Calendar 2010

Last Checked:  30-03-10

Satipanya

Please:  confirm all dates and contact for further details

 

COURSE

TEACHER

DATE/S

DURATION

COMMENT

 

Day Retreat

Bhante

Bodhidhamma

Sat 27 Mar.

Spring

Day Course

Arrive 09.30. Finish 17.00 Please bring food to share.

Kick Start/Top up

 

Mahasi Nine Day

Easter Retreat

 

Sat. 3 Apr.  17.00

to Sun.11 Apr.. a.m.

Nine Days

Although this is a challenging course, it is easily modified for beginners. See Beginner’s Testimonial on website!

 

Bodycare Course

with

Bryan Lester

Fri. 16 Apr.  17.00

to  Thurs. 22 April am

        

 

Weekend

 

 

Right relationship and metta towards the body.

Bryan is a Reiki Master and Teacher who teaches Chi Kung and Reiki techniques that provide the practitioner with a daily programme of self care.

 

Contemplative Mahasi and Buddha Day Vesakkha

 

Sat. 24 April 1700

Mon. 3 May am

 

Nine Day

A lighter Mahasi programme allowing for reading and reflection. Mainly for those who want to take Refuges and Precepts at Buddha Day Celebration.

Everyone invited to celebration. Start 10am

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meditation in Daily Life 

Noirin Sheahan

Sun 30 May

Day Course

Arrive 09.30. Finish 17.00 Please bring food to share.

 

Mahasi Vipassana

Weekend

 

Fri. 4 June    17.00

to

Sun. 6 June  16.00

A weekend

An easier schedule with opportunity for discussion. Day retreatants also welcome. Structured 4-week course offered as follow-up to integrate the practice into everyday life.

 

Mindfulness Six Day Course for Stress Reduction

 

 

Fri. 11 June  17.00

to

Thurs. 17 June am

Six Days

 

Combines Mahasi vipassana techniques with those MBSR to lower stress. Weekend possible. Structured 4-week course follow-up integrating these practices into everyday life.

 

Meditation in Daily Life

 

Sun. 20 June

Day Course

Arrive 09.30. Finish 17.00. Please bring food to share.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meditative Country Hikes

Four day Course

Bhante Bodhidhamma

Thurs 24 Jun. 17.00

to Sun. 27 Jun. a.m.

 

Four days

Fri. and Sat hiking meditation! Proper boots and hiking gear!

Walks about 10 miles/5 to 6 hours – hilly country.

Sun. start at 10am  celebration of Third Anniversary

Twelve Week

Summer Course

Mahasi Tradition

 

Sat. start dates:

3, 17 & 31 July,

14, 28 Aug. 

11 Sept.

Nine Days minimum

From Sat. to Sunday am

A challenging course easily modified for beginners. See Beginner’s Testimonial on website.

Can stay for more than one week.

Start on one of the listed Saturdays. Alternative Sun. possible for established meditators.

 

 

Meditation in Daily Life

Noirin Sheahan

Sun.3 Oct.

Day Course

Arrive 09.30. Finish 17.00 Please bring food to share.

Mahasi Vipassana

Weekend

 

Fri. 8 Oct.   17.00

to

Sun. 10 Oct. 16.00

Weekend Course

An easier schedule with opportunity for discussion. Open to day-retreatants. Structured 4-week course offered as follow-up to integrate the practice into everyday life.

Mindfulness

Course for

Stress Reduction

 

Fri. 15 Oct.  17.00

to

Thurs. 20 Oct. 

Six Days

Combines Mahasi vipassana techniques with those MBSR to lower stress. Weekend possible. Structured 4-week course follow-up integrating these practices into everyday life.

Meditation in Daily Life

 

Sun. 24 Oct.

Day Course

 

Arrive 09.30. Finish 17.00. Please bring veggie food to share

 

 

Making friends with death

 

Bhante

Bodhidhamma

Sat.30 Oct.  17.00

to

Sun. 7 Nov. a.m.

Nine Days

A skeleton Mahasi schedule with time to read and reflect.

Special area of interest death and dying with group conversation.

Mahasi Vipassana

Nine Day Course

 

 

Sat. 20 Nov.17.00 to

Sun. 28 Nov.

Nine Days

Although this is a challenging course, it is easily modified for beginners. See Beginner’s Testimonial on website.

Mindfulness

Course for

Stress Reduction

Noirin Sheahan

Fri. 3 Dec. 17.00

–Thurs 9 Dec a.m.

 

Weekend only also possible.

Five days

Combines Mahasi vipassana techniques with those MBSR to lower stress. Weekend possible. Structured 4-week course follow-up integrating these practices into everyday life.

Day Retreat

 

Bhante Bodhidhamma

Sun. 19 Dec.

Day Course

Arrive 09.30. Finish 17.00 Please bring food to share.

Kick Start/Top up

Xmas Course

Five Days

 

Thurs. 23 Dec. 17.00

to

Mon. 27 Dec. a.m..

Five Days

One day of meditation. One day for reflection and contemplation. One day communal with a walk and a DVD.

New Year Course

Five Days

 

Weds 29 Dec. 17.00

to Sun. 2 Jan. a.m.

Five Days

One day of meditation. One day for reflection and contemplation. One day communal with a walk and a DVD.

 

 

 

Evening Classes run through spring and autumn – please check dates with manager

 

N.B. During autumn and spring, it may be possible to come early for a course and also continue after as a personal retreatant.

