Calendar of upcoming events and retreats – Bristol Insight Meditation

Below is a list of upcoming retreats and other events. Some are regular events and you will see the next session below. At the bottom of the page you can view details of past Teacher-led retreats.

Aug

Tuesday evening sitting group

These evenings are a good way to practice meditation with others, to socialise and to have a taste of what we have to offer. All are welcome. Cont…………..

Sep

Self-led day retreats

We are delighted that the Self-Led retreat has returned to its Friends Meeting House, Bristol. The retreat continues its popular format with periods sitting and walking meditation. To find out more and book a place on this retreat Cont…………

Sep

Nature meditation

We offer these monthly nature meditation retreats to help you connect with the peace, beauty, joy and nourishment of the woods. We have exclusive use of a private, eight-acre woods with two streams, multiple circles for group practice and surrounding fields. Cont……….

Sep

Rewilding women: Nature meditation overnights 2022

Saturday 10th – Sunday 11 Sept. 2022
Many women would love to practice on their own outdoors, but find deeply engrained, conditioned fears stop them. Our aim is to help women experience the peace, nourishment and joy of the woods to deepen their practice and transform nature into a place of refuge. Cont………

Sep

Freedom of the Heart Unbound with Nathan Glyde

The Buddha taught a path “good in the beginning, in the middle, and in the end”. This statement emphasises how unbound well-being is not left only for completion, and reminds us to find release in every step of the great way. Cont…..

Nov

Aligning with a liberating flow of life with Gavin Milne

Vivid water analogies appear in various places in the Buddha’s teachings, as well as those of latter day meditation masters, pointing towards the fluid nature of experience and Dharma practice as a whole. Cont……..

Past retreats - 2022

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Jan

What Can We Rely On? – Living with Steadiness in an Uncertain World – an online retreat with Stephen Fulder

Trust, faith and confidence are the primary means to dissolve and transform our anxieties, fears, confusions, and resistance. Instead of the tendency to feel overwhelmed and under pressure to fix, control, or deny uncertainty and difficulty, we can develop an attitude of welcoming experience and allowing things to be the way they are. Cont………

Mar

Nature meditation

Mar

Pain, Pleasure & Beyond: practising with how it feels

All experiences – whether sensory, mental, emotional – are either pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. This pleasure-pain spectrum, called feeling tone or tonality (vedanā), became central in the Buddha’s teaching. Cont……….

Apr

Celebrating Earth Day

This year, Bristol Insight Meditation is hosting an evening celebration of Earth Day on Friday 22 April. Earth Day is all about protecting our planet. Cont……

May

Boundless Heart – Vulnerable Earth: Dharma practice in the ecological and climate emergency.

Boundless heart – vulnerable world: dharma practice in the ecological and climate emergency. This day will explore engaging with the noble heart qualities of loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. Cont……..

Jun

Awaking with the land

In this day-long retreat in woods near Bristol, we will explore the gifts of nature-based and contemplative practice, coming closer to the inner landscape of our own minds whilst deepening our intimacy with the wider natural world. Cont……….

Jul

Befriending Ourselves and the World

On this day retreat we will explore together the quality of the heart called ‘metta’ in the Buddhist suttas, sometimes translated as befriending or goodwill. Cont……..

Jul

Nature meditation day

Come spend a glorious day in the woods! We will be practising nature meditation in beautiful woods just outside Bristol….Cont.