For Dharma Practitioners

A few short days to reconnect with nature, stillness and deepen your Buddhist meditation practice

We will be taking a few days in the beautiful Welsh countryside, away from the bustle of daily life to deepen our Buddhist meditation practice under the skillful guidance of His Holiness Gangri Karma Rinpoche.


This is a unique opportunity for Buddhist practitioners of any Tibetan Buddhist lineage, to come together to interact with and experience the stillness of an accomplished Tibetan Buddhism meditation master. His Holiness will answer questions and direct you in your meditation practice.

This will be also a unique opportunity to unplug your daily lives from distractions and dedicate to some special time to deepen your practice. We will be working on calm-abiding meditations, Pujas, chanting, campfire and other activities. 

We hope that when you leave the retreat, you and your practice, will have deepened and been recharged.

Location- Gower, in Wales
This will take place on a piece of land that Gower in Wales, is a delightful background and base in which to enjoy these restorative practices. We will stay in a farmhouse situated on private land, hidden amongst rolling hills, complete with its own peaceful lake. During the breaks you will be taken by local guides on walks to explore and take in the picturesque and expansive views across the “Gower peninsula” - the first protected area of Natural Outstanding Beauty in the UK, with its beautiful coastline and local beaches and which have often been named "Britain's Best View" in the broadsheet newspapers. 

Meals

We will be providing healthy and scrumptious vegetarian food during the retreat. 

You may have heard of the benefits of having intermittent fasting. Such a fasting practice is to reduce the attachment (craving) to food and bring benefits to your health in the long run So why not give it a try to challenge yourself by eating only two meals rather than three  meals a day during the retreat? This is a helpful exploration exercise which can be applied to help manage and reduce other forms of attachment.

Accommodation

There are different choices which include private rooms, shared rooms, camping or you may prefer to book a Hotel or B& B.

We recommend that couples stay in separate rooms at retreat centre.

Travel arrangements

You can book a train from London Paddington to Swansea, which takes around 2.5 - 3.5 hours. You can also book a coach which will cost around £10 each way, where the journey will take around 5 hours. We advise you book your ticket in advance.

If you arrive at Swansea station, you can take a taxi to the retreat centre for £10 or if you arrive at an appropriate time it may be possible for one of our volunteers to pick you up. 

Booking

To book please contact Dolma Sherab by email: london@martsangkagyu.org

A time table and more detailed information will be sent after we have received your booking fee.

Fee apply.

Cancellation

We will refund the whole fee should you cancel your booking three months before the course start date.

We will refund 40% of the fee should you cancel your booking two month before the course start.

No money will be refunded should you cancel your booking after 10th July 2020.

Thank you for your understanding.

We very much hope the retreats will take place on these dates however in view of the current situation regarding COVID-19 we will be monitoring the situation on a weekly basis and if necessary we will update the website with any changes as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and keep safe.