WLBC Weekend Retreat – Body like a Mountain, Heart like the Ocean, Mind like the Sky
- Fri May 6th 2022
- Sun May 8th 2022
- 7:00 pm
- 3:00 pm
- Booking required
- £220 full / £170 concession - If you would like to come on the retreat but can’t manage the fee, please contact the wlbc on info@wlbc.co.uk as there are some bursaries available.
A retreat is an opportunity to take a break from our daily lives and make space to enjoy the positive conditions that can arise as we come together as a community, meditating together, sharing meals, sharing walks and connecting with others on the retreat.
The title of the retreat is, ‘Body like a Mountain, Heart like the Ocean, Mind like the Sky’. During the retreat we will be taking advantage of our experience of the natural setting to support our practice, connecting with the earth, sea and sky to become more grounded and to develop more spaciousness in our hearts and minds.
The programme will include talks, meditation, reflection and discussion groups as well as some chanting and ritual. Weather permitting, we will also do some meditations outside, including periods of walking meditation and standing meditation.
We are delighted to be returning to Othona for our next in person retreat. Othona is a retreat centre (much loved by sangha members who have been on our previous retreats there) in a beautiful, peaceful setting on the Essex coast, just 5 minutes walk from the beach, amid salt marshes, woods and wildflower meadows. Accommodation is simple but comfortable with some single rooms available.
The retreat begins with supper at 7pm on Friday, 6 May and ends at 3pm on Sunday, 8 May.
Refund/cancellation policy
A full refund is available if you cancel up to a week in advance of the retreat.
Bodhilila and team
Booking
The easiest way to book is online - just click the button below.
Please make sure you have read all the details of the event, have made sure you are eligible to attend (eg for 'going deeper' events) and are willing to make any commitments that are required.
Bookings are fully refundable up to 7 days in advance. After that we cannot usually offer refunds.
You can also book in person at the Centre, or by sending a cheque payable to West London Buddhist Centre along with your name, email and phone number and the name and date of the event to:
The West London Buddhist Centre,
45a Porchester Rd,
London W2 5DP
Please include your name, email and phone number with your booking.
‘It is the pauses which make beautiful the music of our lives.
It is the empty spaces which give richness and significance to them.
And it is stillness which makes them truly useful.’
Sangharakshita from ‘Crossing the Stream’
