How participants feel they have benefited from this course Mindfulness, Qigong & Yoga Retreat Weekend at Samye Ling. Whatever age we are, many of us can get stuck in old habits, such as neglecting self-care, not getting enough good quality sleep and forgetting to move in ways that maintain our strength, balance and flexibility.…
Cultivate a practice that enables you to live well every single day without regret.
Trauma Informed Mindfulness for Teachers of Mindfulness Trauma can be described as a negative experience that has overwhelmed us in circumstances where adequate support or resources were not available to us. Over the past few decades there has been a growing awareness that trauma can manifest in a variety of different ways with corrosive effects…
If you have completed the first three levels of our pathway – Mindfulness, Compassion and Insight then you will benefit from practice on this retreat.
Felt really quite excited as I headed to Samye Ling for the Mindfulness Association reunion weekend. Even the jarring potholes didn’t dampen my spirits!But I struggled…Unable to get into the practices. The inner critic was on full volume. By the Saturday morning coffee break I was ready to give up and go home. So I…
The river is famous to the fish. The loud voice is famous to silence, which knew it would inherit the earth before anybody said so. The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds watching him from the birdhouse. The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek. The idea you carry close to…
Release the harsh and pointed inner voice. it’s just a throwback to the past, and holds no truth about this moment. Let go of self-judgment, the old, learned ways of beating yourself up for each imagined inadequacy. Allow the dialogue within the mind to grow friendlier, and quiet. Shift out of inner criticism and life…
Insightful Qi Gong & Tai Chi 5 Weekly Evening Sessions 7pm – 9pm starting Thursday 20th November- Thursday 18th December 2025 With Jacky Seery This 5 week course – Mindful Qigong with Insight continues our movement journey into deeper QiGong practices. We will explore being present in the body as we introduce Insight practices into…
It only takes a reminder to breathe, a moment to be still, and just like that, something in me settles, softens, makes space for imperfection. The harsh voice of judgment drops to a whisper and I remember again that life isn’t a relay race; that we will all cross the finish line; that waking up…