Kate

Jul 15, 2026

I joined the Taraloka community in May 2026 as gardener and Operations Team member.  It was in India in 2018 where I listened to my first Buddhist talk.  The teachings felt true and resonated with me deeply. They felt like something I had always known and was just...

Sharon

Jun 12, 2026

Hello! I work on Admin and Bookings at Taraloka. The first retreat I did here in 2022 really changed the course of my life, and I’m so happy to now be a guardian of this very precious space. Prior to staring here in 2026, I was a university lecturer and as much as I...

Maitrisiddhi

Jun 12, 2024

Hello!  I first got involved with the Triratna Buddhist Community when I was living in Sheffield, working as a physiotherapist and doing a lot of rock climbing and mountaineering.  It was when I was on a trip to the Andes when I was 25, that quite by chance I picked...

Clair

Jun 12, 2024

I first became involved with Buddhism in 2004.  My life had fallen apart, and a strong sense that I needed to do something different drew me through the door of the Sheffield Buddhist Centre.  The great adventure of the Buddhist path has been unfolding ever since,...

Maitridhi

Jun 12, 2024

I first started attending Birmingham Buddhist Centre in 2003 and came to Taraloka on retreat in 2004, have done many retreats here since then.  For 5 years prior to joining the community in 2020 I’d been living in Todmorden and been part of the Hebden Bridge and...