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Purely Meditation with Samye Ling SanghaA refreshingly simple weekend of silent sitting meditation at Samye Ling.... click for more info |
Start : February 24, 2012 |
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Annual Nyungney Retreat with Samye Ling SanghaWe begin the Tibetan New Year with this auspicious purification practice of 1000 Armed Chenrezig.... click for more info |
Start : February 24, 2012 |
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Relax and Paint with Carol SagarRelaxation allows our creativity to arise without effort. During this weekend we shall explore the art materials without expectations as to results... click for more info |
Start : February 24, 2012 |
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Waking up the Body with Hanna CasementAccording to Eastern medical traditions the end of winter can leave our bodies feeling heavy, low in energy and in need of rejuvenation and 'waking up'. Yoga can help this process of revitalising at seasonal times and also on a daily basis.. click for more info |
Start : March 2, 2012 |
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Medical Qigong Part 1 with Bob LoweyA rare opportunity for everyone interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the health maintaining exercises involved in Qigong, this is the first part of a two-weekend course and is open to all.... click for more info |
Start : March 2, 2012 |
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Art and the Practice of Medicine Buddha with Ani SemchiDuring this weekend, Ani Semchi will teach participants how to draw the Medicine Buddha according to traditional proportions, starting with the gridlines and building up the body with the robes and ornaments. She will also explain the meaning of the Medicine Buddha and also give some detail of the practice... click for more info |
Start : March 9, 2012 |
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Medicine Buddha Initiation with Choje Akong Tulku RinpocheOn the afternoon of Sunday 11th March Akong Tulku Rinpoche will bestow the Medicine Buddha Initiation... click for more info |
Start : March 11, 2012 |
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Mindfulness Teaching Skills Module One with Heather Regan-Addis and Annick NevejanThis Teaching Skills course is aimed at anyone who has completed the Mindfulness One Year training and/or the Compassion One Year training with Rob Nairn and who would like to develop their teaching skills as a facilitator of secular Mindfulness and/or Compassion training courses... click for more info |
Start : March 16, 2012 |
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Amitabha Initiation with Choje Akong Tulku RinpocheChoje Akong Tulku Rinpoche will bestow the Amitabha initiation... click for more info |
Start : March 17, 2012 |
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Certificate in Qigong - Part One with Bob LoweyA six weekend certificated course in Qigong... click for more info |
Start : March 23, 2012 |
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Chenrezig Practice Weekend with Samye Ling SanghaThis weekend offers an opportunity for anyone who benefitted from the Christmas Retreat to continue and renew the practice of Chenrezig but is also open to anyone who is already familiar with the practice... click for more info |
Start : March 30, 2012 |
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Healing with Herbs & Five Element Theory with Fiona Morris and Kate RoddickThis retreat is a unique opportunity to integrate ancient Tibetan & Ayurvedic wisdom with modern day herbal practice... click for more info |
Start : March 30, 2012 |
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Easter Retreat - Meditation Made Simple with Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche and Clive HolmesMeditation may be simple but it is not so easy! In light of this, Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche will explain how to tame the mind with kindness and how to learn the art of meditation, with one essential ingredient: joy!... click for more info |
Start : April 6, 2012 |
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Refuge Ceremony with Lama Yeshe Losal RinpocheRefuge Ceremony with the Abbot of Kagyu Samye Ling, Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche. click for more info |
Start : April 8, 2012 |
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Compassion One Year Training - Module Four with Rob Nairn and the Mindfulness AssociationThe Mindfulness Association is rerunning the very successful one year compassion programme, which is a comprehensive training in compassion that is suitable for those who already have a stable mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : April 13, 2012 |
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Mindfulness One Year Training - Module Four with Rob Nairn and the Mindfulness AssociationWe are rerunning the very successful one year mindfulness programme, which is a comprehensive training in mindfulness that is suitable for beginners and for those who already have a mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : April 20, 2012 |
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Tree Planting Weekend with Clare Carr-SaundersAn opportunity to make a lasting difference to Samye Ling by planting trees as part of our woodlands project... click for more info |
