All courses 2025 to January 2026 are open for booking.
Please note!
Apologies for this complication!
Since we have more teachers, the ongoing courses are split for the most part into two weeks.
If you wish to do more than two weeks or the time you are applying for spans over two or more teachers, fill in an application for the first teacher and email Louise your full dates. She will confirm or otherwise.
Any deposits paid for Residential Retreats that have to be cancelled because of Covid, flu or other serious infection, will be refunded.
Please note that rising costs, especially electricity, has forced us to raise the daily rate of the deposit from £15 to £20 a day. Do remember this barely covers our basic expenses and that a donation would help cover all other costs. We are also appealing for donations to support a manager who will replace Noirin - see Appeal to Support a Manager.
Infection Control:
Prior to Travelling:
- If you have symptoms of covid, flu, RSV or other serious infection then please don’t come to Satipanya, even if you are testing negative for covid.
- If you don't have symptoms now but had symptoms or tested positive or were a close contact of someone with covid within 10 days prior to the retreat then please: (a) do a Rapid Flow test prior to travelling, and only come if test negative; (b) wear a mask in Satipanya (can take off while meditating) until the 10 days is up.
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During Retreat:
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- Windows are opened regularly for ventilation, so people need to bring warm clothes, especially for the spring and autumn retreats.
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- We have purposely kept numbers down to 8.
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- If you develop covid symptoms during retreat we ask that you take a Rapid Flow Test. So please bring some tests with you.
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- If anyone tests positive, we would ask that they leave so as to isolate at home if possible. Otherwise they will need to isolate at Satipanya. Please be aware that isolation here will be challenging e.g. we will not be using Zoom for the retreat and the WiFi does not provide good coverage in all rooms.
- It is possible to come for a week, but we urge meditators to consider two weeks minimum for the most benefit.
Satipanya Calendar 2026
| Name / Dates | Teacher | Assistant | Comment |
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| 19.11 Ongoing Mahasi Retreat Bh.Bodhidhamma : Applications Open Sat 1 Aug-Sat 15 Aug |
Bhante Bodhidhamma | Joséphine Mangenot | The roll-on roll off Spring-Summer Mahasi retreats continue! Stay as little as 6 nights and as long as 12 weeks Please apply when you are sure to come! Beginners are welcome and may start on either Saturday or Sunday. Please enter the appropriate dates for the retreat time you wish to apply for. Week 1 … Sat. 01 August – Sun. 09 August … 7 day retreat. Waiting list Week 2 … Sun. 09 August – Sat. 15 August … 5 day retreat. Waiting list Retreats start at 19.30. Please arrive by 17.30 for light meal. N.B. This retreat end at 09.30 after breakast on the finishing day. Please do not leave earlier. Unless this is your first vipassana retreat, you are encourged to come for a minimum of two weeks. You can stay longer. It is also possible to continue into the following retreats. Assistants Sat 1st – Sat. 15 August Joséphine Mangenot Beginners are welcome! |
| 19.12 Ongoing Mahasi Retreat Noirin Sheahan. Applications Open Sat 15 Aug-Sat 12 Sep |
Noirin Sheahan | Barney Britnell, Rob Polykett | The roll-on roll off Spring-Summer Mahasi retreats continue! Stay as little as 6 nights and as long as 12 weeks Please apply only when you are sure to come! Beginners are welcome and may start on either Saturdays or Sundays. Please enter the appropriate dates for the retreat period you wish to apply for. Week 1 … Sat. 15 August – Sun. 23 August … 7 day retreat. One place available due to a cancellation Week 2 … Sun. 23 August – Sat. 29 August … 5 day retreat. Waiting list Week 3 … Sat. 29 August – Sun. 06 September … 7 day retreat. One place available Week 4 … Sun. 06 September – Sat. 12 September … 5 day retreat. Two places available Please arrive by 17.30 for light meal at 18.00 followed by practical instructions. Opening Ceremony and Meditation Guidance starts at 19.30. Unless this is your first vipassana retreat, you are encouraged to come for two weeks and can stay longer. Assistants Retreats 01 & 02 … Fri. 14 August – Sat. 29 August … Barney Britnell Retreats 03 & 04 … Fri. 28 August – Sat 12 September … Rob Polykett Vipassana meditation trains us to see through delusion and learn the Dhamma through our own direct experience. This develops our ability to approach and hold the suffering of life compassionately, to enjoy the beauty of life without clinging to false hopes and expectations. At precious moments, the veil of delusion lifts and we sense what it means to be free. |
| Association Mudita A Long Weekend Retreat Sat 22 Aug-Wed 26 Aug |
Bhante Bodhidhamma | Assistants not needed | The retreat will be held at Mudita House For information about the course, and to register: Vipassana Retreat : The Teachings of the Mahasi Sayadaw of Burma |
| 19.13 A Weekend with Mark Arthur. Applications Open Fri 18 Sep-Sun 20 Sep |
