Retreat Calendar
We classify our retreats into different types in order to help you choose a retreat appropriate to your interests and level of experience of meditation and Buddhism as practised within the Triratna Buddhist Community. Find out more about retreat types.
For all 7 day retreats, we now offer a monthly payment scheme
(pay the £100 deposit and then monthly payments until 14 days before the retreat).
Solitary Retreat Chalet
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The solitary chalet is currently unavailable for bookings. Periods of solitude, meditation and reflection have always been a part of the Buddhist tradition. For this purpose Rivendell has a separate chalet in its own secluded part of the grounds with its own access. The chalet provides an ideal safe environment for a first solitary retreat. The chalet sleeps one and comes equipped with heating, a gas cooker, silent fridge, flush toilet and electric shower. There is also a shrine, with meditation mats and cushions. Twice weekly we deliver food and supplies for you to prepare. Please note: The solitary retreat…
Introductory Weekend to Buddhist Meditation – August
August 21 - 23, 2026
These very popular weekends help people to learn Buddhist meditation and find out a little about Buddhism. Enjoy the company of others in a positive, friendly space away from the usual distractions, allowing you to connect with yourself and others at a deeper level. A structured programme with guidance in two traditional Buddhist meditations: the "mindfulness of breathing", to develop a calm and focused mind, and the "development of loving kindness", which encourages emotional positivity. INTRODUCTORY RETREAT
Yoga and Meditation Long Weekend
With Satyamati
August 28 - 31, 2026
Deepening our exploration of Yoga and Meditation, including Pranayama, Yoga Nidra and Ritual, we will create a rich, open inquiry into this being human, all within the context of Buddhism. Explore safe alignment in yoga practice, using the Bandhas to support the practice, working from the deep energetic core, with all the senses alive and vibrant. Through the practice we connect deeply to the Elements, to Aliveness and the Pranic body. Asana, Pranayama and Yoga Nidra connect within the flow of deep awareness and Presence. FOR PEOPLE WITH SOME EXPERIENCE of YOGA & MEDITATION.
Path of Purification
With Atula, Nagamudra, Nagasiddhi and Mandarava
September 3 - 11, 2026
Atula and the team will guide, with skill and kindness, us into an aware relationship with both ourselves and one another. Group work with honesty and sensitivity to explore our patterns of communicating and relating. A ritual context of meditation, devotional Vajrasattva practice and periods of silence. A profound retreat that has been known to help manifest lasting changes. TRIRATNA INTENSIVE for regular meditators with 2 years+ experience of retreats, centres or groups.
Embodied Animate World: Our Sacred Belonging
With Nagadipa and Viryadeva
September 18 - 25, 2026
Embodied Buddhism is at the heart of this retreat which invites you to play in the in-between; the dynamic space where we see and are seen by Nature. Within wilderness guiding this is called The Mirror of Nature. Meditation, nature-based rituals and immersive practices in nature, we’ll move beyond concepts of interconnectedness to a living, felt sensing of the here and now, where nothing can be separated from anything else… FOR PEOPLE WITH SOME EXPERIENCE of meditation and Buddhism in Triratna Buddhist Community, or people who have previously worked with Nagadipa (Natasha Lythgoe) through The Art of Rewilding
Men’s Regional Order Weekend – Sept 2026
September 25 - 27, 2026
FOR TRIRATNA BUDDHIST ORDER MEMBERS ONLY
Yoga and Meditation Long Weekend
With Surata and Kamalasakhi (Sarah Whiteley)
October 9 - 12, 2026
Surata brings to his teaching 50 years’ experience of both yoga and Buddhism. His teaching combines a depth of experience with humour and playfulness. His particular mindful and gentle style of yoga is influenced by the teaching of Vanda Scaravelli. The practice starts with time in semi-supine and is nervous system aware. It may not be appropriate for those wanting a vigorous yoga practice. Two sessions of yoga a day alongside meditation, Buddhist devotional practice, ritual and discussion. TRIRATNA RETREAT: For regular yoga practitioners and meditators who attend retreats, a centre or group in Triratna community.
