Daily Meditation

Release and relax in our Shrine Room with clifftop ocean views.
(During retreats, daily drop-in meditation is in the Spiritual Care Centre Meditation Room.)
No Meditation on Bank Holidays
Monday to Friday, 9:15am to 10am

Meditation is bringing the mind back home, and –Read more–

Exploring Mind and Its Essence

Weekend Retreat with Susan Browne and Rob Van Willegen
Friday 19 April, 7.30pm to Sunday 21 April, 1pm

In meditation, we often speak about the mind and its nature, but do we really understand what me mean when we say ‘mind’? Most –Read more–

The Practice of Tonglen

How to open our hearts and change our world, one breath at a time
Bank Holiday Retreat with Kirsten DeLeo
Friday 3 May, 7:30pm to Monday 6 May, 1pm

Tonglen lies at the very heart of training in compassion in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. –Read more–

Facing Loss, Healing Grief

with Bernie Jeffery and John Douglas
Friday 10 May, 7.30pm to Sunday 12 May, 1pm

This event is now fully booked but you still fill out the expression of interest form to be on our waiting list. See registration tab for details.

Grief is a natural response to –Read more–

Moving Into Meditation

5 Day Silent Meditation Retreat supported by Tibetan Yoga
with Kirsten DeLeo & Matt Padwick
Wednesday 15 May, 11am to Sunday 19 May, 1pm

This retreat is for anyone who wants to re-charge and deepen their personal meditation practice and experience how the simple movement –Read more–

Finding Self Compassion

In our Everyday Lives
Weekend Retreat with John Douglas
Friday 31 May, 7:30pm to Monday 3 June, 1pm

For most of us, having a good sense of self esteem seems important. When we have it, we feel good about ourselves and more positive and motivated –Read more–

Art and Meditation

Wisdom in Colour: Open Mind and Fearless Creativity
Mid-week Retreat with David Rycroft
Tuesday 11 June, 11am to Friday 14 June, 1pm

A new workshop exploring how artistic activity and meditation mutually nourish each other. By alternating art and meditation, we bring freshness and ease –Read more–

Relax, Refresh and Reconnect

A Retreat for Educators and Parents with Fiona Clarke
Friday 14 June, 7:30pm to Sunday 16 June, 1pm

This weekend retreat for educators is deeply nourishing and connecting. Guided mindfulness and compassion practices are at the heart of the retreat, along with silence, reflections, learning and –Read more–

Steps to Freedom

Stages of the Spiritual Path
with Susan Browne & Anne Sheehan
Friday 13 September, 7.30pm to Sunday 15 September, 1pm

You may have attended a meditation course or retreat and have a daily meditation practice, which is wonderful. But do you know that you can progress further and go –Read more–

In the Mirror of Death

with Kirsten DeLeo
Friday 20 September, 7:30pm to Sunday 22 September, 1pm

This weekend retreat is an introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist understanding of death and dying.

We all know we and those we love will die. Regardless of our background – spiritual or otherwise – this –Read more–

Deep Listening Intensive

Transforming Communication at all Levels
with Rosamund Oliver and John Douglas
Wednesday 2 October, 8pm to Sunday 6 October, 1:30pm 2024

Deep Listening is a complete practical training using the transformational method of Awareness Centred Deep Listening Training founded by Rosamund –Read more–

Compassion and Presence

Contemplative Tools for Stressful Times
with Kirsten DeLeo & John Douglas
Tuesday 15 October, 11am to Thursday 17 October, 1pm

A skills workshop for professionals and trained volunteers working in healthcare, social and human services and health education. Responding effectively to the needs of patients –Read more–

A Spiritual Approach to Healing

with Alain Beauregard
Friday 18 October, 7:30pm to Sunday 20 October, 1pm

Tibetan Buddhists often consider a major disease like cancer to be a wake-up call. But can our mind help us with our own healing? And what are the different approaches to understanding how this –Read more–

Mind, Body & Spirit

A Self-Care Retreat for Family Carers and Care Professionals
with Kirsten DeLeo & Matt Padwick
Tuesday 5 November, 11am to Thursday 7 November, 1pm

As attending to our own needs and wellbeing can be hard while caring for others, this retreat invites family carers –Read more–

Facing Loss, Healing Grief

with Alvina Cassidy & John Douglas
Friday 15 November, 7.30pm to Sunday 17 November, 1pm 2024

Grief is a natural response to the ongoing loss we experience when someone close to us dies. In this retreat, using meditation and reflections, we will explore ways to be with –Read more–

Natural Great Peace

with Olivier Riche, Andrew Warr and Anne Sheehan
Friday 22 November, 11am to Thursday 28 November, 1pm

This retreat is specifically designed for those with some experience of meditation, willing to commit to an intensive practice retreat including several days in silence.

Practising meditation in a retreat environment is –Read more–

Finding Peace

Learn How to Meditate and Bring its Benefit into Daily Life
Weekend Retreat with Andrew Warr
Friday 29 November, 7.30pm to Sunday 1 December, 1pm

A complete introduction to meditation and bringing the benefit of our practice into daily life. Suitable for beginners and for those –Read more–

Loving Kindness Week

Discovering the True Nature of Love
with Andrew Warr, Anne Sheehan and Derek Corr
Saturday 8 February, 7pm to Saturday 15 February, 1pm 2025

When our hearts and minds are filled with love we naturally experience happiness and well-being, yet many of us feel a –Read more–