 

Coming on Retreat: In order to take full advantage of your stay, begin the course the evening before you travel by spending the time alone. In the same way make the journey itself part of your retreat, at ease with the progress of your journey - reading spiritual literature and practising meditation, even with the eyes open, and so on.

 

Travel: Please organise your journey to arrive late afternoon for refreshments around 17.00.    You should have no problem with local transport if you arrive in Shrewsbury by 16.00.                     Be sure to bring directions with you!

Bus Info: Tel:  +44 (0) 1743 253030 Fax: +44 (0) 1743 254382     A taxi can cost you as much as £30!  

 

Usual Start and Ending Times: Weeklong courses start on the Saturday evening asap after 17.00 and finish on Sunday a.m.. Shorter courses begin the Friday evening asap after 17.00 and finish midday or about 16.00 on the finishing day. If you are coming a long way for a weekend course, consider extending it into a personal retreat.

 

Description of courses: See website http://www.satipanya.org.uk/teachings.htm – teachings. If you cannot access the web, we can send you a hard copy.

 

 

 

 

Calendar 2010                Bhante Bodhidhamma           Please confirm all dates

 

These are my courses when I am away from Satipanya Buddhist Retreat. Courses * are not exclusively Mahasi Method.

 

PLACE

CONTACT

DATE

COMMENT

SPRING         COURSES

Paris

Daniel Milles        daniel.milles@gmail.com

Weekend

Fri  19 Mar

To Sun 21 Mar

No previous experience needed.

Arrive by 6pm on Fri.

End 16.00 Sunday

Gaia House

West Ogwell , Newton abbot

DevonTQ12 6EN

Office Tel:

01626 333613 

Office times

0930-1230 Mon – Sat

Fax: 01626 352650

  generalenquiries

ATgaiahouse.co.uk

Weeklong

Fri 7 May

to

Sun. 16 May

You can come for the first weekend only.

The course is challenging, but easily modulated for beginners.

 

Friends Meeting House

12 Jesus Lane

Cambridge

CB5 8BA

Dick Allen   

01353 659082 

richard6601

ATgooglemail.com

One Day

Sat.29 May

Arrive 09.30  Finish 17.00

Bring veggie food to share

Absolute beginners welcome.

Bodhi Garden
7a
Ship Street Gardens
Brighton

Laura Shewan  

07792 981029 

infoATbodhigarden.org

lauraATbodhigarden.org

One Day

Sun. 30 May

Ditto

Passadhi

Leitrim Beg

Adrigole, Beare, Co.Cork

Marjo Oosterhoff

00353 27 60223      infoATpassaddhi.org

www.vipassana.ie

 

Weekend

Fri. 4 June

To

Tues 8 June

No previous experience needed.

Arrive by 6pm on Fri.

End after lunch on Tuesday.

Pian dei Ciliegi

29028 Ponte dell’ Olio, (PC)  Italy

Gianni  Burgazzi

T: 0039 (0) 523 878948

E: info

ATpiandeiciliegi.it      www.piandeiciliegi.it

Weeklong

Fri. 11 June p.m.

to

Sun 20June a.m.

You can come for the first weekend only.

The course is challenging, but easily modulated for beginners.

Autumn Courses

An Tobar,    Ardvaccan

Navan, County Meath,

Ireland

 Margaret Groome

Tel:  00353 1 2828199

mgroomeATireland.com

Weekend

Fri. 1 Oct.

to

Sun.  3 Oct.

Arrive 1830 Friday  Finish 1600 Sunday

Can also come for a day  or part of a day

Absolute beginners welcome.

Friends Meeting House

43  St.Giles 

Oxford

 

Mat Schencks

matschencksATyahoo.co.uk

 

 

One Day

Sat. 9 Oct.

Register 09.15   Finish 17.00

Bring veggy food to share.

Absolute beginners welcome.

Gaia House Group, King Alfred School, 149 North End Rd. 

London NW11

Paul Cons

pwaconsATmac.com

 

One Day

Sun.10 Oct.

 

Arrive 09.30  Finish 17.00

Bring veggy food to share.

Beginners welcome.

Malta

Tess and Michael Hoey

Tess Hoey tesshoeyATyahoo.co.uk

2 Days

Sat 16 Oct.

Sun 17 Oct.

Arrive 09.30  Finish 17.00

Bring veggy food to share.

Beginners welcome.

A b l ä n d s c h e n

For details:

http://www.abländschen.ch

Anne Michel  

anne3michel

ATsunrise.ch

Ven. Dhammika

buddha.vihara

 ATgeneva-link.ch

Five Days

Fri. 22 Oct

to

Tues. 26 Oct

Arrive 1830 Friday  Finish 1600 Sunday

Can also come for a day.

Absolute beginners welcome.

Unitarian Meeting House,
Brunswick Square, Bristol

Caroline Schofield   schofieldcaroline

ATyahoo.co.uk 

www.bristolmeditation

.org.uk

One Day

Sat  13 Nov.

Arrive  0930  Finish 1700 Bring veggie food to share.

Beginners welcome.

Cardiff

Tim Blanch

01656 841625

timblanchATtyeglwys.

freeserve.co.uk 

One Day

Sun.  14 Nov

ditto

Liverpool Buddhist Meditation Group

Ursula Haekel:

0151 427 6668 

Graham Murphy:

 0151 722 0893

One Day

Sat 11 Dec

ditto

Birmingham Vihara

Osler St. B16 9EU

Sayadaw U Ottara Nyana 

0121 454 6591

ottama2000

ATyahoo.co.uk

One Day

Sun 12 Dec

ditto