Retreats & Programme
Rooted in the the buddhist teachings, especially the Forest meditation tradition of Ajahn Chah, we are inspired by nature, inner and outer. We offer meditation and eco retreats with many ways to explore and open.
Our retreats are holistic, helping us to be present and connected in body and mind, re-minding us of our intimate links with the natural world, and nourished also by sustainable living.
Small and simple can be beautiful and a great support for meditation, for feeling the richness of presence and what is already here.
The retreat schedule for 2025 is below.
Activities & Retreats in 2025
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Solitary Retreats Together 2025
Stays are possible from
31st January to 28th February
and 15th to 21st April 2025.
Book for one or more weeks.
A time to share dhamma, to follow one's own schedule & a moment of log cabin community life.
Warmed by wood stoves & human hearts, nestled on a sunlit plateau in a wild valley, leading into endless hills of peaceful forests. A coming back to basics, to a simple way of living.
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Rivers of Change
An LGBTQIA+ retreat led by Noon & Kaushal Singh
10th to 15th June
Meditation, sharing, & celebrating our stories while canoing down the beautiful River Orb in Southwest France, near Béziers/Montpélier.
Canoeing, guided meditations, silent & dialogue time, spiritual chants & cooking together. Accommodation will be at campsites along the way.
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Embodying Impermanence & Interdependence.
A Wilderness Meditation retreat led by Noon.
20th to 27th June
Camp in the forest in the Pyrennees next to hot springs.
This meditation retreat will include some trekking along mountain paths, with an overnight stay in a mountain refuge.
The main focus will be meditation.
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Still Flowing Water: a meditation & Yin Yang Yoga silent retreat
25th to 30th July
With Victoria Ucele and Noon.
This silent retreat will offer guided meditations & meditation instructions, reflections & dialogues, twice-daily yoga, contemplative walking, and spiritual chants to bring each day to a close.
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Mud and Meditation Retreat
8th to 14th August 2025
With Noon
Meditation, making natural clay walls, times of silence, times for connecting with each other and with our experience.
This retreat is suitable for beginners as well as more experienced meditators.
The mornings will be in silence with meditation guidance, the afternoons for team connection over some eco building. The evenings will be silent.
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Deep Rest Retreat with Jaya Ashmore
19th to 25th September 2025
Silence and finely tuned meditation instructions in an atmosphere of welcome help us drop out of our programmed ways of operating.
Participants are encouraged to experiment with lying down and sitting for meditation to find where they feel the most depth.
The retreat is appropriate for people at all experience levels and for those with no meditation experience.
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Daily Life activity Retreats
Meditation & active daily life practice with the centre residents.
Outside of formal retreat times, Ekuthuleni is also open for people to come to stay to join in a schedule of meditation & daily life practice. This includes day to day chores & activities we run to maintain the center as a sustainable & contemplative place.
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Tuesday Online Meditation
Every Tuesday at 7.30pm French time, guided meditation via Zoom with Noon or Sumedha
Invitation link below - please join us if you can!
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/885573144
Meeting ID: 885 573 144
