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Online Retreat: 3-night Deepening Connection

Summary

3 nights - Bi-Monthly
Any
Short Periods

Overview

 

"The Retreat at Home is really special - and very different from other online offerings...the retreat gave me a holding space to share compassion and vulnerability, while drawing strength from other people across the country (and the world!)
           - online retreatant

We're offering the same care, values and community support that we're known for - via our Retreats at Home.

Our online retreats are firmly grounded in the principles of mindfulness, meditation, community and nature connection that we’ve been fostering for the last 40 years.

This 3-night Retreat at Home can help support and nourish you as you face new challenges and uncertainties.This mindfulness retreat offers support from experienced meditators. You'll be held in supportive community, connecting with each other and sharing experiences.

"Only through our connectedness to others can we really know and enhance the self. And only through working on the self can we begin to enhance our connectedness to others
                                                                                             - Harriet Lerner

There will be a maximum of 15 people on this retreat with opportunities for smaller group sharing. 

The retreat will take place online using the platform Zoom (see further information below to ensure you have the minimum tech requirements). We'll send out guidance for using Zoom when you book and a guide to getting the best out of your Retreat at Home. 

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This retreat is for you if:

  • you want to connect with a community of like-minded people
  • have your voice heard in a supporting and nurturing environment
  • deepen your practice at home
  • are aged 18 or over
What is Mindfulness?

What you'll experience on this retreat:

  • live teachings & guided practices, where you connect with a supportive retreat community and its skilled facilitators
  • group sharing, building connections and empathy
  • downloadable practices so you're not glued to a screen. And you can return to them again and again after the retreat finishes
  • Mindful movement routines and practices such as qi-gong and yoga
  • Talks, individual time and question-and-answer sessions with experienced meditation teachers
  • Teachings on how mindfulness and self-compassion can help steady us through uncertain and challenging times
  • the sense of being part of nature and the support of the Earth through daily nature connection practices
Online Mediation

Technical requirements:

We will be using the online application Zoom to meditate with each other.

To use Zoom you will need a computer or a phone with a speaker and camera. Full instructions will be sent with each Online Meditation Alert or you can access them here.

You can also download the Zoom app here to familiarise yourself with it and make sure it meets your system requirements.

Schedule

To get the most out of this retreat you will need a room in your home where you will not be distracted by other people and which can serve as a confidential space.

To join you will need to be fully available for the duration of the retreat (this helps create a greater sense of group coherence with less distraction for your fellow retreatants). This is a small group retreat with the expectation that you will attend from the start to the end.

This 3-day retreat will run from 5:30pm on the first evening to 5.30pm on the final evening.

The programme below may change slightly - for the most up-to-date schedule, click here

First evening

Time Activity Location
5.30pm Welcome, introductions Zoom
6.10pm Sharing in small groups Zoom
6.30pm Break Offline
7.30pm Optional social time Zoom
8.00pm Guided meditation Zoom
8.30pm End of day Zoom

Full day: 1

Time Activity Location
7.45am Movement practice Offline
8.00am Guided meditation Zoom
8.35am Morning break, breakfast Offline
9.45am Morning meeting Zoom

11.15am

 Optional one-to-one check-ins Phone
11.30am Nature connection practice Offline
12.30pm Guided meditation Zoom
1.00pm Break for lunch Offline
2.30pm Practice of rest Offline
3.30pm Teaching and 15-minute sit Zoom
5.00pm Break for supper Offline
6.30pm Optional social time Zoom
7.00pm Break Offline
7.30pm Small group practice discussion Zoom
8.00pm Meditation Zoom
8.30pm End of day Zoom
     

Full day: 2

Time Activity Location
7.45am Movement practice Offline
8.00am Guided meditation Zoom
8.40am Morning break, breakfast Offline
9.45am Morning meeting Zoom

11.15am

 Optional one-to-one check-ins Phone
11.30am Nature connection practice Offline
12.30pm Guided meditation Zoom
1.00pm Break for lunch Offline
2.30pm Practice of rest Offline
3.30pm Teaching and 15-minute sit Zoom
5.00pm Break for supper Offline
6.30pm Optional social time Zoom
7.00pm Break Offline
7.30pm Small group practice discussion Zoom
8.00pm Meditation Zoom
8.30pm End of day Zoom
 

Full day: 3

Time Activity Location
7.45am Movement practice Offline
8.00am Guided meditation Zoom
8.40am Morning break, breakfast Offline
9.45am Morning meeting Zoom

11.15am

 Optional one-to-one check-ins Phone
11.30am Nature connection practice Offline
12.30pm Guided meditation Zoom
1.00pm Break for lunch Offline
2.30pm Practice of rest Offline
3.30pm Guided meditation Zoom
4.00pm Offerings Zoom
5.00pm Closing circle Zoom
5.15pm End Zoom
     
 

Costs

We recognise this is a difficult time financially for many people.

These retreats are offered on a sliding scale to ensure as many people as possible can benefit. 

We suggest paying £150 - £200 for this retreat, depending on what you can afford. 

There is a minimum payment of £60.