18 – 27 July | led by Vidyamala, Sanghadeva + Prajnanita
A new offering to the Adhisthana programme, this retreat will be an intensive immersion in the Dharma life. Many of us long for more intensity and discipline in our discursive and busy lives. This retreat aims to meet that longing.
This retreat will use the Satipatthana Sutta as our guide. This is a seminal early Buddhist text on mindfulness that outlines a progressive approach to Awakening. Over the retreat we will explore mindfulness of Body, Vedana (feeling tone), Citta (heart/mind) and Dhammas (Reality), all placed within a context of Insight, Love and Clear Seeing.
Alongside these teachings and meditation sessions, we will rise early and do Qi Gong before meditating, have group and individual meditation reviews, pujas in the evenings and a chance to do some physical exercise each day using a circuit training set-up in the Adhisthana barns. Most of the retreat will be in silence. All in all it will be a workout for the body, heart and mind alongside the signature Triratna qualities of warmth, care and Sangha.
See below for the programme that we will ease ourselves into.
programme
| Time | Activity |
| 5am | Rise |
| 5.30am | Qi Gong |
| 6am | Meditation |
| 6.30am | Walking meditation |
| 7am | Morning meditation (double sit) |
| 8.45am | Breakfast |
| 10.30am | Input and practice |
| 1pm | Lunch |
| 2.30pm | Fitness session |
| 3.30pm | Body scan |
| 4.30pm | Meditation |
| 5pm | Reviews/Meditation |
| 6pm | Dinner |
| 7.30pm | Meditation and ritual |
Reception is from 4pm on the day of arrival, with the retreat beginning with supper at 6pm.
While you’re here you will be participating in communal life. This includes meditating with everyone on site in the main shrine room in the morning, taking part in daily tasks and at the end of your retreat you will help us to prepare the retreat centre for the next group to join us.
With this in mind, the retreat will finish after the clear-up, so if travelling on public transport, please book a train after 11am.
For: Anyone who has learnt Triratna meditation
Start date: 18th Jul 2025
End date: 27th Jul 2025
Event Type: Residential
Price: Standard £450 | Concession £355 | Financial Assistance £280
Please note that the payment includes a non-refundable and non-transferrable deposit of £90.
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