Chaos, Creativity and Connection.
Weekend retreat 25th and 26th October
Sheffield Buddhist Centre 10am to 5pm
Drawing on the teachings of the Dharma, the “Work that Reconnects” comprises tools and practices which offer insights into how we can work together to support a shift in our hearts and minds, our lives and our society that is life-sustaining. Using individual and group exercises, meditation, discussion and reflection we will be engaging the body, heart, imagination and intellect to explore our relationship with the world we live in. The weekend will be in the form of a cycle of experiences and contexts going from Gratitude to Honouring our pain to Seeing with new eyes and then Going forth. This cycle of work is a powerful way of exploring and radically changing our connection with ourselves, each other and the world we live in. We hope it will be a weekend of imagination and inspiration.
Join us for this adventure!
It is important that you are able to attend both days. Bring a packed lunch.
Lead by Khemasuri, Lilamati and team. Including Padmasambhava!
Open to anyone who has completed the introductory course.
Bookings are closed for this event.
I first became interested in Buddhism as a teenager from a chance encounter with a book found in my school library. I was immediately struck by how Buddhism taught that I could change how I experience the world and that I could grow as a person. However, it wasn’t until many years later at the Sheffield Buddhist centre, that I began to commit myself fully to Buddhist practice as I saw that practicing Buddhist teachings was having a very positive impact on my life and on the lives of others.
I was delighted to join the Still Learning Team in November 2018. My previous work has been as a teacher and as an artist and I feel privileged to be able to bring those skills together with my passion for Buddhism in order to teach children and young people about Buddhism.
I first came into contact with Buddhism in my final year of university when I attended an introductory course at the Sheffield Buddhist Centre. I was instantly captivated by the revolutionary yet practical nature of the Dharma (teachings of the Buddha).
I began to meditate and apply Buddhism into my daily life and found that it actually worked! I had started to view the world differently and in a way that made me happier. I gained great confidence by this and became a committed Buddhist practitioner soon afterwards.
I enjoy sharing with others what I have learnt and how Buddhism has transformed me so I was delighted to join the Still Learning team in October 2013.
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