Description

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You will learn the Vipassana meditation technique and be given guidance on how to incorporate it into your daily life.

​​This is a 10 day non residential meditation retreat that goes at the pace that is right for you and is based on your needs.

 

Dates

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Summer Retreat: Friday 25th July 2025 - Sunday 3rd August 2025

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Location

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2 Burgh Street, London, N1 8HF

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​Price

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The retreat is based on donation. Your place is paid for by someone's donation and you will have the opportunity to donate so that someone else may benefit from a future retreat.

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​Bring

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1. Please wear comfortable clothes that will not distract anyone (and avoid wearing purfume/ aftershave as this can distract other participants).

2. We keep the centre well ventilated so please bring suitable clothes/ blankets etc that will keep you warm.

3. Please bring a vegetarian lunch

4. Please bring a suitable support to sit on (e.g. a cushion). 

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Rules

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The rules are designed to help you to learn the technique. The more you are able to follow them during and outside official sitting, the more progress you will make:

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1. No alcohol, drugs, cigarettes or sexual activities.

2. Avoid eating meat and fish, caffeine, work, the telephone, computers and social media.

3. Talking should be kept to an absolute minimum

4. The entire course must be attended.  This is to ensure that you have enough time to learn the full technique, that you do not miss important instructions and to avoid disruption to other participants and to the teachers.

 

Timetable (sample)

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​9:50 - arrival

10:00 - 11:00 - meditation

11:00 - 11:15 - break

11:15 - 12:15 - meditation

12:15 - 13:45 - lunch

13:45 - 14:45 - meditation

14:45 - 15:00 - break

15:00 - 16:00 - meditation

16:00 - home

(the final day ends around 2pm)

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Important

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The retreat is non residential (you arrive in the morning and leave in the afternoon each day) and it is funded entirely by voluntary donation.  On previous retreats, a number of participants either didn't show up on the first day or just intended to come on some of the days (and were therefore unable to learn the full technique).  Since the course is usually oversubscribed, this wasted places that other people could have benefited from.  In order to try to avoid this happening going forward, if your application is approved and you are offered a place on the 10 day retreat, we will ask you for a deposit of £250 to secure your place.  Your deposit will be returned to you by bank transfer at the end of the retreat.  If the retreat doesn't take place for any reason, for example due to Covid, your deposit will be refunded in full. However, if you cancel or if you don't complete the course, your deposit will not be refunded or transferred.