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 our sorrow and to understand change and impermanence.
Join Verena Pfeiffer for an immersive weekend exploring diligence and discipline, two of the six paramitas, or "perfections," central to Mahayana Buddhism.
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.
This morning will introduce compassion experientially, looking at ways to cultivate a deeper sense of warmth and kindness towards ourselves and others.
This weekend with Andrew Warr is an opportunity to learn a simple approach to meditation that is at once powerful and profound. We will also look at the benefits of the practice and its relevance to our everyday lives.
In this weekend workshop we will introduce methods from the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition for working with our hearts and minds that can be particularly helpful for easing, releasing and transforming some of our more difficult feelings
Over three mornings, Susan will guide you through meditation, loving-kindness and compassion practices to help you build warmth towards yourself and others. Each session includes short talks, guided meditations and small-group discussions, from 10am to 12:30pm.
Traditionally the New Year is a time for making a fresh start and reflecting on the direction we would like our life to take. This year’s Good in the Beginning retreat aims to help us start 2027 with a joyful heart.
Meditation doesn’t have to be complicated or difficult. Many of us can feel we are doing something wrong if our mind is full of thoughts and distractions, worries and feelings. If we can simply learn to stay present to all that arises, that is meditation!
Open to all Rigpa Sangha who have already received instructions on Ngöndro.
In this retreat John Douglas will introduce Self Compassion experientially, looking at ways to cultivate a deeper sense of warmth and kindness towards ourselves.
