I love meditation retreats, and I try to do them twice a year. They’re truly life-changing—not only for gaining perspective but also for my creativity. I will do a 14 day one this year :) my longest retreat!
Thank you for sharing 😊 Like you, I also try to them twice a year. A 14 day retreat - that’s incredible. The longest one I did was 10 days. Do you have a favourite meditation retreat place you keep coming back to?
Yess! I go to this one in Germany: https://buddhismus-im-westen.de/ It’s next to a beautiful lake, which is actually an active volcano 🌋✨ I also did the 10-day Vipassana with Goenka many years ago—was that the one you did too?
This looks beautiful! Makes me want to leave everything and go. I either attend a retreat in Gaia House in Devon, UK especially if I crave Insight Meditation vibes and deep rest: https://gaiahouse.co.uk or I go to a sesshin for hardcore long sits (I’m ordained in Soto Zen which is my predominate practice 🙂)
Aww, I’ve looked into Gaia House several times! I’ll have to look up Sesshin—I’m always interested in different traditions and teachings. That said, I tend to prefer teachers who take a more relaxed approach. I already have so much discipline in my daily life that I need someone to remind me to calm down and be kind to myself—haha!
I did the Goenka 10-day retreat, but I realized it wasn’t for me.
I love meditation retreats, and I try to do them twice a year. They’re truly life-changing—not only for gaining perspective but also for my creativity. I will do a 14 day one this year :) my longest retreat!
Thank you for sharing 😊 Like you, I also try to them twice a year. A 14 day retreat - that’s incredible. The longest one I did was 10 days. Do you have a favourite meditation retreat place you keep coming back to?
Yess! I go to this one in Germany: https://buddhismus-im-westen.de/ It’s next to a beautiful lake, which is actually an active volcano 🌋✨ I also did the 10-day Vipassana with Goenka many years ago—was that the one you did too?
This looks beautiful! Makes me want to leave everything and go. I either attend a retreat in Gaia House in Devon, UK especially if I crave Insight Meditation vibes and deep rest: https://gaiahouse.co.uk or I go to a sesshin for hardcore long sits (I’m ordained in Soto Zen which is my predominate practice 🙂)
Aww, I’ve looked into Gaia House several times! I’ll have to look up Sesshin—I’m always interested in different traditions and teachings. That said, I tend to prefer teachers who take a more relaxed approach. I already have so much discipline in my daily life that I need someone to remind me to calm down and be kind to myself—haha!
I did the Goenka 10-day retreat, but I realized it wasn’t for me.
Ohh, you’re also ordained? That’s amazing!