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Women’s Day Retreat
A day of meditation for women including periods of sitting, lying and walking meditation. An opportunity to enter into our own inner silence. Absolute beginners totally welcome. The first sit will be a guided meditation including a 'body scan' meditation. The first walking meditation will also be guided. The day will be held in Noble silence as far as possible. Please bring your own lunch. To book a place please email [email protected] Approx. schedule: 930 to 1015 Guided sitting meditation…
Find out more »Introduction to Meditation Workshop
This workshop is designed for beginners. The afternoon will focus on teaching Insight Meditation (Vipassana), the type of meditation practiced at Sunyata Buddhist Centre. There are two aspects of Insight Meditation : firstly, using the breath as an anchor to still the mind; and secondly, using this stillness to reflect on the nature of experience. This month's workshop will be led by Elaine Dalton The workshop is offered on a donation basis. To book a space, please email: [email protected]
Find out more »Sunyata Family Camp 2018
Our third family camp will take place at Sunyata Buddhist Centre from 4th to the 8th July 2018. This retreat will be an opportunity to experience the space to spend time with your family in a mindful way and reflect on your practice in a supportive community environment The camp aims to create a supportive environment for parents to practice Dharma and apply mindfulness methods in every day family life. The camp will be an opportunity for families to support and…
Find out more »A Weekend retreat with Ajahn Amaro – Abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery
Born in England in 1956, Ven. Amaro Bhikkhu received a BSc. in Psychology and Physiology from the University of London. Spiritual searching led him to Thailand, where he went to Wat Pah Nanachat, a Forest Tradition monastery established for Western disciples of Thai meditation master Ajahn Chah, who ordained him as a bhikkhu in 1979. Soon afterwards he returned to England and joined Ajahn Sumedho at the newly established Chithurst Monastery. He resided for many years at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery,…
Find out more »New Year Retreat 2018 / 2019
New Year Retreat Friday 28th December 2018 to Tuesday 1st Jan 2019 This retreat will be led by members of the Sunyata Lay sangha and will follow our normal retreat guidelines / schedule with morning and evening chanting, periods of silence, walking and some guided meditation, talks / reflections and some light (optional) yoga. Start and End Times: Registration for this retreat will be from 4pm on Friday 28th December with soup served at 6.15. The retreat will begin at…
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