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EKUTHULENI
RETREAT 

Meditation & Daily Life Practice in Nature

Welcome to Ekuthuleni

 

 Set in the foothills of the french Pyrenees in southern France,

 Ekuthuleni stands for a clear, warm quality of quietness, of peace.

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We offer a diversity of meditation retreats - silent retreats (with teachings), walking retreats, and activity retreats which explore bringing meditation into practical life.  Twice a year, there are personal retreats with spiritual support " Solitary Retreats Together".

 

 Buddhist teachings are our main reference, especially the Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah. Open Dharma, Jaya Ashmore and  Deep Rest are also a major influence though we are inspired by many paths .  Rooted as we are in these threads, we delight in participation from all faiths and spiritual leanings.  Our retreats are LGBTQI safe.

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Retreats are offered in English or in French with translation as needed.

Upcoming retreats

Doing our Nails II
September 5th to 15th, 2023
Mud 'n' Meditation
August 15th to 19th, 2023
An activity retreat open to children
with Tisara & Noon
An activity retreat/ecological building/gardening
    Meditation guidance with Noon, cooking together, etc
SOLITARY RETREAT TOGETHER

 20th to 27th sept &/or
27th sept. to 
4th October, 2023
1st to 7th febuary &/or
         7th to 14th feb 2024

 
ONLINE MEDITATIONS

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We are offering a weekly guided meditation via Zoom

Every Tuesday at 7.30pm French time...

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Invitation link below - please join us if you can!  

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https://us04web.zoom.us/j/885573144
Meeting ID: 885 573 144

 

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one to one meetings

If you would like support in your practice from

Noon or Sumedha (online), please contact us:

ekuthuleni.retreat@gmail.com

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Wild Forces : "There are beautiful wild forces within us. Let them turn the mills inside and fill sacks, that feed even heaven."

St Francis of Assisi ( trans.D.Landinsky)

ETHOS 
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We are a small retreat place and like to keep our ways of living simple & sustainable. This care nourishes connection with each other and with nature. 

Inte
grating inner meditation and living consciously outwardly is what we aspire to. Not easy in this human world though we keep leaning into this reality...

At Ekuthuleni we
 rely on dana (donations), a heart of generosity to stay open…there’s a direct link between our openness in what we can offer from Ekuthuleni, the openings people can have here and a flow of generosity which keeps it all rolling.

We are an alcohol and intoxicants free place, we keep the 5 buddhist precepts and ask friends and retreatants to do the same during your stay.

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