Meditations & Mindfulness Retreats

Sharing Sharpham with our hire clients

We continue to hire Sharpham House to groups who support the principles of the Trust and across this reporting year, 670 residential-hire guests stayed with us.

Our enduring partnership with Emergence and The Golden Sufi Centre saw more than 80 guests attend their Summer retreats at Sharpham. 

The Coach House hosted new retreats for National Health Service staff in partnership with Brighton and Hove NHS trust. These were well received as was a tree-planting retreat for Muslim and Christian women, facilitated in partnership with St Ethelburga’s Centre for Peace and Reconciliation.

A Dharma Pathway begins at The Barn

At The Barn Retreat Centre we launched a two-year programme of four connected retreats.

The Dharma Pathway invites participants to engage deeply with the teachings of Buddhism through retreats guided by experienced leaders. Rooted in the core qualities of loving-kindness (metta), compassion (karuna ), joy (mudita ) and equanimity (upekkha), the programme offers a structured path of practice and reflection.

Our nature-mindfulness work on national TV

In the lead-up to Mental Health Awareness Week in early May, Sharpham was proud to be featured in a special episode of BBC Countryfile.

The episode, devoted entirely to the theme of mental health, brought national attention to the Trust’s longstanding work connecting people with nature for improved wellbeing.

Presenters Margherita Taylor and Sean Fletcher spoke with Sharpham’s Director Julian Carnell, Head Gardeners Bryony Middleton and Amy Cairns, and several participants whose lives have been positively impacted by the Trust’s programmes.

The episode, which was broadcast on national television, showcased how spending time in nature can support mental, emotional and physical health.