Chinese Zen Meditation Retreats, Silent Retreats

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Try one of our retreats to develop your mindfulness and take the next steps to investigate the self. Our events are open equally to both Buddhists and non-Buddhists aged 18 and over and are held at various UK venues, principally England and Wales but also sometimes in Scotland.

Alongside group instruction we provide a significant amount of individual instruction through personal interviews with participants. An 'interview' is a private conversation about your meditation practice and any difficulties you are experiencing with it with one of our experienced retreat leaders. Typically each participant will be offered at least one interview opportunity during each shorter retreat and two or three during a retreat of five days or longer. This enables you to get the most out of your retreat by ensuring that you are meditating effectively and adjusting your practice according to your individual experience and circumstances.

Some of our Zen retreats ('sesshin') follow closely the traditional methods of teaching and practice, and others such as our 'Western Zen Retreat' include adaptations to match the Western mind. Our meditation retreats are usually silent retreats. We also hold other events such as conferences, local group day retreats, etc.

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