29th May until 2nd June 2021
The yoga / mindful movement part of the retreat will be led by Helen Stephenson, who has spent a life time dedicated to the practice and study of yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, meditation and counselling. Helen has been teaching yoga at Gaia House for over ten years and is also a level 3 mindfulness teacher and is qualified as a trainer of mindfulness teachers. Helen is part of the team at Mindfulness:MK.
The mindfulness part of the retreat will be led by Per Norrgren, from inMindSight in Portugal. Per has spent the past ten years practicing and teaching mindfulness in a variety of settings. Per is also a qualified yoga teacher. Per was the founding chairof the Friends of Bangor CMRP Alumni Group, mainting his links with the group with a focus on the newsletter and events organising.
The format will be a combination of Silent retreat, Yoga retreat and teaching:
We will have yoga / mindful movement in the morning and late afternoon each day.
After lunch on the non-silent days there is opportunity for mindfulness practice, sharing, group work, peer/buddy work and learning sets, all as per the requirements of the participants.
On the silent days there will be standard mindfulness practice of mixed sitting and walking practice, allowing time for connecting deeper with our practice.
Outline schedule Day 1
- 1400-1700 Arrivals
- 1700-1800 Orientation and welcome
- 1800-1900 Dinner
- 1900-2000 Evening orientation and Sitting Meditation.
Day 2
- 07.30-08.30 Morning Yoga / Mindful Movements
- 08.30-09.30 Breakfast
- 09.30-10.15 Sitting Meditation & instructions
- 10.15-11.00 Learning sets / Teachings
- 11.00-11.15 Coffee / Tea
- 11.15-12.00 Learning sets / Teachings
- 12.00-12.30 Sitting Meditation
- 12.30-14.30 Lunch and personal time
- 14.30-15.15 Learning sets / Teachings
- 15.15-15.30 Coffee / Tea
- 1530-1730 Yoga / Mindful Movements & inquiry
- 17.30-18.00 Personal time
- 18.00-19.00 Dinner
- 1900-2000 Dharma Talk & Enter in to Silence
Day 3, Day 4, in silence
- 07.30-08.30 Morning Yoga / Mindful Movements
- 08.30-09.30 Breakfast
- 09.30-10.15 Sitting Meditation & instructions
- 10.15-11.00 Walking Meditation
- 11.00-11.15 Coffee / Tea
- 11.15-12.00 Sitting Meditation
- 12.00-12.30 Walking Meditation
- 12.30-14.30 Lunch and personal time
- 14.30-15.15 Sitting Meditation
- 15.15-15.30 Coffee / Tea
- 15.30-17.30 Yoga / Mindful Movements & inquiry
- 17.30-18.00 Personal time
- 18.00-19.00 Dinner
- 19.00-20.00 Dharma Talk & Sitting Meditation
Day 5
- 07.30-08.30 Morning Yoga / Mindful Movements
- 08.30-09.30 Breakfast
- 09.30-10.15 Sitting Meditation & instructions
- 10.15-11.00 Coming out of silence
- 11.00-11.15 Coffee / Tea
- 11.15-12.00 Coming out of silence
- 12.00-12.30 Closing Talk.
- 12.30-14.30 Lunch and Departure
Food Included in the retreat are:
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.
Teas / Coffees will be available in the morning and throughout the day.
All food served is simple vegetarian, locally sourced and organic where possible. Allergies catered for if possible and noted in advance.