Total Immersion: A Vast Earth Beneath, An Infinite Sky Above | Taraloka | Buddhist Retreat Centre For Women

Wednesday, June 20, 2018 to Friday, June 29, 2018

Retreat Team:

Suryadarshini

Retreat Type:

We are earthy embodied creatures, with a consciousness vast as the skies. Our practice must hold these two poles and the passionate heart that lies between, in order for the Bodhichitta to arise. Much of our spiritual lives is about finding ways to sit with the extraordinary paradoxes of our existence, to learn to live in this complex and chaotic world with vibrancy, stillness and a tender open heart.

This retreat is an invitation to live a simple authentic life, in a silent community with other women on the path to ordination. We will practise with our bodies, our voices and our hearts, as we immerse ourselves in a realm of meditation, myth and ritual.

The Total Immersion retreat has been a popular and distinctive intensive meditation retreat in Triratna for over a decade. Our programme will include daily meditation instruction, body-work, time in nature, rituals, and walking and sitting meditation outside. There will also be opportunities for meditation reviews.

This intensive silent meditation retreat is for experienced meditators.

Suggested donation (in addition to the booking fee): £380 waged / £250 unwaged

Booking Fee:

£90.00

Paying for your retreat

Taraloka runs on generosity.

To book a retreat you pay a booking fee. This is the only charge made for coming on retreat. As far as possible, we don't want anyone's financial situation to stop them from coming to Taraloka.

At the end of your retreat, you have the opportunity to give money towards Taraloka. If you are able to donate, you are giving to another person who otherwise could not afford to come on retreat. And you are helping to give the gift of Taraloka to the women of the future.

Suggested donations

Our suggested donations (in addition to the booking fee) for 2024-25 are (waged/unwaged)

Weekend retreats (£195 / 135)
Long Weekend (3 nights) (£225 / 160)
4 night retreats (£255 / 175)
5 night retreats (£285 / 195)
Week retreats: (£365 / 250)
9 night retreats (£410 / 290)
12 night retreats (£465/ 310)

There will be an opportunity to make your donation at the end of the retreat. Donations can be made by credit/debit card, cheque or cash.

Those who cannot afford our suggested donations are free to contribute what they can.

Running on generosity is radical – thank you for being part of that.

For more information see what does it cost and a flow of generosity