Pasadini

Padmasambhava Weekend - " Dance of the Dakinis"

A weekend inspired by the life, teaching and example of Padmasambhava. 

You need to be an order member, mitra or a centre regular within the Scottish Triratna Buddhist Community in order to attend this retreat.

Please call to book: 01877 384 213 

These retreats combine introductory meditation teaching with yoga. The supportive atmosphere of the retreat allows us to develop and deepen both practices, and understand how the two augment each other. Both meditation and yoga teaching will be from first principles and will be suitable for complete beginners. 

These retreats are open to all.  They are suitable for both beginners and those with more experience but no previous experience is assumed.  All these retreats include introductory meditation teaching and periods of silence.

With mindfulness, we become intimate with our own heart/mind, and train in how to practice the discipline of meditation as taught by the Buddha, with the ultimate aim of liberation.

Mindfulness. Metta/Lovingkindness. This retreat is time to work with deepening our practices in a shared space. Wearing in new grooves of habit, based on love, kindness, witness, openness and leading to wisdom/insight into the true nature of things.

These retreats combine introductory meditation teaching with yoga. The supportive atmosphere of the retreat allows us to develop and deepen both practices, and understand how the two augment each other. Both meditation and yoga teaching will be from first principles and will be suitable for complete beginners.

For more information read the retreat information sheet.

Tai Chi is very beneficial for promoting relaxation, inner and outer balance and stimulating the body's healing energies. This retreat will include Tai Chi instruction, Buddhist meditation, some ritual and silence -­ as well as free time to explore the beautiful surroundings.

For more information, read the retreat information sheet.

Here is mindfulness in its original Buddhist context. This retreat invites us to take the Buddha's ancient path from simple mindfulness through meditation into a new wisdom. The meaning of his teachings can only be revealed by serene contemplation of direct experience. Here is an opportunity to understand.

For more information, read the retreat information sheet.
 

We’re very attached to the notion that our lives ‘should’ be useful, purposeful and meaningful. Yet ultimately these are just figments of the human mind. The ‘mandala of uselessness’ is simply being: being what we really are, inseparable from nature itself which is undivided and ungraspable.  

‘You don’t have to justify your existence by doing things which are useful’ - Sangharakshita

For more information, please read the retreat information sheet.

These retreats combine introductory meditation teaching with yoga. The supportive atmosphere of the retreat allows us to develop and deepen both practices, and understand how the two augment each other. Both meditation and yoga teaching will be from first principles and will be suitable for complete beginners.

For more information, please read the retreat information sheet.

So what happens when we stop, and look? What, or who, do we find? In the seat of meditation practice we will begin to feel our way directly into the central teachings of Buddhism. This is a precious opportunity to practice with other women as we explore the most important questions of our lives.

For more information, please read the retreat information sheet.

Tai Chi is very beneficial for promoting relaxation, inner and outer balance and stimulating the body's healing energies. This retreat will include Tai Chi instruction, Buddhist meditation, some ritual and silence -­ as well as free time to explore the beautiful surroundings.

For more information, please read the retreat information sheet.