For several years, Balajit has been regularly leading retreats at the Vajraloka Buddhist Retreat Centre in North Wales. He also runs meditation workshops and events across the Uk and in Ireland. His teaching places particular emphasis on how developing a felt connection with the ground and body awareness, support the deepening of meditation and mindfulness. 

He also focuses on exposing and loosening assumptions and views we hold that limit us in our everyday lives – with a range of exercises and techniques to help make this happen.

Shuddhasara is currently based at the Cambridge Buddhist Centre where she has been teaching Yoga including Remedial Yoga since 2000. Originally from the States where she taught and performed Contemporary Dance and Dance Therapy after receiving a BA with a major in Psychology. She came to the UK in 1994 to pursue ordination and experience team based right livelihood, and was ordained in 2001. She continued with her Yoga training in the UK and is a Jr Intermediate Iyengar 3 teacher and has a special interest in modified and therapeutic applications of Yoga Asanas, Pranayama and Mindfulness. Some of the afternoon workshops will also introduce Sensory Awareness techniques and ‘evidence based movement’. She is vey much looking forward to meeting and working with you soon.

Anya Konefal began practising yoga at about 1998 in Lublin, Poland. Her first teacher, Leszek Mioduchowski, was trained in Iyengar yoga; his teachings are still a source of inspiration for Anya. In 2009 she became a member of the British Wheel of Yoga, and completed their training course for yoga teachers. She runs weekly classes in Norwich Buddhist Centre, workshops and weekend retreats in Norfolk and in the UK . She also teaches yoga on meditation retreats in Poland and the UK. 
 
Yoga, for Anya, is a practice of developing awareness. Having a professional psychological background both enriches her yoga practice and gives her a deeper understanding of the role of relaxation in encouraging positive mental states.

Open to all, these retreats 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.