This meditation retreat will be a "Yatra": a meditative walking retreat, with dhamma talks, guided & silent meditation times, poetry sharings, community life together in a friendly campsite by a river &  time to breath the fresh air of the high mountains with many quiet lakes.

A pilgrimage with no aim to get anywhere, just feeling the ground under our feet, being present with the movement of our bodies… & listening to poetry, & allowing words to flow into our own poems (no obligation whatsoever to write anything).

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This 7 day retreat will mix silent moments, (while walking in single file) ,& moments of community life in speech. We will meditate together at  the campsite by the river before breakfast, walk a few hours with stops for a guided meditation,( or silent), a dhamma talk & a sandwich lunch break before walking back to the campsite. We will have moments to share poetry & chanting, & moments to meet each other & connect, help prepare sandwiches for the next day or supper for the evening meal.

The lovely campsite we have found has a large section we can use just for us, with a small bit of forest in it & a private area by the river both great places for meditation. There are some walks along the flat by the river for the first day or two, then some walks up higher to beautiful lakes. These walks do not require a high level of fitness but obviously cannot be done with something like a weak ankle or other.......