Start : April 27, 2012 |
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Tantra with Harry MilwardHarry will explain how the vast and powerful methods of Tantra, as taught and applied within Vajrayana Buddhism, can provide a quick, direct path towards Enlightenment... click for more info |
Start : April 27, 2012 |
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Yoga, Tai Chi/Qigong and Guided Relaxation with Linda DouglasCome and enjoy a blissful weekend and learn Yoga, Tai Chi/Qi Gong and guided relaxation... click for more info |
Start : April 27, 2012 |
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Introduction to Meditation with Clive HolmesDuring this weekend we will learn how to slow down, calm down, rest and heal within.... click for more info |
Start : May 4, 2012 |
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Vajrasattva Instructions with Lama JinpaLama Jinpa will give instructions on the Vajrasattva practice... click for more info |
Start : May 4, 2012 |
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Chod Puja - Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche Birthday Celebrations with Samye Ling SanghaOn Sunday the 6th of May, 2012, Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche celebrates his 72nd birthday. Every 12th year is an important one within the astrological Tibetan Calendar and this year the 6th May will be the Dragon day of the Dragon month of the Dragon year... click for more info |
Start : May 4, 2012 |
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Refuge Ceremony with Choje Akong Tulku RinpocheRefuge Ceremony with Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche... click for more info |
Start : May 5, 2012 |
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Vajrasattva Initiation with Choje Akong Tulku RinpocheChoje Akong Tulku Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the Vajrasattva initiation... click for more info |
Start : May 6, 2012 |
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Tree Planting Weekend with Clare Carr-SaundersAn opportunity to make a lasting difference to Samye Ling by planting trees as part of our woodlands project... click for more info |
Start : May 11, 2012 |
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Help Guru Rinpoche Sparkle! with Ani SemchiHelp Ani Semchi restore our Guru Rinpoche and his surroundings to their former glory... click for more info |
Start : May 11, 2012 |
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Selected Verses from "The Way of the Bodhisattva" by Shantideva with Khenpo Damcho Dawa RinpocheThis text is the best-known guide to living as a Bodhisattva and one very dear to the heart of Khenpo Damcho Dawa, who often refers to it when teaching the Rinpoches and masters who are his students in Tibet... click for more info |
Start : May 11, 2012 |
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Tree Planting Weekend with Clare Carr-SaundersAn opportunity to make a lasting difference to Samye Ling by planting trees as part of our woodlands project... click for more info |
Start : May 18, 2012 |
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Amitabha Retreat with Khenpo Damcho Dawa RinpocheDuring this week, Khenpo Damcho Dawa will lead an Amitabha practice retreat, awakening the mind to the presence of Buddha Amitabha, the Buddha of Infinite Light, and preparing the mind for rebirth in the Sukhavati pure realm at death... click for more info |
Start : May 19, 2012 |
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Tree Planting Weekend with Clare Carr-SaundersAn opportunity to make a lasting difference to Samye Ling by planting trees as part of our woodlands project... click for more info |
Start : May 25, 2012 |
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Powa Practice Retreat with Khenpo Damcho Dawa RinpocheThe Transference of Consciousness at Death (Powa) retreat follows on from the 2011 preliminary teachings on Amitabha, given both by Khenpo Damcho Dawa and Drupon Rinpoche... click for more info |
Start : May 26, 2012 |
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Mindfulness One Year Training - Module One with Mindfulness Association LtdWe are rerunning the very successful one year mindfulness programme, which is a comprehensive training in mindfulness that is suitable for beginners and for those who already have a mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : June 1, 2012 |
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Compassion One Year Training - Module One with Mindfulness Association LtdThe Mindfulness Association is rerunning the very successful one year compassion training that is suitable for those who have some experience with mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : June 8, 2012 |
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Accepting Paradox with Harry MilwardThe famous 'Mahamudra Prayer' of the 3rd Gyalwang Karmapa makes clear all the stages of the path of meditation. Harry will go through the prayer step by step, using his own extensive meditation experience to shed light on this profound and beautiful text... click for more info |
Start : June 15, 2012 |
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Taming the Tiger with Brion SweeneyBrion will present guidelines for approaching the difficulties experienced in everyday life with special emphasis on an exploration of the early chapters of Dr. Akong Tulku Rinpoche's book 'Taming the Tiger'... click for more info |
