beginners retreat
Free your mind
22nd - 25th August 2025
Free your mind from all your burdens, and let go of your stress, anxiety and frustration.
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.
Our potential for peace and happiness is limitless and we can unlock this through following Buddha’s teachings on wisdom and compassion enabling us to become a happy, relaxed and peaceful person who brings great benefit to others.
Beginners Getaway Meditation Retreat
Relax & Just Let Go!
Fri 5th - Sun 7th September 2025
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.
Beginners Getaway Weekend Retreat
Creating Space Within
Fri 26th - Sun 28th September 2025
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.
Beginners Weekend Meditation Retreat
Meditate! Meditate! Meditate!
Fri 10th - Sun 12th October 2025
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.
Beginners Meditation One-Day Retreat
Like a Cloudless Sky
Sunday 9th November 2025
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!
Special Christmas Retreat with Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab and Kelsang Tharlam
Living Ultimate Reality
Tue 23rd - Sat 27th December 2025
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!