order Weekend | Womens | £74/52 | |
| 10th Oct - 13th Oct | Friends of the Sangharakshita Library | Mixed | Donation (Dana) | |
| 11th Oct - 17th Oct | Women Mitra Convenors | Womens | £222/156 | |
| 18th Oct - 25th Oct | She who Fulfils all Wishes: White Tara Sadhana | Vessantara + Moksanandi | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 25th Oct - 27th Oct | The Big One: the annual Sub35 retreat | Mixed | £74/52 | |
| 30th Oct - 1st Nov | Men Regional Order Convenors | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 1st Nov - 3rd Nov | Men's Area Order Weekend (November 2019) | Mens | £74/52 | |
| 4th Nov - 14th Nov | Public Preceptors' College | Mixed | £370/260 | |
| 8th Nov - 12th Nov | Women Regional Order Convenors | Womens | £148/104 | |
| 14th Nov - 17th Nov | Groups + Pioneers | Mixed | £111/78 | |
| 15th Nov - 22nd Nov | The Smooth Path to Emancipation: the Mula Yogas | Parami + team | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 28th Nov - 5th Dec | Blake’s Mandala: Integration through Imagination | Atula, Prakasha, Ratnaprabha, Saccanama + Satyalila | Mixed | £259/182 |
| 5th Dec - 8th Dec | Women's Area Order Weekend (December 2019) | Womens | £111/78 |
Groups + Pioneers
25th Apr - 28th Apr
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Anapanasati + the Open Dimension of Being
3rd May - 10th May
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
Led by: Ratnaguna, Nibbhaya + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Presidents
12th May - 17th May
Led by:
Cost: £185/130
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Bodhicitta: the Heart of Buddhism
17th May - 26th May
Led by: Vessantara
Cost: £333/234
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Gender Diverse Sangha
30th May - 2nd Jun
Led by: Jnanamitra, Kamalanandi, Shraddhasiddhi
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: C
Sadhana: Integrating in the Maya Way
14th Jun - 21st Jun
Led by: Vijayamala + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Weekend for Parents
21st Jun - 23rd Jun
Led by: Karunagita, Lilapa, Maitrinita + Upayavira
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: C
Elders: for all those ordained by Sangharakshita
28th Jun - 1st Jul
Led by: Ashvajit organising
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Helpful Communication and the Practice Lotus
28th Jun - 30th Jun
Led by: Karunagita, Amaragita + team
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Energy + Pure Love: the Padmasambhava Sadhana and the Six Bardos
28th Jul - 4th Aug
Led by: Padmavajra + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
The Bridge, the Path and the Goal: from Mindfulness to Buddhahood
11th Aug - 16th Aug
Led by: Vidyamala, Sona, Nagabodhi, Vimalachitta
Cost: £185/130
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
Sub25 Retreat
16th Aug - 18th Aug
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
DharmaLife Alumni
16th Aug - 18th Aug
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Triratna International Gathering: Alchemy of the Dharma
22nd Aug - 26th Aug
Led by:
Cost:
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
International Council
31st Aug - 8th Sep
Led by:
Cost: £296/208
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Singing the Sangha
5th Sep - 8th Sep
Led by: Arthasiddhi, Vipulakirti, Manidhara, Vandanajyoti
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: G
Anagarika Convention
8th Sep - 13th Sep
Led by:
Cost: £185/130
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
A Survey of Buddhism: Study Convention
13th Sep - 20th Sep
Led by: Subhuti with Maitreyi, Ratnadharini, Ratnaguna, Saddhanandi, Sagaramati, Sraddhapa
Cost:
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Six Elements
20th Sep - 27th Sep
Led by: Bodhiketu, Manjuvajra + Maitreyi
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Blazing with Light and Love: Amitabha Sadhana
20th Sep - 27th Sep
Led by: Vidyamala, Paramartha, Pramudita + Punyamala
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
The Essence of Zen: Order/Mitra Weekend
27th Sep - 29th Sep
Led by: Saddhanandi, Manjuvajra + Sona
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Men's Midlands Regional Order Weekend
27th Sep - 29th Jul
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
The Bodhisattva's Life
3rd Oct - 6th Oct
Led by: Saraha + Sahajatara
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: C
Women's Mid-Western Regional Order Weekend
4th Oct - 6th Oct
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Womens | Level: A
Friends of the Sangharakshita Library
10th Oct - 13th Oct
Led by:
Cost: Donation (Dana)
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
Women Mitra Convenors
11th Oct - 17th Oct
Led by:
Cost: £222/156
Gender: Womens | Level: A
She who Fulfils all Wishes: White Tara Sadhana
18th Oct - 25th Oct
Led by: Vessantara + Moksanandi
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
The Big One: the annual Sub35 retreat
25th Oct - 27th Oct
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mixed | Level: D
Men Regional Order Convenors
30th Oct - 1st Nov
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
Men's Area Order Weekend (November 2019)
1st Nov - 3rd Nov
Led by:
Cost: £74/52
Gender: Mens | Level: A
Public Preceptors' College
4th Nov - 14th Nov
Led by:
Cost: £370/260
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Women Regional Order Convenors
8th Nov - 12th Nov
Led by:
Cost: £148/104
Gender: Womens | Level: A
Groups + Pioneers
14th Nov - 17th Nov
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Mixed | Level: F
The Smooth Path to Emancipation: the Mula Yogas
15th Nov - 22nd Nov
Led by: Parami + team
Cost: £259/182
Gender: Mixed | Level: A
Blake’s Mandala: Integration through Imagination
28th Nov - 5th Dec
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
Led by:
Cost: £111/78
Gender: Womens | Level: A