How can we really live in connection with others? How can we embrace a challenge? We have become increasingly atomised in modern life, with isolation in society at an all time high following a post-pandemic surge. The World Health Organisation has declared it a global...
What’s your 2027 adventure? Launching our 2027 bookings is always an exciting time for us. Not only because we love a new calendar (we do), but also because it means laying out our offer for new adventures for those returning and those yet to come. Here, we’ve...
As we have all woken up to the importance of wellbeing and the negative impact of stress on our lives, more people are turning to retreats to rebalance their sense of who they are in the world. These days, there is a growth in the number of retreat centres and there is a variety in the kinds of retreat you can choose. What, then, makes a Buddhist retreat what it is? How might it differ from your average wellness weekend?
At Taraloka, retreats offer an opportunity to relax and grow. Even spending a weekend learning and meditating can have surprising effects.
The Great Bettisfield Bakeoff! | Plant Swap | Teas & Homemade Cakes Find out more We're opening the retreat centre and its gardens and grounds for a relaxed Spring Open Day. Enjoy homemade cream teas, enter our Cake Competition (and try everyone's cakes), relax &...
Take a look at the plans for Taraloka's new office! Our poor old office is way past the end of its life, with a collapsing floor and very poor insulation.The new building will have solar panels for green electricity, and excellent insulation making it eco-friendly to...
Cesca: "A Tibetan teacher, Longchenpa, has a phrase I love: ‘the wizardry of being’. If you can exist in a state where you have ‘wizardry of your being’, it creates ease and wonder around you." Cesca has practised Buddhism and meditation for the last...
"Although my brother’s death was part of my personal story, it had a universal dimension to it" Mandarava - storyteller, artist, puppeteer and Dharma practitioner talks to Maitrisiddhi about her creative journey and her upcoming Taraloka retreat, 'Stories of Wisdom,...
