Residential weekend retreat – Chenrezik (Tangtong Gyalpo)

Click for more photos from last year’s retreat

Lama Jampa has given his approval that this event should feature in our annual Dharma programme, and so we have booked Poulstone Court in rural Herefordshire again for the weekend of Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th November 2018 for our third residential weekend Chenrezik retreat.   The retreat is open only to Dechen sangha members. The retreat caters primarily for sangha members from southern UK but everyone is welcome so please do enquire if you’re interested.

This retreat is highly recommended to both new Chenrezik practitioners to help familiarise themselves with the practice, as well as seasoned practitioners, all of whom can enjoy practising together in a group setting in this conducive environment.

Poulstone Court is a large Victorian house in rural Herefordshire, about an hour and a quarter’s drive from Bristol. Facilities there include a spacious meditation room with large windows and extensive rural views, which will be set up with our beautiful Chenrezik thangka, shrine and Tibetan carpets, to create an inspiring practice space. There is also a large living room full of sofas with self-service tea/coffee available at all times, a dining area where delicious vegetarian food is served three times a day. Special diets can be catered for and these need to be requested in advance. The surrounding countryside and the River Wye are easily accessible on foot.

You can see pictures of the 2017 retreat here:  Chenrezik Retreat Nov 17.

Practice Programme: this will consist of one and a half hour sessions of Chenrezik practice at the following times: Friday:8pm.  Saturday: 9am, 11.30am, 3pm and 5pm     Sunday: 9am, 11.30am, 2pm

We will follow the sadhana called “The Benefit of Beings that Pervades Space: The Meditation Recitation of the Great Compassionate One“ by Tangtong Gyalpo, the sadhana which is widely practiced at our Dechen Centres.

The weekend will start on the Friday with arrival time any time after 4pm and dinner at 7pm, and will end on the Sunday after the third session at 3pm. Breakfast is self-service available before 9am, lunch is served at 1pm and dinner at 7pm.

Cost: £170.   £70 deposit is payable now, and the balance of £100 to be paid by 31st October 2018.

Booking information: To book and pay your £70 deposit please scroll down.

Accommodation:  The bedrooms are large and spacious all with views.  There are 5 twin rooms so book early if you’d like one of these. Other rooms have 4 or 5 beds sharing and are very spacious.  Please email your request if you’d like a twin or smaller room.

Please note: The retreat is only open to Dechen sangha members who have taken refuge and received a Chenrezik initiation and/or the reading transmission (lung) of this practice from Lama Jampa Thaye.

For more information email bristol@dechen.org / t: 0117 924 4424 / or text Liz on 07747 633577