Friday evening, 21st June - Sunday afternoon, 23rd June 2024
With Vajragupta and Team
At Rivendell Retreat Centre
Cost: £150 
Open to all levels of experience

Retreats give us a deeper sense of how meditation and Buddhist practice can open our hearts and minds to a more expansive way of being. And this retreat will start on the solstice, the longest day of the year, in the beautiful Rivendell Retreat Centre, surrounded by lovely gardens, ancient woodlands, and countryside. Come and join other attendees of the Buddhist Centre for a weekend of meditation, discussion of Buddhist themes, ritual, and summer magic. 

What is this retreat about?

During this retreat we'll be exploring mindfulness and how we can live a more abundant, interested, connected life. 

In Buddhism mindfulness has a profound and deep meaning. When we start to practice mindfulness, we become aware of our thoughts, our feelings, our body, our intentions, our desires. That act of mindfulness starts to create a spaciousness, an awareness, a compassionate perspective on things. In other words, mindfulness starts to take us out of ourselves into a bigger sense of self, a bigger sense of world. It even starts to break down the barriers between the self and the world. 

We start to become more aware, not just of what's going on inside us, but of other people, of the world around us. This leads to a warm, interested, curious, sensitive relationship to things. Things around you become more beautiful, more alive. 

On this retreat we're going to explore how to live like this. Not just when it's a beautiful summer weekend in nature, but how we can take that back and live more like that all the time. Live from a more non-utilitarian, beautiful, appreciative mode of life. 

How long is the retreat?

The retreat starts with dinner on Friday evening and ends just after lunch on Sunday. 

Who is this retreat for?

It is suitable for anyone who is open to an inspiring weekend in the countryside, no prior experience of Buddhist meditation is necessary. 

For more information about Rivendell Retreat Centre and what it is like to be on retreat there, as well as for travel information and FAQs, click here. 

Retreat costs

This retreat is priced at £150 per person and includes accommodation (in simple shared rooms), good vegan food, and all the teaching. If this is too much, please do get in touch with us - we have a few bursary places available. We don't want lack of money to prevent anyone coming on retreat. Please note, the price includes a £50 non-refundable deposit.