Events

The ennobling quality of contentment is a direct antidote to the cause of suffering: restless desire. Whilst the winds of wanting blow us from past to future, always promising happiness someplace else, contentment enables the mind to linger with loving appreciation in this moment; within this imperfect body and mind. This retreat will show how, when we are contented (more…)

On this daylong  we will draw attention to the mystery of the heart, Citta in Pali. The heart not only as a physical organ, but as an imaginal and spiritual centre of stillness.  Once the feeling resonance of the heart is activated through meditation, energy work and chanting, we will  develop strategies to rest in (more…)

The day will be led by Sheila Roche, who facilitates Bodhi Tree’s regular LGBTQI+ meditation Group. Sheila has been practicing meditation since the 1980’s and has trained as a Mindfulness teacher, leading Mindfulness courses for MindOut.   (more…)

The Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma, one of the most influential vipassana insight meditation teachers of the last century, developed techniques to help us maintain moment to moment mindfulness from the instant we awake to the instant we fall asleep.  This leads not only to spiritual insights into our true, immortal  nature, but also, equally important, to the purification of the (more…)

An introduction will be given to the practice of Soto Zen, one of the two major schools of Buddhism in Japan. This introduction will include a look at posture (body) and awareness (mind). Every element of Zen practice is an invitation to harmonise with each other and the world around us. Sitting, walking and eating (more…)

                                          Lama Shenpen Hookham is the founding Lama of the Awakened Heart Sangha and principle teacher of the Living the Awakened Heart training Lama Shenpen has trained for over 50 years in the Mahamudra & (more…)

                                          Lama Shenpen Hookham is the founding Lama of the Awakened Heart Sangha and principle teacher of the Living the Awakened Heart training Lama Shenpen has trained for over 50 years in the Mahamudra & (more…)

    Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and a teacher in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Considered one of the leaders of the next generation of Dharma teachers, Lama Rod Owens has a blend of formal Buddhist training and life experience that gives him a unique ability to understand, relate and engage (more…)

  Lama Rod Owens is an author, activist, and a teacher in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism. Considered one of the leaders of the next generation of Dharma teachers, Lama Rod Owens has a blend of formal Buddhist training and life experience that gives him a unique ability to understand, relate and engage with (more…)

  Ajahn Sundara  studied contemporary dance and worked as a dancer and dance teacher until her early thirties when she had the opportunity to meet Ajahn Sumedho in England and to attend one of his dhamma talks and then a retreat. She was one of the first four women ordained by Ajahn Sumedho in 1979 (more…)