Being human includes feeling great and feeling pain; it's intense. Given this, what kind of happiness is possible for us? The Buddha suggested that we have underestimated the capacity of our heart. Retreat helps us to remember.
Together we will explore how to cultivate freedom, happiness and contentment that are less reliant on things 'going our way’ and develop resources that are available to us within the circumstances of our lives as they unfold.
ZOHAR LAVIE has been practising meditation in different traditions since 1995. This journey has taken her from the meditation cushion into exploring further ways of expressing truth and love and in 2004 she co-founded SanghaSeva. She now spends most of her time facilitating retreats that offer service as a spiritual path around the world. Since 2006 she has been teaching on silent retreats and Dharma gatherings in India, Europe and Israel.
Listen to one of
Zohar Lavie's Talks from the Dharmalaya Silent retreat on 29.03.2017-: Emptiness, Self and Dependent Arising (Duration 50:33)
The teacher will be assisted by:
MARK ØVLAND has been devoted to practice and service since his mid-twenties. He has lived and worked as a coordinator at both Gaia House and the Barn Retreat and is currently training to teach with Rob Burbea. Mark is a founding trustee of Freely Given Retreats and a co-initiator of DANCE.
Retreat Code = 19157
A = suitable for all
Mental well-being guidelines - please click here to read before booking Intensive silent meditation retreats can be very nourishing; however, as they require sustained meditation practice, they also need some stability of psychological health. If you have recently (within the past year or so) experienced significant trauma or psychiatric illness, or if you are currently experiencing acute emotional distress such as serious depression or anxiety, it may not be the best time for you to attend an intensive retreat in silence. The teachers might not be able to give you the kind of individual psychological care you need at this time. A setting with more opportunities for interpersonal engagement may be more appropriate.
Before you book, please read these guidelines about mental well-being and silent retreats:
Monday 26 August 2019 - Friday 30 August 2019 (4 nights)
Standard Rate: £236 - Please pay this rate if you can
Sponsor Rate: £283 - A benefactor rate, which helps others to come here on the Supported Rate
Supported Rate: £201 - Available if the Standard Rate is too high for you
FAB Fund Rate: £118 - For more details please see the Financial Assistance page
Young Persons Rate: £71 - For more details please see the Financial Assistance page
Extending Your Retreat = £54 per night - Conditions apply - please see box
- Arrive for registration between 2-5pm on the opening day.
- Depart after 12.30pm on the final day (or 1.30pm if staying for lunch).
- Please only make travel bookings to fit with these times.
- These conditions apply even if you've been to Gaia House before.
- The teachers and staff at Gaia House require this commitment in order to respect the retreat environment and minimise disruption to others.
- We are not able to accept bookings from people who want to arrive and/or depart outside of these times.
Note: If you are booking for yourself and someone else -
you must make a separate booking for each person.
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