Start : June 15, 2012 |
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Mindfulness Teaching Skills Module Two with Heather Regan-Addis and Annick NevejanThis teaching skills module is the second of two modules and this second module is only open to those who have completed the first module (16 to 18 March 2012) or who completed the first module last year (11 to 13 March 2011)... click for more info |
Start : June 22, 2012 |
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Meditation Boot Camp with Torey HaydenAnother chance to take part in best-selling author Torey Hayden's popular week-long meditation practice retreat, based on her plain-speaking, non-religious approach to meditation... click for more info |
Start : June 23, 2012 |
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Certificate in Qigong - Part Two with Bob LoweyA six weekend certificated course in Qigong... click for more info |
Start : June 29, 2012 |
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Introduction to Buddhism with Clive HolmesThis course will outline the basics of Buddhism, especially in terms of core principles: Refuge, Bodhicitta (awakening our potential), the Four Noble Truths, the Six Paramitas, and freedom from unnecessary suffering... click for more info |
Start : July 6, 2012 |
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Refuge Ceremony with Lama Yeshe Losal RinpocheRefuge ceremony with Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche... click for more info |
Start : July 8, 2012 |
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Flowing from Within with Hanna CasementThis popular workshop is the core of Hanna's approach to Yoga and although taught each year is continually evolving and changing so that there is always something new to take away from it.... click for more info |
Start : July 13, 2012 |
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Shedra Studies Course - The Mahayana Uttara Tantra Shastra with Drupon RinpocheThe fourth part of Drupon Rinpoche's six year Shedra Studies Course, this course is open to new students as well as those who have attended in previous years... click for more info |
Start : July 27, 2012 |
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Tea Party and Open Day with Samye Ling SanghaWe extend a warm welcome to you to attend our annual Tea Party and Open Day... click for more info |
Start : August 12, 2012 |
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Awakening our Potential with Mindfulness and Kindness with Clive HolmesThis retreat offers a precious opportunity to invest in our own happiness and peace of mind - even one week a year in retreat can help our mindfulness and kindness develop... click for more info |
Start : August 18, 2012 |
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Guru Rinpoche Initiation with Drupon RinpocheDrupon Rinpoche will bestow the Guru Rinpoche initiation... click for more info |
Start : August 26, 2012 |
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Guru Rinpoche Drubcho with Samye Ling SanghaDedicated to world peace and especially to the activities of His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, everyone is welcome to come and join us in the Temple for these joyous and meaningful prayers... click for more info |
Start : August 27, 2012 |
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Bringing Yoga into Focus with Hanna CasementFor this workshop we will be concentrating on the focus of our Yoga practice: why we practice, how we practice and the ways we need to develop our practice... click for more info |
Start : September 14, 2012 |
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Pathways to Happiness with Clive HolmesWe are all looking for happiness but often are looking for it in the wrong place. It is not our fault we get into all kinds of difficulty. The simple truth is we just do not know our own minds and how they work... click for more info |
Start : September 14, 2012 |
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Mindfulness One Year Training - Module Two with Mindfulness Association LtdWe are rerunning the very successful one year mindfulness programme, which is a comprehensive training in mindfulness that is suitable for beginners and for those who already have a mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : September 21, 2012 |
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Medical Qigong - Part Two with Bob LoweyA rare opportunity for everyone interested in Traditional Chinese Medicine and the health maintaining exercises involved in Qigong, this is the second part of a two-weekend course... click for more info |
Start : September 28, 2012 |
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Beginners Meditation with Torey HaydenA wonderful opportunity to join experienced meditator and best-selling author Torey Hayden as she explores meditation from a western, non-religious perspective and provides guidelines for developing a sound meditation practice... click for more info |
Start : September 28, 2012 |
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Mindfulness Based Living Course (MBLC) Teaching Skills Retreat with Mindfulness Association LtdThis is an in-depth training workshop over five days exploring each of the stages of the Mindfulness Association's MBLC 8 week mindfulness course... click for more info |
Start : October 2, 2012 |