Awakening to the Breath
With Vessantara and Advayasiddhi
October 16 - 23, 2026
Meditation on breathing is used in many ways in Buddhist tradition: for developing awareness, relaxing deeply, healing the body, becoming sensitive to energy, opening the heart, and developing insight into how things are. During this week, we shall explore using the breath in all these ways, inviting ourselves to become more alive and awake. The retreat will be largely in silence, with presentations from Vessantara and Advayasiddhi, guided meditations, meditation reviews, ritual and puja. TRIRATNA INTENSIVE RETREAT FOR EXPERIENCED MEDITATORS
Beauty and Insight – A retreat on perception
With Vajradarshini
October 30 - November 6, 2026
An invitation to look closely at how experience takes shape—how we see, feel, and make meaning of the world around us. We shape the world, just as it shapes us... we are creating our world, we can begin to choose—consciously and creatively—to shape a world of beauty and meaning. The arts offer us new and surprising windows on the world. Alongside Dharma teachings and meditation, we’ll be exploring what art, film, poetry, and music can reveal about the nature of perception. TRIRATNA RETREAT: For regular meditators who attend retreats, a centre or group in Triratna community.
The Way It Is – A Buddhist writing retreat – Wolf at the Door
With Padmacandra, Vishvantara and Dayajava
November 6 - 9, 2026
A Buddhist writing retreat, exploring imagination through pen, paper - and the spaces in between… Is it possible to allow things be just as they are, bringing kindness and curiosity to our experience? Are we open to follow the golden thread of whatever happens, and discover where it leads? Wolf at the Door writing workshops are woven with the Dharma and laced with the unexpected. TRIRATNA RETREAT: For regular meditators who attend retreats, a centre or group in Triratna community. NO WRITING EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Moving into embodiment: Yoga & Meditation week
With Vidyadasa and Satyamati
November 13 - 20, 2026
Deepening our exploration of Yoga and Meditation, including Pranayama, Yoga Nidra and Ritual we will create a rich and full open inquiry into this precious life. We will discover what it means to be truly human, all within the context of Buddhism. Including inquiries and reflections from Buddhism, Yoga and Embodiment coaching traditions to create helpful qualities in your everyday life. These will include small group work, and some periods of silence too. FOR PEOPLE WITH SOME EXPERIENCE of YOGA & MEDITATION.
Dhyana Through the Body – reevaluating dhyana
With Tejananda
November 27 - December 4, 2026
This retreat explores embodied approaches to dhyana, encouraging participants to question some traditional interpretations and personal assumptions. Rather than viewing dhyana as merely concentrated calm (samatha), we’ll explore it as a deeply unified, embodied state integrated with mindfulness and the factors of awakening. Through experiential practices involving body, breath, and awareness, participants will discover resources for dhyana already within their experience. TRIRATNA INTENSIVE for regular meditators with 2 years+ experience of retreats, centres or groups.
The Body as Mandala
With Paramananda and Mandarava
December 4 - 11, 2026
In the West, the seat of consciousness has tended to be imagined in the head. More traditionally, it would be associated with either the belly or the heart. On this retreat, we will imagine our own bodies as both vessels containing psyche and as mandalas where the central or constellating archetype is the heart. We will playfully and imaginatively shift our attention from our thoughts to our direct experience, which is constantly manifesting as us through our own bodies and our extended awareness of the world around us. TRIRATNA INTENSIVE RETREAT for regular meditators with 2 years+ experience of retreats,…
The Calling
With Singhashri and Balajit
December 11 - 13, 2026
In the maelstrom of modern life we can easily lose a sense of what's most important to us - our heart’s longing to be free. On this meditation retreat, learn to listen more deeply to yourself by contacting and abiding in more authentic and meaningful states of being. These forces are calling. To help us respond to this calling, we will draw on the supportive qualities of the elements, guided personal inquiry, mindful movement, creative ritual and lots of quiet sitting. TRIRATNA RETREAT: For regular meditators who attend retreats, a centre or group in Triratna community.
Introductory Weekend to Buddhist Meditation – December
With Sanghasīha
December 18 - 20, 2026
These very popular weekends help people to learn Buddhist meditation and find out a little about Buddhism. Enjoy the company of others in a positive, friendly space away from the usual distractions, allowing you to connect with yourself and others at a deeper level. A structured programme with guidance in two traditional Buddhist meditations: the "mindfulness of breathing", to develop a calm and focused mind, and the "development of loving kindness", which encourages emotional positivity. INTRODUCTORY RETREAT