Mark Arthur | Assistant Needed | The Weekend Mahasi retreat! Please apply when you are sure to come! The practice of Insight Meditation cultivates the conditions necessary to access an innate, intuitive intelligence which cuts through the obscuration of our conceptual mind. What gets revealed are the ways we reactively, and habitually, get lost in the ebbs and flows of life, and provides clarity, perspective and an inner freedom. This naturally awakens our response-ability, bringing more peace and harmony into our lives and the world. Fri 18 – Sun 20 Sept. Assistant If you have symptoms of an serious infectious disease, please do not attend. This retreat offers the opportunity to support a visiting lay teacher. |
| 19.14 Weekend Mahasi Retreat with Carl Fooks. Applications Open Fri 25 Sep-Sun 27 Sep |
Carl Fooks | Dea Paradisos |
Weekend Residential Retreat Fri 25 Sep – Sun 27 Sept – Places available The Mahasi system is challenging, and its emphasis on moment-to-moment mindfulness can prove to be particularly difficult. Carl teaches a gentle approach to the practice, encouraging a skilful and effective orientation that helps practitioners to commit themselves fully to the practice and the schedule, and thereby get the most out of the course. Assistant Needed : Fri 25 – Sun 27 Sept. This retreat offers the opportunity to support a visiting lay teacher. |
| 19.15 Ongoing Autumn Mahasi With Noirin Sheahan assisted by Tisara. Applications Open Sat 10 Oct-Sat 24 Oct |
Noirin Sheahan | Assistants Needed | Autumn Mahasi Retreat Please enter the appropriate dates for the retreat period you wish to apply for. Week 1: Sat 10 October … Sunday 18 October Week 2: Sunday 18 )ctober… Saturday 24 October Retreats start at 19.30. Please arrive by 17.30 for practical guidelines and a light meal. Retreats end at 09.30 after breakast on the finishing day. Please do not leave earlier. Its also possible to continue, joining the Winter Two-week Retreat with Hui Hui Ng and Guus Went Please enter the Dates you want to attend on the Application Form. Beginners are welcome and may start on either Saturdays or Sundays. Assistants Fri 10 October to Saturday 24 October: Assistant Needed When we see the world as it really is, we will be free from the distress that comes from identifying with a limited view of who and what we are. The retreat supports our efforts to see the world more clearly, and thereby disentangle the knots of confusion that bind us to emotional turmoil. At precious moments, the heart opens and we sense what it means to be free.
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| 19.16 Ongoing Autumn Mahasi Retreat Hui Hui Ng, Applications Open Sat 24 Oct-Sat 21 Nov |
Hui Hui Ng | Christian Hovmann | Ongoing Autumn Mahasi Retreat One Month roll-on, roll-off Retreat. Please enter the appropriate dates for the retreat period you wish to apply for. Week 1: Saturday 24 October … Sunday 01 November Week 2: Sunday 01 … Saturday 07 November Week 3 Saturday 07 … Sunday 15 November Week 4: Sunday 15 … Saturday 21 November Retreats start at 19.30. Please arrive by 17.30 for practical guidelines and a light meal. Retreats end at 09.30 after breakast on the finishing day. Please do not leave earlier. Its also possible to continue, joining the Winter Two-week Retreat with Guus Went Please enter the Dates you want to attend on the Application Form. Beginners are welcome and may start on either Saturdays or Sundays. This retreat offers the opportunity to support a visiting lay teacher. Through the practise of Vipassana meditation we develop skills which allow us to navigate the ups and downs of life. We learn that we can enjoy without grasping, and be peacefully present to discomfort without conflict. Immersive Mahasi style retreat time allows us deeply connect and engage with ourselves and the world, in a wholesome and healthy way. Assistants Fri 23 October to Saturday 07 November … Assistant Needed Fri 06 November to Saturday 22 November … Assistant Needed |
| 19.17 Ongoing Autumn Mahasi with Guus Went. Applications Open Sat 21 Nov-Sat 5 Dec |
Guus Went | Assistants Needed |
Week 1: Sat 21 November … Sunday 29 November Week 2: Sunday 29 November … Saturday 06 December Retreats start at 19.30. Please arrive by 17.30 for light meal and practical guidance. Retreats end at 09.30 after breakast on the finishing day. Please do not leave earlier. Please enter the Dates you want to attend on the Application Form. Beginners are welcome and may start on either Saturdays or Sundays. You are encouraged to come for two weeks. Please arrive by 17.30 for light meal at 18.00 followed by practical instructions. Opening Ceremony and Meditation Guidance starts at 19.30. Assistant: Fri 20 Nov – Sat 06 Dec … Assistant Needed Sayadaw U Pandita‘s definition of Mindfulness: Mindfulness is the observing power of the mind, which clearly and simply experiences an object, without reacting to it. We start actively to develop this power with the body as primary object. That makes it possible not to get fully entangled in the hindrances and to come to know something about them. Sitting meditation, walking meditation and daily activities are fully equal in importance. Gradually we come to know other objects of meditation, both internally and externally. Practical thing: It is useful to take a small notebook and a pen, to make notes of observations after a session or during the day. This will be helpful to make the interview sessions useful and relaxed. This retreat offers the opportunity to support a visiting lay-teacher. |