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Approaching Mahamudra with Harry MilwardMahamudra is one of the highest teachings of the Karma Kagyu Lineage. To be able to practice it properly clearly needs a good practical knowledge of the basic practices and overall view of Vajrayana teachings... click for more info |
Start : October 5, 2012 |
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Compassion One Year Training - Module Two with Mindfulness Association LtdThe Mindfulness Association is rerunning the very successful one year compassion programme, which is a comprehensive training in compassion that is suitable for those who already have a stable mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : October 12, 2012 |
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Guru Rinpoche, The Second Buddha with Lama ZangmoThis retreat will focus on the Guru Rinpoche Sadhana which is practiced monthly in Samye Ling on the 10th day of the Tibetan calendar... click for more info |
Start : October 13, 2012 |
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Intermediate Meditation Practice Weekend with Torey HaydenAn opportunity for those who have attended Torey's week-long retreat and want to refresh their practice, and those with some meditation experience who wish to strengthen or refine their skills to join best-selling author Torey Hayden for two days of meditation practice... click for more info |
Start : October 19, 2012 |
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Breathing into the Freedom of Life and Death with David OldhamReflecting on our beliefs, thoughts and feelings about death is an integral part of our lives but is something that is often surrounded by fear and can cause us a lot of suffering... click for more info |
Start : October 26, 2012 |
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Certificate in Qigong - Part Three with Bob LoweyA six weekend certificated course in Qigong... click for more info |
Start : November 2, 2012 |
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How to Discover Peace in A Busy World with Clive HolmesAs today's world gets busier and more hectic just how is it possible to find the time to slow down and discover peace in a meaningful way?... click for more info |
Start : November 9, 2012 |
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Mindfulness Teaching Skills - Annual Continuing Professional Development Weekend with Mindfulness Association LtdThis weekend is aimed at those who have attended the Mindfulness Association's previous Teaching Skills modules in 2011 and 2012... click for more info |
Start : November 9, 2012 |
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Yoga - The Practice of Moving into Stillness with Hanna CasementThe Yoga Sutras of Patanjali outline the 8 limbs of yoga as a path that moves us ever closer towards a point of stillness in preparation for meditation... click for more info |
Start : November 16, 2012 |
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Mindfulness One Year Training - Module Three with Mindfulness Association LtdWe are rerunning the very successful one year mindfulness programme, which is a comprehensive training in mindfulness that is suitable for beginners and for those who already have a mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : November 23, 2012 |
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Compassion One Year Training - Module Three with Mindfulness Association LtdThe Mindfulness Association is rerunning the very successful one year compassion programme, which is a comprehensive training in compassion that is suitable for those who already have a stable mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : December 7, 2012 |
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Mindfulness One Year Training - Module Four with Mindfulness Association LtdWe are rerunning the very successful one year mindfulness programme, which is a comprehensive training in mindfulness that is suitable for beginners and for those who already have a mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : January 25, 2013 |
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Compassion One Year Training - Module Four with Mindfulness Association LtdWe are re-running this successful and comprehensive training in compassion which is a follow on programme for those who have completed the one year mindfulness training. However, it is also open to other people who have a stable mindfulness practice... click for more info |
Start : March 8, 2013 |
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Certificate in Qigong Part Four with Bob LoweyTHIS COURSE IS ONLY OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST YEAR TRAINING click for more info |
Start : March 22, 2013 |
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Medicine Buddha Practice Retreat with Lama ZangmoLed by Lama Zangmo, this retreat offers a wonderful opportunity to engage in 8 days of Medicine Buddha practice... click for more info |
Start : April 6, 2013 |
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Certificate in Qigong Part Five with Bob LoweyTHIS COURSE IS ONLY OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST YEAR TRAINING... click for more info |
Start : June 28, 2013 |
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Certificate in Qigong Part Six with Bob LoweyTHIS COURSE IS ONLY OPEN TO THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE FIRST YEAR TRAINING... click for more info |
Start : November 1, 2013 |