Mindfulness in Nature Weekend
3-5 July 2026
at Samye Ling, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Please book your accommodation and meals for the weekend directly with Samye Ling by emailing bookings@samyeling.org. They will need to know the dates that you would like to stay, what room you would like (please click here to see the room types and prices), your name, and the name of the second person if you are booking a twin room, your address, phone number and preferred email address for the booking. No room bookings can currently be made via the Samye Ling website.
This is the introduction to our Level 1: Being Present Mindfulness Training taught over four weekends. It can be taken in isolation as a retreat or a refresher for those already with a Mindfulness practice or is a perfect way to begin a Mindfulness journey. This course has a nature theme – as we can immerse ourselves in the beautiful surroundings of Samye Ling. We will take opportunities to practice outside and also do some mindful walking and movement outside.
This is an opportunity to not only explore the benefits of mindfulness but also of immersion in nature. We cannot help but notice how nature teaches us to be mindful. After the first weekend you can choose to continue to complete the course over three further three weekends- (Mindfulness Weekend Two- 7-9 November 2026, Mindfulness Weekend Three- 8-10 January 2027 and Mindfulness Weekend Four- 12-14 March 2027).
Tutor: Fay Adams and Carol Carr
Dates: 3-5 July 2026
Price: Weekend 1 = £185.00
Times: 19.00-20.30pm on Friday evening, 8.00am to 20.00pm on Saturday and 8.00am to 15.00pm on Sunday.
Booking: To book the first part of this course (£185.00) please click on the ‘Book Here’ button. You will be contacted after attending the first part to book the following three weekends these can be paid for in six monthly instalments of £92.50.
Once booked and if you are staying at Samye Ling, please then contact bookings@samyeling.org to book your meals and accommodation.
If you are making up for missed weekends, please email info@mindfulnessassociation.net to sign up.
Research
We are delighted to announce that a large scale, long term research study is about to start in relation to our Four Level Pathway. This research is led by Dr Oleg Medvedev (link: https://profiles.waikato.ac.nz/oleg.medvedev) and Katya Gus of Waikato University in New Zealand. Oleg is also the Editor of the Mindfulness Journal in which Choden’s recent articles have been published.
As a participant in this course you will be invited, with no obligation to do so, to take part in this research. Find out more here.
We are very excited to be developing a strong evidence base and hope that you will be willing to support us in this.
