Day Retreat

The Wisdom of the Breathing Body, with Vidyamala

We are very fortunate to be hosting this meditation morning with Vidyamala, from her home in the UK.

The focus for the morning will be the breath. Vidyamala will lead an exploration into the physiology of breathing and introduce methods that calm and balance the nervous system, build resilience and strength, and enhance our meditation practice.

This workshop is for you if: you are working with stress or pain; you want support to go deeper with your meditation; or you just want to take advantage of this rare opportunity to practice with Vidyamala.

Postponed: Morning Retreat with Ratnavandana, July 10 9am to 12 noon PDT

Apologies if you received a reminder about this event - sadly it is still postponed and the notice went out by mistake.

We're very sorry to announce that owing to health issues Ratnavandana has had to postpone this day retreat to some time in the fall - we will update this page when we know more.  

Thanks for your patience.

Try to love everything that gets in your way .....  

because if something is in your way it is

going your way, the way

The Heart's Depths, with Tejananda

Saturday February 5, 10am to 12 noon

Tejananda invites us to explore the qualities of love and compassion in their depths through meditation, discovering what is readily available to us when we are grounded in our senses and able to "look" at our experience in particular ways. 

The morning will include Tonglen compassion meditation.

Creative Meditation, with Vajradharshini

Mountains are Mountains Again

wabi sabi and the notion of a ‘modest awakening’

“Before one studies Zen, mountains are mountains and waters are waters; after a first glimpse into the truth of Zen, mountains are no longer mountains and waters are no longer waters; after enlightenment, mountains are once again mountains and waters once again waters.”

— DOGEN

What is awakening? 

Weekend Retreat online with Bodhipaksa: Abiding in Peace, Here and Now

Saturday and Sunday June 13 and 14, 9am-12pm both days

Abiding in Peace, Here and Now, with Bodhipaksha

Following a transformative retreat in April, Bodhipaksa will introduce further radical yet simple approaches to meditation that allow experiences of peace, joy, and calmness to unfold effortlessly within us. These tools are accessible regardless of whether or not you attended his first retreat.