Summer Inner Peace Weekend Retreat #19
Friday 8 -10th July 2022
Fri 8 Jul 2022 6:00 PM – Sun 10 Jul 2022 3:00 PM (3 days 2 nights)
Laurel Lane Queen Camel Somerset BA22 7NU
£175 per person for early bird (first 10 applicants)
£199 per person
Price Includes: breakfast & lunch and accommodation (shared rooms of detached cottages)
Group: maximum of 25 in total (retreat group has use of the cottages and tranquil gardens (optional use of swimming pool £4.00 per hour)
Focus: guided meditation, silent meditation, learning about Buddhism, stretching exercises
Peace begins within and it expands to the outside.
Meditation Surrey Retreat 8-10 July 2022 is now ready to welcome you on board. A weekend away retreat in beautiful Yeovil, Somerset. Open Pathway Retreat is the next location for our coming up meditation retreat, with peaceful gardens, nice walks nearby, friendly hosts, with accommodation that will make you feel like home and relaxed. Christy of Open Pathway is delighted to welcome us at her wonderful place. Book your place now to reserve your spot. We are limited to 25 people ONLY and the cost for 3 Days and 2 Nights is £175 for the first 10 people. Please read our terms and conditions before booking.
This summer inner peace weekend retreat offers you a chance to switch off from the bustle and hecticness of daily life, and re-tune yourself for calmness and inner peace.
Weekend Retreat Programme:
Friday 8th July
13.00-17.00: Check in accommodation
18.00: Orientation
20.00: Meditation
21.45: Sleep in the ocean of merits
Saturday
05.45: Participants wake up
06.05: Morning Meditation
06.50: Morning Exercise
07.10: Breakfast
09.00: Meditation & Dhamma Talk
11.00: Lunch
13.30: Dhamma Talk and Meditation
15.30: Group Sharing
17.00: Refreshments / Break Time
19.00: Meditation and Dhamma Talk
21.30: Sleep in the ocean of merits
Sunday
05.45: Participants wake up
06.05: Morning Meditation
06.50: Morning Exercise
07.10: Breakfast
09.00: Meditation & Dhamma Talk
11.00: Lunch
13.30: Dhamma Talk & Meditation
15.00: Closing
Your teacher
We are excited to have the Venerable monk Phra Nicholas Thanissaro to teach our meditation classes again. We are honoured to welcome him as our main speaker as he has an abundance of experience and insightful knowledge to share with all of us during the retreat.
He has been a monk for 24 years, with 35 years of meditation experience, and is a qualified UK Complementary Medical Association teacher of meditation.
He is a UK Complementary Medical Association qualified teacher of meditation. Affiliated with the Dhammakaya Foundation, he is also qualified as a school teacher and MBTI practitioner. As a scholar-practitioner, during his time as Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick, he published widely in peer-reviewed journals on the formation of Buddhist identity in teenagers and continues to research the appeal of meditation in the West. He currently lectures in ‘Living Buddhism’ and ‘Religious Individualization’ at Claremont School of Theology, California and Willamette University, Oregon. His latest book, exploring Buddhist diversity through Psychological Type, is entitled ‘The Intuitive Buddhist’.
Venue & Accommodation
The venue is a charming country house, set in its own beautiful grounds, dedicated to hosting retreats, based in Yeovil, Somerset.
For our Weekend Retreat, our group will have full and exclusive use of the venue, including a lounge, dining room, quiet areas, gardens and a fantastic on site yoga studio surrounded by lush gardens allowing you the opportunity to practice silent meditation or contemplations.
Food & Facilities
Meals are homemade and prepared with care and dedication. You will have full and exclusive use of the house, meditation studio, as well as the opportunity to walk and contemplate in its surrounding lush grounds, ponds and gardens. Exclusive use of swimming pool for an additional fee.
Location
Laurel Lane Queen Camel Somerset BA22 7NU
Our Terms and Conditions
Currently there are no special COVID restrictions in place, but if this proves to be necessary closer to the event, we will inform you for any updates.
Cancellation Policy and refunds
If you cancel your retreat place by July 3rd 2022, then a refund of the amount will be returned.
Disclaimer
We endeavour to run all the events that we publicise. However, in exceptional circumstances we may have to cancel an event – in this case we shall of course, refund all of your payment. Wat Phra Dhammakaya London accepts no responsibility for any damage or loss to property during your stay at Open Pathway Retreat Centre.
If you have any enquiries, please email retreat4innerpace@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing you at the retreat.