Rivendell

East Sussex, UK

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Upcoming Retreats

This Very Body

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Mar 6, 2026 – Mar 13, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

On this retreat, we will foster an intimate and loving relationship with our own moment to moment experience of ourselves, paying particular attention to our bodies as naturally extended into the worl…

with Paramananda , Nagasiddhi

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Yoga and Meditation Long Weekend

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Mar 20, 2026 – Mar 23, 2026 4 days Residential Mixed

Surata brings 50 years' experience of both yoga and Buddhism. Two sessions of yoga a day alongside meditation, Buddhist devotional practice, ritual and discussion. His gentle style is influenced by th…

with Surata , Sarah Whiteley

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Tales of Freedom – Easter Long Weekend

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Apr 2, 2026 – Apr 6, 2026 5 days Residential Mixed

Join us for a long weekend of inspiring stories, with accompanying meditations, reflections, and ritual helping us to unpack the significance of stories for our lives.

with Vajragupta , Mokshadarshini

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We have a huge barrel of wine, but no cups – The path of cessation

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Apr 10, 2026 – Apr 17, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

The Buddha spoke of another way: the path of cessation. A path not of becoming more, but of letting go. Through silence, meditation, reflection, and devotional practice, we'll discover the freedom off…

with Vajradarshini

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The Heart's Release – The Liberation Story of Princess Mandarava

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Apr 17, 2026 – Apr 24, 2026 8 days Residential Tibetan

Explore the inspirational life story of Princess Mandarava with storytelling, puppets, reflection, group discussion, meditation, ritual, gentle body work and creative activities.

with Mandarava , Sinhacandra , Alayasri

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Keep Calm and Know the Change – A Gender, Sexuality & Relationship Diversity Retreat

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Apr 24, 2026 – Apr 26, 2026 3 days Residential Theravada

Focusing on the Satipaṭṭhānas (Four Foundations of Mindfulness) as the Buddha's direct path to realization. Through meditation, reflections, talks, and exercises, we will explore hindrances and cultiv…

with Priyachakșhu , Aryajnana , Morgan , Priyachakṣhu

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May Bank Holiday long weekend: Body, Mind, and breathing in beauty

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

May 1, 2026 – May 4, 2026 4 days Residential Mixed

Enjoy a long bank holiday weekend of practice surrounded by beautiful Sussex countryside. An emphasis on body based practice with simple movement sessions inspired by Yoga, Qi Gong, and walking medita…

with Suryadaya , Vajragupta , Vidyadasa

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Doorways To the Deep

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

May 8, 2026 – May 15, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

A journey to our true nature and deepest potential. We can discover a more creative response to life, full of awareness, love and transformation.

with Balajit , Singhashri

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Under the Rose Apple Tree

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

May 15, 2026 – May 22, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

We will explore a crucial episode in the Buddha's journey through experiencing being fully present and deeply connected to ourselves, others and the world around us through vibrant contentment and ima…

with Nagasiddhi , Mandarava , Satyamati

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Yoga and Meditation Long Weekend

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

May 22, 2026 – May 25, 2026 4 days Residential Mixed

Yoga enriched with meditation and Buddhist teaching. Each day includes two yoga sessions plus meditation, chanting, devotional practice, silence, pranayama, yoga nidra, and group discussion.

with Manjunaga , Satyamati

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Awareness Always Unfolding

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

May 29, 2026 – Jun 5, 2026 8 days Residential Tibetan

Focusing on the Root Verses of the Six Bardos, a Tibetan text believed to have been written by Padmasambhava. Explore the Bardos and how to work with our experience and prepare for death.

with Vijayamala , Nagesvara

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Creating compassion for the cries of the world

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Jun 5, 2026 – Jun 12, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

How can we, as Buddhist practitioners, respond with compassion in a world marked by chaos and uncertainty? Explore what it means to practice an engaged Buddhism.

with Parami

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Writing on the Way

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Jun 12, 2026 – Jun 14, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

We will meditate, write and walk, creating mindful and reflective spaces in which we can deepen our dharma practice. The programme will include meditation, Buddhist ritual, group writing sessions, and…

with Subhadassi

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Women's Regional Order Weekend – July 2026

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Jul 3, 2026 – Jul 5, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

A regional retreat for Triratna Buddhist Order members only.

