Retreats & Programme
Rooted in the the buddhist teachings, especially the Forest meditation tradition of Ajahn Chah, we are inspired by nature, inner and outer. We offer meditation and eco retreats with many ways to explore and open.
Our retreats are holistic, helping us to be present and connected in body and mind, re-minding us of our intimate links with the natural world, and nourished also by sustainable living.
Small and simple can be beautiful and a great support for meditation, for feeling the richness of presence and what is already here.
The retreat schedule for 2026 is below.
Activities & Retreats in 2026
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Solitary Retreats Together 2026
Stays are possible from
Sat 24th to Sat 31st Jan 2026
Thurs 2nd April to Wed 8th April
Thurs 30th April to Fri 8th May
A time to share dhamma, to follow one's own schedule & a moment of log cabin community life.
Warmed by wood stoves & human hearts, nestled on a sunlit plateau in a wild valley, leading into endless hills of peaceful forests. A coming back to basics, to a simple way of living.
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Satipatthana Vipassana Meditation in the forest tradition
Thursday 21st May 1pm to Monday 25th May 2pm.
With Noon Baldwin and Laurent de Roulhac of Méditation en Minervois
Booking opens on the 1st march
This retreat will be taught in french
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Embodied Clarity
With Sophie Boyer and Noon
13th to 20th July
During this retreat, we invite you to explore the relationship we have with life. This life that unfolds and is embodied in the body.
Sophie Boyer Sophie has been practising and studying Buddhism for 25 years. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in Myanmar by Sayadaw U Khantidhadja, then spent two and a half years in Asia studying with masters such as Sayadaw U Tejanyia and Sayadaw U Pandita.
This retreat will be taught in French.
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Deep Rest Retreat
With Jaya Ashmore
18th to 24th September
When we come into direct contact with experience, we discover mental agitation, the abundance of our abilities, the simple necessity of encountering what we have been avoiding, and the sweetness of touching vitality beyond ideas.
This silent retreat offers lying-down, sitting and walking meditation, connected movement (optional), and meditative chanting.
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New in 2026! Solitary Retreats Alone
Available from 1st April to 1st December 2026
Solitary accommodation with facilities to cook your own food (running water, cooking gas, solar shower & small gas heater for cold weather).
Fresh veg & other fresh food drop-off weekly. Rustic, beautiful, safe & quiet, 5min walk to Ekuthuleni.
Noon would be available for one-to-one spiritual support. Please contact Ekuthuleni for more info.
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Daily Life activity Retreats
Meditation & active daily life practice with the centre residents.
Outside of formal retreat times, Ekuthuleni is also open for people to come to stay to join in a schedule of meditation & daily life practice. This includes day to day chores & activities we run to maintain the center as a sustainable & contemplative place.
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Sunday Online Meditation
Starting in May the guided meditation will be held on Sunday at 7.30pm French time, with Noon.
Invitation link below - please join us if you can !
