The Joy of Simplicity

Easter Bank Holiday Retreat

Our complex world can tempt us to spend a lot of time in our heads. During this weekend retreat, the focus will be on meditation practice as a way to savour the uniqueness of each moment and rediscover the joy of simply being.

Many of us today find that we are fragmented into different aspects. So many contradictory voices, dictates, and feelings fight for control over our inner lives that we find ourselves scattered everywhere, in all directions. We have lost the sense of being.

Through the practice of meditation we bring our minds home. We reconnect with that sense of being. By integrating meditation into our day to day lives we discover that simplicity and contentment go hand in hand, leaving plenty of space for joy to arise.

Who is this for?

This retreat is for you if, for example:

• You are looking for an effective way to simplify your life.
  
• You spend a lot of time in your head and could do with some grounding.
  
• You want a fresh approach to living a meaningful life, but sense it needs to be simple and effective.
  
• You read books and watched videos on meditation, but so far your practice seems a bit flat.
  
• You want to establish a daily meditation practice.

What to expect

This retreat offers a step by step approach to meditation that is easy to integrate into your daily life.

• Tried-and-tested instructions on meditation
  
• Guided meditations
  
• Time to reflect
  Discussion on how we can apply what we learned in our day to day life
  Meditation and the Art of Simplicity
  

This retreat is inspired by this quote by the great Tibetan Buddhist master Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche: “Meditation could be said to be the Art of Simplicity: simply sitting, simply breathing and simply being.”
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“This retreat went beyond my expectations. The facilitators were gentle, kind and wise with great experience and knowledge. The group regained my faith in human nature.” – Deirdre

“This retreat offers a beautiful and sacred blend of meditation, reflection, connection and space to provide a coming home to oneself, remembering what you hold dear to your life, honouring all parts of yourself, building community and set in a majestic, spiritual and vast landscape. The food and accommodation is divine and homely. The teachers were wise, kind and welcoming. Go raibh mile maith agat.” – Michelle

Location

The retreat will be held in the Dzogchen Beara Temple. With expansive views across the bay, the temple is a modern example of a traditional Tibetan monastery, a form of architecture designed to be an inspiring symbol of the Buddha’s teachings for our times.