Fri 5th - Sun 7th September 2025
Beginners Meditation Retreat with Kelsang Naljor

Enjoy relaxing and letting go of all your troubles and worries on this accessible meditation retreat; there will be plenty of time to enjoy fresh air, country walks, resting and rejuvenating. It includes simple yet profoundly relaxing meditations taken from the wisdom of Buddha which are practical for anyone, Buddhist or non-Buddhist, and give lasting mental and physical health benefits. Short, talks, meditations and opportunities for discussions and questions.

Everybody is welcome to join all or part of this retreat weekend.

Fri 26th - Sun 28th September 2025
Beginners Meditation Retreat with Mark Manning

In our frantic world it seems there is very little time to pause, catch our breath and re-energise; this is where meditation can transform our life, regardless of how busy we are.

On this weekend there is lots of time to wind down, relax and enjoy hearing about, and practising, Buddha's special meditations for busy people. Everyone, Buddhist or non Buddhist can benefit deeply from this course.

Mon 29th September - Fri 3rd October 2025
In-Depth Retreat

'Buddha taught many different methods to purify non virtuous actions, downfalls and broken commitments but the supreme method is the practice of meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva. This practice is the scientific method to purify our mind and to transform our mind from an impure mind into a pure mind using Tantric technology.'

This retreat provides an opportunity to learn and gain deep experience of this important spiritual practice.

Sat 4th October 2025 | 10am - 5pm
Silent Day Retreat with Maria Healey

Escape the relentless busyness of life and phones by joining us for our day silent retreat.

In a world that neverstops buzzing, you’ll discover or rediscover the liberating power of silence, introspection, and meditation.

Suitable for new and more experienced meditators alike.

Fri 10th - Sun 12th October 2025
Beginners Meditation Retreat with Donna Cooper

If our mind is not peaceful, we will never be happy, even if our material conditions are perfect. For example, when we are enjoying ourself with our friends at a party, if we become angry for some reason, the moment we get angry our happiness disappears. This is because anger has destroyed our inner peace, our mental peace. Without inner peace there is no real happiness at all.

So, on this weekend we will find our own inner peace through being guided in simple meditation practices and in this way establish good habits to take into our busy daily lives. Everybody is welcome to join.

Fri 17th - Sun 19th October 2025
Beginners Meditation Retreat with Ling Brandwood

Meditation has many benefits: it overcomes inner problems such as those created by anger, jealousy, pride, and uncontrolled desires; it controls our mind and brings inner peace; it enables us to cultivate positive intentions that lead us to perform good actions; and it prevents negative intentions that lead us to do or say harmful things.

On this short one-day retreat we can find our inner peace and learn the methods to maintain a peaceful life. Everybody is welcome!

Sun 9th November 2025 | 10am - 5pm
Beginners Meditation Retreat with Kelsang Tharlam

Meditation has many benefits: it overcomes inner problems such as those created by anger, jealousy, pride, and uncontrolled desires; it controls our mind and brings inner peace; it enables us to cultivate positive intentions that lead us to perform good actions; and it prevents negative intentions that lead us to do or say harmful things.

On this one-day retreat we can find our inner peace and learn the methods to maintain a peaceful life. Everybody is welcome!

Tue 23rd - Sat 27th December 2025
Special Christmas Retreat with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab and Kelsang Tharlam

On this relaxing holiday retreat we can follow advice on this vital topic coming from Je Tsongkhapa's heart as presented in his Three Principal Aspects of the Path. He clearly explains the correct view of emptiness and how to meditate on it. Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab will offer teachings and discussions and Kelsang Tharlam will offer the guided meditations with lots of time for rest and relaxation over these few days.

Everybody is welcome to join all or part of this retreat!

Fri 20th - Sun 2nd February 2026
In-Depth Retreat with Gen Kelsang Losel

This annual retreat is an opportunity to focus on the meditation practice of Amitayus, the Buddha of Immeasurable Life, which is a special method for increasing our lifespan, wisdom and merit.

The retreat will include an Introduction on Friday night and then two days of meditation practice of Amitayus.

Mon 9th - Fri 13th March 2026
In-Depth Retreat

This retreat provides a special opportunity to explore and deepen our mind of refuge, which is our actual protection from pain and problems.

Our actual refuge is the medicine of Buddha’s teachings, which prevents the sufferings of our body and mind. Buddha is the doctor who provides us with this medicine and encourages us to take it, and the Sangha are our pure spiritual friends who assist us in our practice. These are the three jewels of refuge, to which we turn for both temporary and ultimate protection.

Through practicing refuge, we gain confidence and strength to make authentic spiritual progress. Through this we build stable peace, joy and freedom within our own heart that we can then share with others.

