Metta, Music and Movement: a retreat to nourish the heart | Taraloka | Buddhist Retreat Centre For Women

Tuesday, August 31, 2021 to Friday, September 3, 2021

Retreat Team:

Sanghajoti

Retreat Type:

A mid-week metta fiesta of meditation, music and movement. Coming together in the landscape of Taraloka, meditating collectively and taking that connection out into the land, we will use our voices and bodies to turn towards whatever arises in ourselves or in the world, with love.

*Please read and ensure you are able to comply with Taraloka's COVID 19 precautions including around travel BEFORE booking your retreat. *

Love (metta) underpins the whole of Buddhist practice. Like a jewel it has many facets: patience, intimacy, interest and kindness. All these facets are ways in which we come into relation with ourselves and others. All are ways to live at peace in this fleeting, fragile world.

'Metta is the synthesis of reason and emotion, right view and skilful action; unobstructed spiritual vision and the bliss of a warm and expansive heart.' (Sangharakshita)

This retreat will include opportunities to sing and chant collectively and practice Tai Chi and other movement meditations together. This type of practice has been largely impossible during the current situation so we’ve found a workaround! These activities will largely need to be outside and using our beautiful new Earth Sky Garden, so bring full waterproofs, brollies and layers to be prepared!

Sanghagita is a singing teacher and choir leader who specialises in helping nervous or shy singers find their voice. Her warm, inclusive approach puts people at ease, promoting connection and harmony. Singing with Sanghagita is uplifting and fun!

Hridayagita is an advanced Tai Chi instructor registered with the Tai Chi Union of GB and uses her training and practice to encourage seamless shifts of posture: from standing and moving with gentle ease, to sitting, chanting, walking, eating, sleeping and all other postures we take up during our lives. It can all become meditation; imbued with a sense of play, mindfulness and metta.

(No previous musical or Tai Chi experience or expertise required)

Suggested donation (in addition to the booking fee): £220 waged / £155 unwaged

Booking Fee:

£60.00

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. We want Taraloka retreats to be available to any woman, whatever her financial situation.

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 woman 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.

Suggested donations

Our suggested donations (in addition to the booking fee) for 2021 are (waged/unwaged)

Weekend retreats (£195 / 135)
Long Weekend (3 nights) (£220 / 155)
4 night retreats (£250 / 170)
5 night retreats (£280 / 190)
Week retreats: (£360 / 245)
9 night retreats (£405 / 285)
12 night retreats (£460 / 305)

There will be an opportunity to make your donation at the end of the retreat. Donations can be made by credit/debit card, cheque or cash.

Those who cannot afford our suggested donations are free to contribute what they can.

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