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Ngondro Practice Instructions with Drupon Rinpoche

Instructions on how to practice Ngondro.... click for more info

Start : August 16, 2010
End : September 4, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Yoga Course - "Creating Space" with Johnny Glover

Everyone is welcome to attend individual weekends only or the full course. Each weekend will include some Meditation, Qigong.... click for more info

Start : September 3, 2010
End : September 5, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

Introduction to Meditation with Clive Holmes

During this weekend we will learn how to slow down, calm down, rest and heal within.... click for more info

Start : September 3, 2010
End : September 5, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

Creation Stage Teachings with Drupon Rinpoche

These precious teachings are open to those who are already committed to the Buddhist path... click for more info

Start : September 5, 2010
End : October 4, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Training in Insight and Wisdom - Part Two with Rob Nairn

This module follows on from the mindfulness and compassion modules that we have being running as part of the mindfulness training programme at Samye Ling.... click for more info

Start : September 10, 2010
End : September 12, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £80.00

Wudang Taijiquan with Bob Lowey

Bob will teach one of the oldest Forms of Wudang Taiji: "Jian Hua" or "Simple 36 Posture Form"........ click for more info

Start : September 24, 2010
End : September 26, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

Flowing from Within with Hanna Casement

This 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 : September 24, 2010
End : September 26, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

Introduction to Back to Beginnings with Edie Irwin

This weekend will provide an introduction to 'Back to Beginnings', the therapeutic process developed by Akong Rinpoche and the Tara Rokpa therapists who have worked with him for the past 30 years.... click for more info

Start : October 1, 2010
End : October 3, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

Instruction on Water Torma Offering with Drupon Rinpoche

This course is open to those who are already committed to the Buddhist path.... click for more info

Start : October 6, 2010
End : October 7, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Emotional Intelligence with Clive Holmes

The emphasis this weekend will be on simple practical guidance helping us befriend ourselves and develop clarity and peace of mind... click for more info

Start : October 8, 2010
End : October 10, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

Chod Instructions with Drupon Rinpoche

A weekend of instructions on the practice of Chod with Drupon Rinpoche... click for more info

Start : October 8, 2010
End : October 10, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Tara - The Female Buddha with Lama Zangmo

This retreat will focus mainly on the practices of White and Green Tara, with practice instructions and teachings on both the generation stage and completion stage; on devotion, lineage and other related topics. click for more info

Start : October 9, 2010
End : October 17, 2010

Venue: Purelands Retreat Centre
Price: £362 inclusive of food and accommodation

Marpa Guru Yoga Instructions with Drupon Rinpoche

Two days of teachings on the Guru Yoga to Marpa Lotsawa... click for more info

Start : October 11, 2010
End : October 13, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Milarepa Guru Yoga Instructions with Drupon Rinpoche

Two days of teachings on the Guru Yoga to Milarepa... click for more info

Start : October 15, 2010
End : October 16, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Gampopa Guru Yoga Instructions with Drupon Rinpoche

Two days of instruction on the Guru Yoga to Gampopa... click for more info

Start : October 17, 2010
End : October 19, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Karma Pakshi Guru Yoga Instructions with Drupon Rinpoche

Two days of instruction on the Guru Yoga to Karma Pakshi click for more info

Start : October 20, 2010
End : October 21, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Purely Meditation with Samye Ling Sangha

A refreshingly simple weekend of silent sitting meditation at Samye Ling.... click for more info

Start : October 22, 2010
End : October 24, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling

Basic Meditation with Harry Milward

This weekend Harry shares his experience and love of life as he focuses on basic, calm-abiding meditation.... click for more info

Start : October 29, 2010
End : October 31, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

The Practice of Moving into Stillness with Hanna Casement

This workshop takes us on a deeper journey into our Yoga practice to use it as a way of focussing the mind and preparing the body for meditation, as well as using the postures as a form of moving meditation. click for more info

Start : November 12, 2010
End : November 14, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62.00

The Way of Drawing with Bella Green

Learning to see through drawing enables us to experience directly the world we live in and the way we respond emotionally to it.... click for more info

Start : November 12, 2010
End : November 14, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62.00

Mindfulness One Year Training - Part Three with Rob Nairn

The purpose of the training is to equip people with skills in mindfulness that can be applied in different life and work situations. Only people who attended module one (April 30 - May 3, 2010) and module two (August 27 - 30, 2010) are entitled to book for the remaining modules set out below click for more info

Start : November 19, 2010
End : November 21, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £80.00

The Path of Self Compassion with Dr Chris Germer, Professor Paul Gilbert and Dr Christine Braehler

With Dr Chris Germer, one of the world leaders in the development of self compassion as a therapeutic process, this weekend workshop will explore the application of self-compassion and will present key self compassion exercises designed to enhance well-being... click for more info

Start : November 27, 2010
End : November 28, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £90

Purely Meditation with Samye Ling Sangha

A refreshingly simple weekend of silent sitting meditation at Samye Ling... click for more info

Start : December 3, 2010
End : December 5, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £25.00 Donation Basis (suggested donation)

Acceptance, Compassion, and Letting Go with Clive Holmes

Peace of mind can come to us once we learn to develop the skill of acceptance..... click for more info

Start : December 10, 2010
End : December 12, 2010

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £62

Christmas Retreat - Radiant Practice: Dharma that works! with Ken Holmes

Time is precious and life flies by, so how can we make our dharma practice as effective as possible? Drawing on thirty years' experience teaching dharma, Ken will show how the practices of all three yanas can be brought radiantly to life.... click for more info

Start : December 24, 2010
End : January 2, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £150 (suggested donation)

Purely Meditation with Samye Ling Sangha

A refreshingly simple weekend of silent sitting meditation at Samye Ling.... click for more info

