We are pleased to be hosting Sharon Salzberg, world-renowned author and meditation teacher, for a live and online half-day retreat, based on her latest book, 'Real Life: The Journey from Isolation to Openness and Freedom'. 

In the book, Sharon masterfully shines a light on the path to a more authentic and fulfilled life, through seeking connection with ourselves and each other. Her teachings reveals how we can live more fearlessly ― moving from constriction and isolation to a more spacious place of possibility, creativity, connection, and joy.

About the Retreat

This is a special opportunity to explore the themes outlined in the book and to be guided by Sharon’s wisdom in a live, online retreat setting. It will include contemplative techniques designed to help us explore the possibilities of living with deeper curiosity, authenticity, and freedom.    

Drawing from decades of experience, Sharon will guide us in cultivating a sense of expansiveness that can release us from constraint and confinement that can weigh us down day to day. Through practice we can begin to remember the subtle balances in life and how these can be restored. 

During the half-day retreat, we will explore how to:

• Become aware of how our conditioned patterns keep us small and locked up. 
• Move from a fixed mindset to a place of inner spaciousness and freedom.
• Cultivate an openness to greater possibilities, solutions, and outcomes.
• Notice the delicate balance needed between forces such as rest and action, passion and letting go, power and patience, knowledge and intuition.
• Build inner strength to turn toward the difficult feelings and emotions that hold us back.

• Recognise our common humanity, interdependence, and how we can choose love as the force that connects, unites and heals us.

Further Information:

• The retreat is open to everyone. No prior experience of mindfulness is required.
• We recommend reading a copy of 'Real Life: The Journey From Isolation to Openness and Freedom' by Sharon Salzberg, prior to the retreat (optional).
• The format will include teaching, guided mindfulness meditations, discussion and an opportunity to ask questions.
• Please note, this is not a silent retreat and will include guidance and discussion.
• The session will include a couple of short comfort breaks.
• This retreat will be held on Zoom. Registrants will receive additional details 24 hours before the session.
• The teacher and participants will be live and visible. We ask you to turn your camera on to create a sense of community wherever possible. There will also be group interaction.
• This session will not be recorded.

What You Need:

• A PC, laptop, Macbook or tablet with access to Zoom
• A webcam and microphone
• A stable internet connection
• A private space where you can be undisturbed

Concession Rates:

To ensure our offering is open to all, we offer a limited number of concession spaces on some of our courses and all workshops / masterclasses on a first-come-first-served basis. This includes Thursday evening, daytime and graduate courses, as well as courses starting outside of our peak booking periods in January, February, March, September and October.

If you would like to apply, please complete our >> Concession Rate Questionnaire << and we will get back to you as soon as possible.