2010 Prog
On the page below, you’ll find a list of all our retreats in 2010. You can scroll down the list month by month, over the year. When you find a retreat that looks interesting, just click on the retreat title and it will take you to another page with a fuller description of that retreat. If it doesn’t do that - then it’s because we’re still in process of upgrading the 2010 section of the site. If you’d like a paper copy of our 2010 brochure then send you name and address to our contact address. You’ll find pictures and short biographies of the retreat leaders on the ‘meet the community‘ and ‘visiting retreat leaders‘ pages. The ‘Contact Us’ section (see top of screen) has the information you need to book on a retreat.
Newcomers : these are weekends for anyone interested in learning how to meditate and hearing a little bit about the Buddhist context for meditation. You can find out more in ‘About Us’ section above.
Open to all: for everyone, including newcomers, and the activities will be arranged to accommodate people with different levels of experience.
Intermediate: for people who have experience of Buddhist meditation and devotional practice. Within the FWBO this would be someone who knows the Mindfulness of Breathing, Metta Bhavana meditations and puja practice. See ‘what meditation practices we teach‘.
Gfr: these are meditation retreats for women who are working towards being ordained into the WBO.
WBO: these are events for members of the WBO
Some of our retreats link into study modules from the Dharma Training Course used in FWBO.
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| Date | Title | Retreat leader(s) | Level |
| January | |||
| 15-17 | Northern Region Order Weekend | Taravandana & team | WBO |
| 22-24 | Introductory Weekend: Mindfulness | Dhammagita, Katannuta | newcomers |
| 29-31 | Young Women’s Weekend | Vajratara, Lindsay & team | intermediate |
| February | |||
| 5-7 | Western Regional Order Weekend | WBO | |
| 7-12 | Work as Practice | Taravandana | intermediate |
| 12-21 | Generating Bodhi Resolve: Meditation | Dhammadassin & Taraloka Team | gfr |
| 22-26 | Awakening the Heart: Loving-Kindness | Suchitta, Taraloka Support Team | open |
| 26-5Mar | Brahma Viharas: Meditation | Saddhanandi | intermediate |
| March | |||
| 12-14 | Yoga & Meditation Weekend | Samadevi | yoga/open |
| 26-28 | Introductory Weekend: Loving-Kindness | Dhammagita, Katannuta | newcomers |
| 28-2 Apr | One Moment at a Time | Vidyamala, Saddhanandi | open |
| April | |||
| 2-9 | Spring Retreat: The Wings of Awakening |
Samantabhadri & Guhyaprabha | intermediate |
| 9-16 | Yoga Intensive | Shuddhasara. Sahajamani | yoga/open |
| 16-23 | View, Myth & Practice | Saddhanandi, Kulaprabha, Alayasri | intermediate |
| 23-30 | Sadhana as a Way of Life | Dhammadinna, Parami | WBO |
| 30-3 May | Brahma Vihara Practices: Meditation | Kulaprabha, Alayasri | open |
| May | |||
| 7-16 | Awareness is Revolutionary: Mindfulness | Vidyamala, Saddhanandi | gfr |
| 17-22 | Tara the Protector | Samantabhadri & team | open |
| 28-1 | FWBO International Retreat | open | |
| June | |||
| 3-6 | National Order Weekend | NOWE team | WBO |
| 11-18 | Lifting the Veil: Yogacara Teachings | Vajradarshini & team | intermediate |
| 18-20 | Introductory Weekend : Mindfulness | Padmasara & Anantamani | newcomers |
| 25-2 Jul | Towards Insight: The Reflective Life |
Suchitta | intermediate |
| July | |||
| 9-11 | Yoga & Meditation Weekend | Samadevi | yoga/open |
| 11-16 | Teaching the Vimalakirti Nirdesa | Kulaprabha & Dhammadassin | WBO |
| 16-23 | Body of Evidence | Dhammagita | intermediate |
| 25 | Open Afternoon : 2-5pm | Taraloka Team & Friends | open |
| 26-30 | Becoming More Human | Dhammagita, Karunagita | open |
| 30-6 Aug | Summer Retreat : meditation | Samantabhadri & team | open |
| August | |||
| 6-15 | Gateways to Freedom: meditation | Vajradarshini & team | gfr |
| 15-20 | Conscious Ageing | Amitaratna & team | open |
| 20-22 | Introductory Weekend: Mindfulness | Maitrimala, Padmasara | newcomers |
| 27-30 | Essential Sangharakshita Study | Vajradarshini & Singhamati | intermediate |
| September | |||
| 5-10 | Mindfulness Matters | Jyotipakshini & team | open |
| 10-13 | Vegetarian Cooking & Nutrition | Taravandana & Maitrimala | open |
| 10-13 | Gardening Weekend | Suchitta | open |
| 17-24 | Chant: a path to Devotion | Vajragupta, Ambaranta .. | intermediate |
| October | |||
| 1-3 | Introductory Weekend: Loving Kindness | Kalyacitta | newcomers |
| 8-16 | Private Preceptors Meditation Retreat | Maitreyi | WBO |
| 17-22 | Another Moment at a Time | Vidyamala, Saddhanandi | open |
| 22-29 | Silent Retreat (weekend option 22-25th) | Samantabhadri & Samadevi | intermediate |
| 29-31 | Yoga & Meditation Weekend | Samadevi | yoga/open |
| November | |||
| 5-14 | Purify the Heart : Meditation | Ratnavandana & Taraloka Team | gfr |
| 19-26 | Writing Retreat : Self on the Page | Kavyasiddhi & Samantabhadri | open |
| 26-30 | 12 into 5 - a toolbox for recovery | Padumachitta, Vajralila & team | open |
| December | |||
| 10-12 | Introductory Weekend : | Kalyacitta & Suryaka | newcomers |
| Meditation & Buddhism | |||
| 24-28 | Christmas Oasis | Saddhanandi | open |
| 29-5 Jan |
New Year Retreat : Meditation | Guhyaprabha & Samantabhadri | intermediate |
