March 2020
Busy Mind, Peaceful Mind – Getting Started With Mindfulness Meditation [Online Event]
Six weekly online sessions to help you learn and begin a mindfulness meditation practice. Tuesday evenings at 6pm. Facilitated by Donal Quirke from YOGABODY Ireland, the sessions begin on March 31st, and will run from 6 to 6.50 PM. You can join this online event on the Zoom platform via this link. Donal has been a volunteer and member of the board of trustees of Sunyata Buddhist Centre since 2009.
Find out more »April 2020
Weekly Wednesday Evening Meditation Workshop
One of our regular teachers will lead a workshop including guided meditation, Dhamma reflection and discussion
Find out more »Insight Meditation Retreat with Padraig Cotter and Heike Griffin (Online Event)
This will be similar to retreats held at Sunyata except online. It is necessary to book at [email protected] Participants will need to commit to the full retreat It will feature an emphasis on tranquility meditation (samadhi), insight meditation (vipassana) and lovingkindness(metta) meditation. Beginning on the Friday evening and ending on the Saturday afternoon we will take this opportunity to practice using the online platform Zoom. Booking is required and a link to the zoom meeting will be sent to you…
Find out more »May 2020
Sunyata Family Camp 2020
Our fifth family camp will take place over the June bank holiday weekend from May 29th -June 1st. 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…
Find out more »June 2020
10 day Retreat with Nick Scott, assisted by Heike Griffin
A ten day retreat is an opportunity to deepen one's meditation practice and leads to an understanding of what meditation and the spiritual journey is really about. The period is long enough that we can leave behind the stress caused by our daily interactions while having no need to plan the future. It thus becomes possible to explore the present and in the space and silence that opens up to process our buried memories, traits and other conditioning so that…
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