Day Retreats and Residential Retreats
Conditionality, Conversation and Change
Sunday 25 June 10am – 4:30pm
Khemasuri and Jane from Sheffield Buddhist Centre join us today for a special Day Retreat which has as a reference point ‘Work that Reconnects’ by Joanna Macey and will include meditation and ritual, talks and workshops. When we communicate we reveal our personality and perspectives to whoever hears us. When we hold a conversation we change what happens next.
On this day retreat we will look at conditionality, how change happens, the ethics of speech and how our conversations could promote beneficial change.
Open to all over 18. Limited to 20 people maximum
The Art of Dreaming with Arthabandhu
Sunday 3 September 10am – 4:30pm
Dreams are for many an overlooked aspect of ourselves, our modern culture rarely encourages us to give them much attention, however, Buddhism sees dreams as offering an opportunity for spiritual growth and even a path to Enlightenment. The central theme of this workshop will be to reconnect us with our dream lives and through this reconnect us with a very essential part of ourselves.
Open to all over 18. You do not need to be a Buddhist.
Doorways to Dhyana - Going Deeper in Meditation
Friday 29 September – Monday 2 October
A long residential weekend at the Beamsley Project on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, led by Amalasara and Shakyapada, exploring the eight dhyanas (or Jhanas) or stages of meditative absorption. On the Saturday we'll explore ways of cultivating access concentration which leads us into the extremely pleasurable rupa (body-based) dhyanas. On the Sunday we'll go even deeper and explore the arupa dhyanas of infinite space, infinite mind, no-thingness and neither identification nor non-identification, when we can we go almost completely beyond the distinction of subject and object.
The cost is £110 plus whatever you wish to donate at the end of the weekend. All food and board is included. Camping option available. Open to all over 18 who have a regular meditation practice and who have been meditating for at least six months