Resident Teacher, Gen Nyingpo will teach this course.
Retreat schedule
Friday
From 4.00pm: Registration
Supper
7.30 – 8.30pm: Introduction
Saturday – Sessions are 45 min
10.00am: Session 1
12.00pm: Session 2
Lunch / break
5.00pm: Session 3
Supper
7.30pm: Session 4
Sunday
10.00am: Session 5
12.00pm: Session 6
Course ends with lunch
holiday for the mind
Enjoy a weekend of meditations and practical advice with Buddhist nun Gen Nyingpo. During the weekend we will learn and practice meditations that bring peace, joy and harmony to our life. Treat yourself to a real break – both physically and mentally and return home feeling refreshed and relaxed.
This relaxing weekend is an informal balance of meditations, practical teachings and time to rest and relax. It is an opportunity for those new to meditation to learn how to find inner peace and to cope with our busy everyday lives. And a chance for those with more experience to deepen their experience of meditation and Buddha’s teachings.
retreat venue - thornby hall
The countryside weekend meditation retreat will take place at Nagarjuna Kadampa Meditation Centre, Thornby Hall, Naseby Road, Thornby, NN6 8SW
Built in the seventeenth century, Thornby Hall is a stunning Grade-2 listed Jacobean manor. The Hall is set in seventeen acres of grounds including formal lawns, natural woodland and a lake. Surrounded by beautiful Northamptonshire countryside, this is an ideal opportunity to get away from busy city life and immerse yourself in retreat.
Accommodation
For your safety, we will restrict places to 15 people, in comfortable en-suite single or twin / double rooms.
Cafe
The World Peace Cafe is open daily.
Meals
Meals are included in the course fee and will be vegetarian unless you request vegan option. Allergies: please note – we cannot guarantee there will be no traces of gluten, dairy, nuts etc in the food.
Parking
There is plenty of free parking onsite.
covid-19 info
Meditation Hall
The retreat will be lead by Gen Nyingpo in our large meditation hall following the Government COVID-19 guidelines for Places of Worship:
- Maximum of 18 people with seating at least 1m apart
- Hand-santiser will be provided at the entrance to the hall
- A one-way system will operate entering and leaving the hall
- Mask to be worn during each session
- The same seat should be used for the duration of the retreat
- Pre-recorded prayers will be played with no singing
- Silence will be maintained in the meditation hall during session apart from the teaching from Gen Nyingpo
- At the end of each retreat session, all touch areas will be cleaned and sanitised
World Peace Café
- Take away drinks and cakes with limited seating indoors but plenty of seating provided outdoors with 2m spacing
- Hand santiser gel will be located at the entrance to the cafe
- Staff will be located behind counter screens wearing masks and appropriate PPE
- A one-way queuing system will be in operation to enter and leave the café and waiting points will be two metres apart
- Contactless card payments only
- All seating and surfaces will be cleaned and sanitised after the café closes
Shop
- Maximum of three people can enter the shop at any time
- Hand santiser gel will be located at the entrance to the shop
- Hands will need to be sanitised before handling any products
- Shop staff will be located behind a counter screen and wearing appropriate PPE
- All surfaces will be cleaned and sanitised
Thornby Hall & Meditation Hall
17 Acres of gardens & woodland
The Stables Accommodation
