Welcome!
Gaia House is a meditation retreat centre and charity offering silent meditation retreats in the Buddhist tradition. We warmly welcome people of every age, ethnicity, cultural heritage and religious background, socio-economic group, sexual orientation and gender identity, and we are actively working to investigate and remove barriers to inclusion. Join us to explore the teachings of the Buddha, guided by experienced Dharma teachers from all over the world.
Click here to view our 2024 calendar of residential retreats and online offerings.
We will be adding some more online retreats and courses throughout the year and will update you via our e-news. Sign up here to receive regular email updates.
You can apply for personal retreats and work retreats in 2024.
Online Retreats & Courses
Join us for self-guided meditation 7am each day — Awakening Together
(1 January – 31 March)
- Meditation Day: Wide and Deep livestreamed from Gaia House with Nathan Glyde (23 March)
- Becoming A New Saint: Exploring the Path of Emerging as Warriors from Our Broken Hearts with Lama Rod Owens (25 March)
- Skill in Calm and Happiness – A short introduction to Samadhi practice (4 week course) with Yahel Avigur & Sari Markkanen
- Awakening in the World: Establishing the Timeless Refuge of Awareness with Gavin Milne (19 April)
- Mindfulness in Action with Martine Batchelor (4 May) — save the date!
- Calm and Contented Heart – livestreamed from Gaia House (20-27 May) with Saria Markkanen and Yahel Avigur — save the date!
- The Dharma in the Dynamic of Relationships (4 week course) with Laura Bridgman and Martine Batchelor (22 May – 12 June)
For a full listing, please click here.
To access the noticeboards for online retreats, please click here.
Online Dharma Hall this week
Thursday, 11.00 am — Sari Markkanen
Saturday, 5.00 pm — James Blake (CDL)
Sunday, 9.30 am — Antonia Sumbundu
News/Jobs
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- Due to a cancellation, we have a space for a two week work retreat 7-21 April. We also have spaces for work retreats (2-4 weeks long) in June and July. For more details visit the work retreat page.
- We have one open position in our residential team, if you are interested in offering your work as service to those who are on retreat at Gaia House, living in community and developing your Dharma practice, this could be for you. To read more about our residential community click here.