Please note!
All courses in January 2027 are now open for booking.
All other Spring and Summer courses 2027 open for booking on 18 January 2027
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 £20 to £25 a day from January 2027. 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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| 19.16 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 … Christian Hovmann Fri 06 November to Saturday 22 November … Christian Hovmann |
| 19.17 Ongoing Autumn Mahasi with Guus Went. Applications Open Sat 21 Nov-Sat 5 Dec |
Guus Went | Fiona Robertson |
Week 1: Sat 21 November … Sunday 29 November – Waiting list Week 2: Sunday 29 November … Saturday 05 December – Waiting list 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 … Fiona Robertson 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. |
| 20.01 New Year's Vigil and Celebration (online only) Thu 31 Dec-Thu 31 Dec |
Bhante Bodhidhamma | Not Needed | This event is online so you can participate in as little or as much as you want. Starts 21.00 GMT with Meditation, Metta and Compassion. If you wish to attend, just email me; [email protected] Info. and Zoom link will be sent put on Monday 28 December. Further info here.
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Satipanya Calendar 2027
| Name / Dates | Teacher | Assistant | Comment |
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| 20.02 Online Wintertime Practice in Ordinary Daily Life : Application open now Sun 10 Jan-Sun 21 Feb |
Bhante Bodhidhamma | Assistants not needed | Wintertime Practice in Ordinary Daily Life Online Only This year I can only offer two sessions. But I’m hoping then to link in with Magda’s Spiritual Companions An opportunity to lift our practice during dreary winter (hopefully no blackouts!) I am running along side of Magda’s Satipanya Spiritual Companions day retreats, which you can still join. Those practitioners can choose to come just for the day or join the week’s programme. Each weeklong starts on the following Sundays : 10 January, 14 February There will be a discussion suggesting what extra practices you may wish to follow. And then you commit yourself to those practices until the following Sunday. We meet on the following Sundays at 10.00 to sit and practice metta and then tell each other how we got on. It may be you want to continue with your commitments till the next Day Retreat. Each weeklong ends: 17 January, 21 February If you would like to join me, email Louise<[email protected]>. Please include your mobile number, a contact number just in case of emergency or extraordinary circumstance. And tell me something about your situation and practice. Details will then be emailed to you in Late December. Hope you can join me. Some Feedback from last year: “I managed to meditate every day of the following week and found I had more peace, calmness and positivity in my day to day life.” — A. “Practicing in daily life is more difficult than on retreat, due to all the distractions, so this retreat gave a controlled setting to explore this.” — T. “This was a new and, in the end, very helpful way of meditating and it definitely had an effect in my daily life.” — D. Metta Just email Louise to add you to the list: Louise<[email protected]> Thanks. I will contact everyone on Sunday 22 December with details etc. |
| 20.03 Two Week Winter Retreat : Applications open now Sat 16 Jan-Sat 30 Jan |
Bhante Bodhidhamma | Maria Schulte | Two Week Mahasi Retreat Retreat Dates: Sun 23 – Sat 30 Jan … 5 Day Retreat Places Available Limited to those who have completed at least a one-week Mahasi course. Preference given to those who wish to stay for two weeks. 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. Fri 15 – Sat 30 January Assistant: Maria Schulte The usual schedule and format – see page. |