Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training Course, December 2011

27th December 2011 – 3rd January 2012. We’ll be at Gaunts House, a beautiful and comfortable retreat centre in Dorset. More information about the venue here http://www.gauntshouse.com/Venue#accomodation. Enquire about the special earlybird price for course fees at £1160 and full-board accommodation at £67 per day. There are a maximum of just sixteen places available, so you’ll need [...]

Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training Course, Gaunts House

Sunday 29th July to Sunday 5th August 2012. We’ll be at Gaunts House, a beautiful and comfortable retreat centre in Dorset. More information about the venue here http://www.gauntshouse.com/ Enquire about the special early-bird price for course fees at £1160 and full-board accommodation at £67 per day. There are a maximum of just sixteen places available, so you’ll [...]

Yoga Teacher Training Course, Dorset

Saturday 18th February – Saturday 3rd March 2012 Early booking price £2630 fully residential. We’ll be at Gaunts House, a beautiful and comfortable retreat centre in Dorset. More information about the venue here http://www.gauntshouse.com/ Enquire about the special early-bird price for course fees and full-board accommodation of £2630. There are limited places available, so you’ll need to [...]

Yoga teacher training course at Sahasrara, Malaga, Spain.

19th November – 3rd December 2011 Early booking price £2490 fully residential. We’ll be at Sahasrara, a secluded and beautiful retreat centre on a mountaintop, only 30 minutes from Malaga Airport.   Enquire about the special earlybird price for course fees and full-board accommodation of £2490. There are a maximum of just ten places available, [...]

The Samurai Art of the Sword

We’d like to invite you to a talk the on spiritual aspect of the samurai art of the sword at Zen Yoga on Sunday, November, 13th; 7-8:30pm. Our speaker is John Evans who trained for many years in Japan and is one of the highest ranking sword practitioners in the world. He’ll be talking about his [...]

Sculptor of Bliss – The Japanese Monk Enku and His Work

Sculptor of Bliss – The Japanese Monk Enku and His Work, public talk at The Buddhist Society, 58 Eccleston Square, London, SW1V 1PH. 7 July 2010

Enlightenment Day

In the Zen school, Rohatsu – the anniversary of the Buddha’s Enlightenment is traditionally celebrated in early December by meditating through the night to the dawn. It is said that the Buddha sat down beneath the Bodhi tree and made the great resolve, “Though only my bones and sinews remain and my skin and flesh [...]

1 Day Rinzai Zen Retreat ‘Deeper into Zen Practice

Sesshin with Shinzan Roshi

We were honoured to have Shinzan Roshi come to the UK in May and lead a sesshin, a Zen retreat, at Gaunts House in Dorset. Shinzan Roshi laid out the way to ‘kensho’ – ‘percieving your true nature’ meditating on the koan or spiritual question, ‘Mu’. “If you want to pass this barrier, you must [...]

Zen Retreats and Sesshins

Announcement: Autumn Zen retreat at beautiful Anam Cara in the highlands of Scotland. Come and join Zen Master Daizan for “Wake up and Live”, a week of intensive Zen practice. The retreat runs 12th-17th October and is only £360 all inclusive. You’ll need to be quick to email welcome@anamcara.org before places run out. You can [...]

“Utterly Fearless”, dynamic Zen retreat at Anam Cara

“Utterly Fearless”, dynamic Zen retreat at Anam Cara in the Scottish Highlands. Studying the unique teachings of Zen Master Suzuki Shosan. These teachings feature coming face to face with death and fears of death. Cost only £305 all-inclusive. Check www.anamcara.org for details. 12-17 October 2010

Japan enlightenment trip

Japan enlightenment trip – Zen retreat, exploring Japanese culture, and practicing in the mountains of Gifu-ken, central Japan. 9-22 May 2010

Japan Zen Enlightenment Journey

May 9th – 22nd 2010 I’m glad you’re interested in coming to Japan in 2010 to experience both the culture that gave the world Zen – the way of enlightenment and to taste that enlightenment for yourself. Here’s what we’ll be doing. The first half of the trip will be a Zen retreat. This is [...]

Japan Enlightenment Journey FAQs May 2010

If you have a strong interest in experiencing the truth of who you are and an interest in the traditional culture of Japan, in which this experience can be seen to be manifested, this Japan journey could be for you. It’s a rare chance to study with a Japanese Rinzai Zen Master in a temple [...]