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Taraloka Buddhist Retreat Centre

buddhist retreat centre for women

Winter Oasis 2025

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Winter Oasis 2025

23 - 28 Dec 2025
Led By: Mahamani
For: Open To All

This special time of year, when we have passed the darkest day and light is beginning to return, can be a precious time of renewal. As well as focusing on exploring awareness and loving-kindness meditations, we will take a look at how to bring compassion, mindfulness and creative change into our day-to-day lives.

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The daily programme will include meditation, talks, meeting in groups, simple ritual, together with time for yourself and to walk in the landscape.  There will be some periods of silence to help us go deeper in our experience.

(This is a wonderful opportunity to dwell in a quiet space away from the world for just a few days.  We therefore ask you not to bring alcohol or piles of presents and to turn off mobile phones and similar devices.)

Suggested donation (in addition to the booking fee): £285 waged / £195 unwaged

Booking Fee: £85.00

Single Rooms: No single rooms currently available on this retreat. Please email to go on single room waiting list.

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Paying for your retreat

Taraloka runs on generosity.

To book a retreat you pay a booking fee. This is the only charge made for coming on retreat. As far as possible, we don’t want anyone’s financial situation to stop them from coming to Taraloka.

At the end of your retreat, you have the opportunity to give money towards Taraloka. If you are able to donate, you are giving to another person who otherwise could not afford to come on retreat. And you are helping to give the gift of Taraloka to the women of the future.

We have suggested donations as these reflect the basic income needed to make a retreat viable. However, they are only suggestions. It is genuinely fine to give ten times these amounts, nothing, or anything in between.

Running on generosity is radical – thank you for being part of that.

For more information see what does it cost and a flow of generosity