Post Spring Festival Retreat
29th May - 5th June 2026
with Kadam Morten Clausen

Following on from the NKT-IKBU International Spring Festival at Manjushri KMC in England, Kadam Morten Clausen will lead a retreat based on the teachings and commentaries received at this Festival. During this retreat, Kadam Morten will guide us in meditations on transforming adverse conditions. We will learn how to train our mind to respond to any difficulty with peace and positivity— strengthening either our wisdom or our compassion. In this way, we become resilient and invulnerable to challenging situations. To support this inner training, we will also engage once a day in the powerful meditation practice of Buddha Amitayus – the Buddha of long life, wisdom and good fortune. 

Saturday 6th June | 10am - 5pm
with Maria Healey

This gentle day retreat offers the rare opportunity to enjoy silence - not as an absence, but as a presence: a quiet, supportive environment where the mind can naturally settle and become clear. Guided by simple, practical meditations drawn from the Kadampa Buddhist tradition, you will learn how to let go of distractions, release inner tension, and connect with a deeper sense of calm and wellbeing.

No previous experience is needed. Whether your mind feels busy, overwhelmed, or simply in need of rest, this retreat will help you return to a place of balance and inner strength.

Come and discover the clarity and peace of a quiet mind.

Friday 12th - Sunday 14th June
with Kelsang Tharlam

Take time to step away from busyness and reconnect with a quiet, peaceful mind.

Through gentle guided meditations and clear, accessible teachings, you will discover how to let go of mental busyness, reduce anxiety, and cultivate a deep sense of calm and contentment from within. As our mind becomes more peaceful, our experiences naturally become more harmonious, and we gain the ability to respond to life’s challenges with wisdom and strength.

Suitable for everyone, whether new to meditation or more experienced, this retreat offers a meaningful opportunity to rest, reflect, and recharge.

Friday 12th - Thursday 18th June
with Kelsang Sama

Including an introduction and some guidance, most sessions of this retreat will be unguided, allowing you to deepen your personal experience of these practices.

Guru Yoga and Mandala Offering Retreat combines two of the four great preliminary guides that we need to practise if we wish to gain Mahamudra realisations, the quick path to enlightenment, according to the instructions of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Through engaging sincerely in these practices, we create the essential inner causes for real spiritual progress and open the door to deeper realisations.

Friday 26th June - Wednesday 1st July
with Kelsang Sama

Everyone is at a different stage on the spiritual path, and Lamrim meets us exactly where we are.

In this retreat, we explore the three scopes of Lamrim: initial, middling, and great, as taught in the Kadampa Tradition by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Some seek happiness in this life, some wish for happiness in future lives, and others feel a deep calling for liberation and enlightenment. Lamrim gently guides each of these intentions, without pressure, helping us move forward step by step.

Join us at Tara IKRC and take your next step on the path to inner peace and enlightenment.

Sunday 5th July | 10am - 1pm
with Donna Healey

Take time to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the extraordinary opportunity of your life.

In this half-day retreat, we will contemplate the preciousness and rarity of our human life - a central meditation within Lamrim that helps us recognise our great potential for happiness, growth, and spiritual development. When we truly understand the value of our life, we naturally feel inspired to use our time wisely and meaningfully.

Suitable for everyone, this peaceful half-day retreat offers a chance to step back from busyness and reconnect with what truly matters.

Friday 10th - Wednesday 15th July
with Kelsang Sama

Discover the real source of happiness and suffering - your own mind.

In this Lamrim retreat, we will explore one of Buddha’s most profound insights: that everything we experience depends upon our mind. By understanding and transforming our mind, we can gradually let go of problems, develop inner peace, and create the causes for lasting happiness.

Suitable for everyone, this retreat offers a valuable opportunity to deepen your understanding and take practical steps towards lasting inner peace.

Come and discover the extraordinary potential of your own mind.

Post Summer Festival Retreat
10th - 16th August 2026
with Gen Kelsang Chokga

Following on from the NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival at Manjushri KMC in England, Gen Kelsang Chogka will lead a retreat based on the teachings and commentaries received at this Festival. On this special retreat, you will learn everything you need for a qualified Tantric practice, the supreme quick path to enlightenment, and in this way begin to get to know your pure self.

We will explore how to integrate the wisdom of Sutra and Tantra into our daily lives, ensuring that it remains alive and meaningful. By following the guidance passed down through our lineage, we will learn to receive and sustain our Guru's blessings, allowing us to delve deeper into his vision and pure intentions.

Friday 28th - Monday 31st August
with Gen Kelsang Dema

We all long for a peaceful mind – free from stress, anxiety, frustration, and other mental discomfort.

Buddha gave very clear teachings on the blissful path to peace and happiness.

In this retreat, we will discover how we can experience a joyful, light, clear, and calm mind through practising these instructions in our busy daily lives.

Immerse yourself in the tranquil, blessed surroundings of Tara IKRC and be guided into an experience of deep inner peace and contentment through meditation.

Everyone is welcome.