Be 'on retreat' in the midst of your daily life. ‍

Turn a week of your life into a retreat. We’ll support you with early morning meditation (with breakfast), lunchtime classes, a total immersion day, evening dharma talks and motivational text messages. Attend as much or as little as you can.

If you don’t know the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana meditation practices we will be teaching them at the kick off event, the morning of the total immersion day and the lunchtime meditations. (For the weekday morning & evening sessions you need to know them already!)

Led by Ananadavajra, Darsavini, Ksantikara & Maitrishura.

Urban Retreat Programme:

Kick Off & Opening Ceremony | Saturday 15 March | 1.30pm - 4pm
Meet the team, chat with fellow urban-retreatants and commit to turning your life into a retreat over the coming week. We’ll look at tips on how to best engage with the retreat, reflect on our intentions and hopes, and take part in a special opening ceremony to start the retreat together.

Total Immersion Day Retreat | Sunday 16 March | 10am - 5pm
Intensify your meditation practice on this mostly silent retreat-like day.

Morning Meditations | Mon 17 - Fri 21 March | 7.15am - 8am (followed by shared breakfast)
Start your urban retreat weekday with communal meditation in the NLBC shrine room. Stay after for a shared breakfast (of muesli, cornflakes and/or toast) before you head off to work.

Lunchtime Meditations | Mon 17 - Fri 21 March | 1pm - 2pm
A mid-day check in with your body, your heart, your mind and your fellow retreatants.

Meditation & Dharma Evenings | Mon 17 - Thu 20 March | 7.15pm - 9.30pm

Closing Ceremony | Fri 21 March | 7.15pm - 9.30pm