Dates: 20 February – 1 March 2026Teachers: Jill Shepherd and Di RobertsonLocation: Te Moata Retreat Centre, Tairua, Aotearoa / New Zealand Requisites for the journey: The seven factors of awakening Insight meditation harnesses the power of mindfulness to develop understanding in all aspects of our lives, which leads to greater ease, happiness, and freedom.In thisContinueContinue reading “NEW nine-day retreat – registration now open”
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NEW: planned six-week retreat in Aotearoa / New Zealand
Dates: 3 April – 22 May 2027Teachers: Jill Shepherd and Willa Thāniyā Reid, with Elizabeth Day Kalyāna: Cultivating the Beautiful in the Spiritual Life The Buddha has pointed out the way:beautiful in the beginning, beautiful in the middle,and beautiful in the end. Supported by spiritual friendship and seclusion, this six-week retreat offers the ideal conditionsContinueContinue reading “NEW: planned six-week retreat in Aotearoa / New Zealand”
Glimmers of Good News p1
In relation to social justice, some recent shifts in the media, in the UK … Cotton Capital A special series by the Guardian newspaper on how slavery changed the Guardian, Britain and the world. It focuses on Manchester, the city where the Guardian was established, because of its connection to transatlantic slavery through the cottonContinueContinue reading “Glimmers of Good News p1”
Jill Shepherd: insight meditation 