Rivendell

East Sussex, UK

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Upcoming Retreats (34)

Yoga and Meditation Long Weekend

Rivendell · East Sussex

Oct 09 - Oct 12, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

Surata brings 50 years' experience of both yoga and Buddhism with a gentle style. Two sessions of yoga daily alongside meditation and Buddhist devotional practice.

Teachers: Surata, Sarah Whiteley

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Awakening to the Breath

Rivendell · East Sussex

Oct 16 - Oct 23, 2026 7 days Residential Mixed

Explore meditation on breathing used in Buddhist tradition for developing awareness, relaxation, healing, sensitivity to energy, opening the heart and developing insight.

Teachers: Vessantara, Advayasiddhi

from £399 GBP 4 pricing options

Beauty and Insight – A retreat on perception

Rivendell · East Sussex

Oct 30 - Nov 06, 2026 7 days Residential Mixed

Look closely at how experience takes shape. Explore what art, film, poetry and music reveal about the nature of perception and how we shape the world.

Teachers: Vajradarshini

from £399 GBP 2 pricing options

The Way It Is – A Buddhist writing retreat – Wolf at the Door

Rivendell · East Sussex

Nov 06 - Nov 09, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

A Buddhist writing retreat exploring imagination through pen, paper and the spaces in between. Woven with the Dharma and laced with the unexpected.

Teachers: Padmacandra, Vishvantara, Dayajava

from £275 GBP 2 pricing options

Moving into embodiment: Yoga & Meditation week

Rivendell · East Sussex

Nov 13 - Nov 20, 2026 7 days Residential Mixed

Deepen exploration of Yoga and Meditation with Pranayama, Yoga Nidra and Ritual. Discover what it means to be truly human within Buddhist context.

Teachers: Vidyadasa, Satyamati

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Dhyana Through the Body – reevaluating dhyana

Rivendell · East Sussex

Nov 27 - Dec 04, 2026 7 days Residential Mixed

Explore embodied approaches to dhyana, questioning traditional interpretations. Discover dhyana as unified, embodied state integrated with mindfulness and awakening factors.

Teachers: Tejananda

from £399 GBP 2 pricing options

The Body as Mandala

Rivendell · East Sussex

Dec 04 - Dec 11, 2026 7 days Residential Mixed

Imagine the body as a mandala with the heart as the central archetype. Shift attention from thoughts to direct experience constantly manifesting through our bodies.

Teachers: Paramananda, Mandarava

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The Calling

Rivendell · East Sussex

Dec 11 - Dec 13, 2026 2 days Residential Mixed

Learn to listen more deeply by contacting and abiding in authentic and meaningful states. Draw on supportive qualities of the elements, personal inquiry, mindful movement and ritual.

Teachers: Singhashri, Balajit

from £215 GBP 2 pricing options

Introductory Weekend to Buddhist Meditation – December

Rivendell · East Sussex

Dec 18 - Dec 20, 2026 2 days Residential Mixed

Learn Buddhist meditation and find out about Buddhism. Guidance in two traditional meditations: mindfulness of breathing and development of loving kindness.

Teachers: Sanghasīha

from £215 GBP 2 pricing options

New Years Retreat 2026-2027

Rivendell · East Sussex

Dec 30 - Jan 06, 2027 7 days Residential Mixed

Seven days of retreat over the New Year with periods of silence and celebration. Time for reflection, setting of intentions and connection with the land as days grow longer.

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