Welcome to The Barn, a Buddhist meditation retreat centre in the beautiful Devon countryside of South West England.
Set in a stunning hillside location overlooking the River Dart, The Barn has been a friendly retreat centre for over 25 years. It is a place where people are given the opportunity to reconnect with themselves and with nature in a tranquil, supportive environment.
Through a mixture of mindfulness practice, teacher-led inquiry and working meditation in our organic garden, small groups of retreatants can focus on and support the development of mindful practice in everyday life.
The centre is non-denominational - people of all faiths and none are equally welcome - although teaching at The Barn is based on Buddhist traditions, including Insight (Vipassana), Zen and Tibetan.
Who are Barn retreats for?
All retreats at The Barn are suitable for experienced meditators as well as beginners. All retreatants are expected to be able and willing to:
• Fully commit to doing a Buddhist meditation retreat for the period of their stay
• Be part of a small community and follow our weekly structure
• Undertake the 5 precepts described below
The 5 Buddhist precepts are to undertake the training to refrain from:
• Harming living beings
• Taking what is not offered
• Sexual and sensual misconduct
• False speech (including idle gossip, harsh and divisive speech)
• Taking substances which disturb the balance of the mind (and may lead you into committing all the above)
Download Information about daily life at The Barn, the weekly schedule, and Barn teachers.
Follow the links on the left for more details about the different retreats we offer or download our current programme of retreats.
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