Start : January 7, 2011
End : January 9, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £25.00 Donation Basis ( suggested donation)

Introduction to Meditation with Gelongma Lhamo

This weekend, Gelongma Lhamo takes us through the fundamentals of meditation - from sitting posture to applying meditation in daily life... click for more info

Start : January 21, 2011
End : January 23, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £63

Mindfulness Weekend for Teachers with Mindfulness Association Ltd

This training weekend is run by the Mindfulness Association Ltd and is an introduction to the practice and benefit of Mindfulness skills, specifically for those in the teaching professions. The course is suitable for school teachers and those working in higher education. No previous experience of Mindfulness meditation is required... click for more info

Start : January 28, 2011
End : January 30, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £100

Simply Kindness with Clive Holmes

The Dalai Lama says: "My religion is kindness" The unwritten background for all mindfulness and meditation practice is kindness, pure, simple and honest... click for more info

Start : February 11, 2011
End : February 13, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £63.00

Introductory Weekend on Creativity, Mindfulness and Compassion with Mindfulness Association Ltd

Mindfulness can be defined as being aware of what is happening while it is happening, without preference or judgement. During this weekend we aim to apply mindfulness to the sphere of creativity in a kindly investigation of our present moment experience... click for more info

Start : February 18, 2011
End : February 20, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £100

Annual Mahakala Prayers with Samye Ling Sangha

This intensive 5 day prayer ritual is practiced in order to clear away obstacles to peace and progress in the Dharma... click for more info

Start : February 27, 2011
End : March 3, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling

LOSAR - Tibetan New Year with Samye Ling Sangha

We wish you a very Happy "Losar" - many Tashi Delegs and best wishes for the Year of the Iron Female Rabbit year..... click for more info

Start : March 5, 2011
End : March 5, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling

Refuge Ceremony with Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche

Refuge Ceremony with Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche... click for more info

Start : March 6, 2011
End : March 6, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling

1000 Armed Chenrezig Initiation with Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche

Akong Tulku Rinpoche has kindly agreed to bestow the Chenrezig Initiation so that anyone wishing to take part in the March Nyungney... click for more info

Start : March 6, 2011
End : March 6, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling

Nyungney Practice Instructions with Karma Choden

A half-day course on how to do the Nyungney practice .... click for more info

Start : March 6, 2011
End : March 6, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £15 Donation Basis (suggested donation)

Annual Nyungney Retreat with Samye Ling Sangha

We begin the Tibetan New Year with this auspicious purification practice of 1000 Armed Chenrezig.... click for more info

Start : March 7, 2011
End : March 23, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £25.00 Donation Basis ( suggested donation)

Mindfulness Teaching Skills Part 1 with Heather Regan-Addis and Annick Nevejan

This teaching skills module is the first of two modules and a certificate of completion will be awarded to those who complete both modules... click for more info

Start : March 11, 2011
End : March 13, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £100.00

Purely Meditation with Samye Ling Sangha

A refreshingly simple weekend of silent sitting meditation at Samye Ling.... click for more info

Start : March 18, 2011
End : March 20, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £25.00 (suggested donation)

Meditation and Work with Clive Holmes

Meditation is not an escape from life. Quite the opposite. It is a way to face and cope with the challenges life presents. This course is about integrating meditation into our work environment. "Taking our meditation to our work but not taking our work to our meditation.".... click for more info

Start : April 1, 2011
End : April 3, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £63.00

The Tibetan Way of Painting with Ani Semchi

An introduction to some of the wide variety of methods within the traditional art of Tibetan religious painting..... click for more info

Start : April 8, 2011
End : April 10, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £63

Meditation in Action: The 6 Paramitas with Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche and Clive Holmes

The core values and practices of Tibetan Buddhism are the six paramitas - they are generosity, skilful conduct, forbearance, diligence, meditative stability and deep wisdom. In essence they centre around the cultivation of wisdom and compassion and they can be seen as a step-by-step graduated path to a happy and beneficial life.... click for more info

Start : April 22, 2011
End : April 25, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £100 (suggested donation)

Traditional Buddhist Mindfulness with Ken Holmes

Mindfulness is considered the very foundation of the path in all Buddhist traditions. Ken will explore this topic through the teachings of the first Kongtrul Rinpoche. click for more info

Start : April 29, 2011
End : May 2, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £73.00

Study Intensive: Gampopa's Ornament of Precious Liberation with Ken Holmes

In this text, Gampopa clearly and simply covers the entire ground of Mahayana teachings, doing so from a "need to know" basis for meditators and sincere practitioners.... click for more info

Start : May 3, 2011
End : May 15, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £150 (suggested donation)

Stupa Painting Weekend with Ani Semchi

Help bring the Stupa to life! Ani Semchi and her helpers have been asked to make the snow lions more prominent and beautiful by adding colour... click for more info

Start : May 6, 2011
End : May 8, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling

Mindfulness Teaching Skills Part 2 with Heather Regan-Addis and Annick Nevejan

This teaching skills module is the second of two modules and a certificate of completion will be awarded to those who complete both modules... click for more info

Start : May 20, 2011
End : May 22, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £100.00

Emotional Intelligence with Clive Holmes

The emphasis this weekend will be on simple practical guidance helping us befriend ourselves and develop clarity and peace of mind... click for more info

Start : June 17, 2011
End : June 19, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £63

Intermediate Meditation with Clive Holmes

As we progress along the path of meditation practice it can seem that there are more and more obstacles rather than progress... click for more info

Start : July 22, 2011
End : July 24, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £63

Enlightened Courage - The 7 Points of Mind Training with Clive Holmes

This course will present some of the key features of this wonderful text about the alchemy of the mind... click for more info

Start : September 2, 2011
End : September 4, 2011

Venue: Samye Ling
Price: £63

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