Sat 14th March 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Silent Retreat with Maria Healey

Unplug for a day of silence at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre and enjoy developing some mental peace.

This day retreat will include 4 sessions of guided meditation and advice for taking care of our mind. The break times will be silent throughout the centre. There is plenty of space for you to relax with a book or a cup of tea. Everyone is welcome!

Sat 28th March 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
Day Retreat with Maria Healey

Tara is a female Buddha who protects us from internal and external dangers and provides us with the conditions we need for our spiritual training. Through relying on her with strong faith, she will fulfil all our wishes through guiding and blessing us to develop and maintain a peaceful, happy mind whatever happens.

In this day retreat we will contemplate inspiring stories about Tara, growing our faith in her ability to help us quickly, and we will gain familiarity with relying on her through engaging in the delightful and powerful prayers 'Liberation from Sorrow'.

Fri 3rd - Mon 6th April 2026
Beginners Meditation Retreat with Gen Kelsang Dema

Do you ever wish life could be simpler with less going on in your mind, less to do, fewer possessions to manage, and with more joy and contentment? It often feels that our life just gets busier and more complicated as time passes bringing more problems and less
happiness.
On this retreat we will explore how to overcome this stress in our life and experience a joyful and light mind that is peaceful and happy whatever our circumstances. Immerse yourself in the beautiful, tranquil environment of Tara IKRC and enjoy being guided into an experience of real inner peace and contentment, through meditation.

Sun 12th April 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm
Half-Day Retreat with Edward Degg

In this busy modern world, we can often struggle to be patient. Much as we might try to practice patience, it can feel like people, places, and things, are stacked against us.
At times it seems as if everything is testing our patience!
Once we start to understand that the causes of impatience are to be found within our own minds, we can learn to approach life in a new way. It is remarkable what can then happen as we begin to see things differently. With a changed perception we can develop a mind that can help us finally achieve calm and patient acceptance in our lives.

Mon 13th - Wed 15th April 2026
In-Depth Retreat with Gen Kelsang Losel

Nyungnay is one of our most precious Kadampa Dharma jewels and as a centre practice it comes around just once a year – on Buddha’s Enlightenment Day.

We can spend two days with thousand-armed (eleven-faced) Avalokiteshvara – ‘Mahakaruna’ – the nature of our Guru’s great compassion, making exquisite offerings, praises and prostrations and thereby accumulate huge merit, purify vast negativity for ourself and others and receive the most powerful blessing to propel ourself swiftly along our path to enlightenment.

Wrapped within the practice of Mahayana Precepts, it involves fasting and making three sessions of prostrations, with the sadhana ‘Drop of Essential Nectar‘, over two days. Usually the second day is accompanied by a full fast, although strongly recommend, this is not compulsory.

Sun 19th April 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm
Half-Day Retreat with Maria Healey

In this half-day course we will discuss the importance of patience in dealing with life’s challenges and uncertainties. We will emphasize the need for patient acceptance in transforming adversity into opportunities for spiritual growth and inner peace. By embracing life’s challenges and maintaining a peaceful mind, we can learn valuable lessons and develop virtues such as compassion, ultimately turning adversities into powerful spiritual teachers.

Fri 1st - Mon 4th May 2026
Beginners Meditation Retreat with Kelsang Naljor

More info coming soon

Sat 9th May 2026 | 10:00am - 5:00pm
In-Depth Retreat with Maria Healey

Join us for this special retreat where we will engage in a powerful purification practice to remove obstacles, deepen our faith in Dharma, and make progress on the path to enlightenment.

The retreat will include a brief explanation of the practice, followed by lightly guided meditation, prayers, and prostrations.

All are welcome, and the practice is suitable for all physical abilities.

Sun 10th May 2026 | 10:00am - 1:00pm
In-Depth Retreat with Maria Healey

Join us for this special retreat where we will engage in a powerful purification practice to remove obstacles, deepen our faith in Dharma, and make progress on the path to enlightenment.

The retreat will include a brief explanation of the practice, followed by lightly guided meditation, prayers, and prostrations.

All are welcome, and the practice is suitable for all physical abilities.

Mon 11th - Fri 15th May 2026
In-Depth Retreat

Guru Yoga and Mandala offering retreat combines two of the four great preliminary guides that we need to practice if we want to gain Mahamudra realisations – the quick path to enlightenment.

We all wish for spiritual realisations, but these depend upon creating certain inner conditions such as purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving blessings.

In this retreat we focus on the preliminary practices of accumulating merit and receiving blessings. Making mandala offerings is the gateway to accumulating the collection of merit and attaining an enlightened pure land and Guru yoga is the gateway to receiving powerful blessings of all the Buddhas of the ten directions through our Spiritual Guide.