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Balancing the Moon & Sun: Yoga & Meditation Week

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Jul 10, 2026 – Jul 17, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

Explore the energetic principles of the Sun and Moon through the body and creative imagination. Two daily yoga sessions plus Buddhist meditation, chanting, devotional practice, silence, pranayama, yog…

with Manjunaga , Satyamati

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The Lion's Roar – 2 week retreat with Paramananda

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026 15 days Residential Mixed

How can we be more present to our own depths and more comfortable in the world, requiring love and courage. A rare chance to go deeper, for longer with an extremely experienced teacher.

with Paramananda

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Men's Intensive Meditation Retreat – The Mandala of Awakening

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Aug 7, 2026 – Aug 14, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

A mandala is a sacred circle with Awakening at the centre. Explore how we can enter this mandala and arrive at the heart of Awakening, considering the qualities we need for this journey.

with Vajragupta , Viryadeva , Danakumara

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The Higher Hedonism: Sub-35s Summer Retreat for young people

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

At the heart of the Buddha's teaching lies a surprising truth: to live a deeply meaningful life, we need to learn how to truly enjoy ourselves. Explore what a higher hedonism means through meditation,…

with Viryadeva , Matt Clark , Danakumara

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Introductory Weekend to Buddhist Meditation – August

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

Help people to learn Buddhist meditation and find out a little about Buddhism. A structured programme with guidance in two traditional Buddhist meditations: mindfulness of breathing and development of…

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Yoga and Meditation Long Weekend

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Aug 28, 2026 – Aug 31, 2026 4 days Residential Mixed

Deepening our exploration of Yoga and Meditation, including Pranayama, Yoga Nidra and Ritual. We will create a rich, open inquiry into this being human, within the context of Buddhism.

with Satyamati

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Path of Purification

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 11, 2026 9 days Residential Mixed

Group work with honesty and sensitivity to explore our patterns of communicating and relating. A ritual context of meditation, devotional Vajrasattva practice and periods of silence. Known to help man…

with Atula , Nagamudra , Nagasiddhi , Mandarava

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Embodied Animate World: Our Sacred Belonging

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Sep 18, 2026 – Sep 25, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

Embodied Buddhism is at the heart of this retreat which invites you to play in the in-between; the dynamic space where we see and are seen by Nature. Moving beyond concepts to a living, felt sensing.

with Nagadipa , Viryadeva

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Men's Regional Order Weekend – Sept 2026

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Sep 25, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

A regional retreat for Triratna Buddhist Order members only.

Yoga and Meditation Long Weekend

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Oct 9, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026 4 days Residential Mixed

Surata brings 50 years' experience of both yoga and Buddhism. Two sessions of yoga a day alongside meditation, Buddhist devotional practice, ritual and discussion. His gentle style is influenced by th…

with Surata , Sarah Whiteley

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Awakening to the Breath

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Oct 16, 2026 – Oct 23, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

Meditation on breathing is used in many ways in Buddhist tradition: for developing awareness, relaxing deeply, healing the body, becoming sensitive to energy, opening the heart, and developing insight…

with Vessantara , Advayasiddhi

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Beauty and Insight – A retreat on perception

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

An invitation to look closely at how experience takes shape. We shape the world, just as it shapes us. The arts offer us new and surprising windows on the world.

with Vajradarshini

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The Way It Is – A Buddhist writing retreat – Wolf at the Door

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Nov 6, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026 4 days Residential Mixed

A Buddhist writing retreat, exploring imagination through pen, paper - and the spaces in between. Are we open to follow the golden thread of whatever happens?

with Padmacandra , Vishvantara , Dayajava

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Moving into embodiment: Yoga & Meditation week

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Nov 13, 2026 – Nov 20, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

Deepening our exploration of Yoga and Meditation with inquiries and reflections from Buddhism, Yoga and Embodiment coaching traditions to create helpful qualities in your everyday life.

with Vidyadasa , Satyamati

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Dhyana Through the Body – reevaluating dhyana

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Nov 27, 2026 – Dec 4, 2026 8 days Residential Mixed

This retreat explores embodied approaches to dhyana, encouraging participants to question traditional interpretations. Through experiential practices involving body, breath, and awareness, discover re…

with Tejananda

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The Body as Mandala

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Dec 4, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026 8 days Residential Tibetan

We will imagine our own bodies as both vessels containing psyche and as mandalas where the central archetype is the heart. Playfully and imaginatively shift attention from thoughts to direct experienc…

with Paramananda , Mandarava

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The Calling

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Dec 11, 2026 – Dec 13, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

In the maelstrom of modern life we can easily lose a sense of what's most important to us. Learn to listen more deeply to yourself by contacting and abiding in more authentic and meaningful states of…

with Singhashri , Balajit

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Introductory Weekend to Buddhist Meditation – December

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Dec 18, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026 3 days Residential Mixed

Help people to learn Buddhist meditation and find out a little about Buddhism. A structured programme with guidance in two traditional Buddhist meditations: mindfulness of breathing and development of…

with Sanghasīha

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New Years Retreat 2026-2027

Rivendell · Rivendell Retreat Centre, Sussex, United Kingdom

Dec 30, 2026 – Jan 6, 2027 8 days Residential Mixed

Seven days of retreat over the New Year, with periods of silence alongside periods of celebrating the turning of the year. Expect poetry, mantra, guided and meditative walks, meditation and ritual.

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