Day Retreats and Residential Retreats
Padmasambhava and his teaching on Faith
Spring Sangha Retreat with Taravandana
Friday 16 May 2025 – Monday 19 May 2025
Join us on our extended Spring Sangha Retreat for a long weekend of living, meditating and practising together in near-perfect conditions. Taravandana and Shakyapada will be leading this retreat and together will be exploring the life of Padmasambhava and studying one of his most important teachings - on sraddha or faith.
Our new retreat venue - Barmoor - is a stunning Arts and Crafts house standing in a quiet location on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors near Hutton-le-Hole. This retreat is open to everyone who is a regular sangha member from York and Scarborough.
International Summer Sanghas Retreat | Invoking Padmasambhava: The Precious Master | Bhante 100
Sunday 24 August 2025 – Sunday 31 August 2025
Led by Subhuti + team
This is going to be a large international gathering in the big marquee and the stunning surroundings of Adhisthana. It is primarily a camping (or camper vanning) retreat. York Buddhist Centre is invited to join these celebrations around Sangharakshita's 100th Birthday and learn more about the life and practice of Padmasambhava. Shakyapada is willing to lead a party from York, as long as there are at least ten sangha members interested. Would you be interested in joining Shakyapada at this unique and exciting event? If so please click on the Booking tab and express your interest. There is no obligation (Booking will be direct with Adhisthana if we go)
Costs will be as follows: Standard £330 | Concession £265 | Financial Assistance £210 (payment includes a non-refundable and non-transferrable deposit of £70). If we go actual booking will be via the Adhisthana website.
Kshitigarbha - Rescuing beings from from the hell realms
Autumn Sangha Retreat with Mahasraddha
Friday 3 October 2025 – Sunday 5 October 2025
Join us on our Autumn Sangha Retreat for a long weekend of living, meditating and practising together in near-perfect conditions. Mahasraddha and Shakyapada will be leading this retreat which will feature the Bodhisattva Kshitigarbha.
Open to all over 18 who are part of the York or Scarborough sanghas. Our new retreat venue - Barmoor stands in a quiet location on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors near Hutton-le-Hole.