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August 31
Chan Brushwork Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

February 18
A Taste of Chan
Residential Retreat
4 Nights

September 1
Chan Brushwork Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

May 2
Connected Practice
Online course
 

October 3
Freeing the Heart: Everyday Bodhisattva Precepts
Online course
 

November 21
South Devon Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

November 27
Pilgrimage to Ladakh: Zoom Slide Show
Online course
 

December 5
Walking the Path of Liberation
Online course
 

March 28
South Devon Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

April 10
Freeing the Heart: Everyday Bodhisattva Precepts
Online course
 

April 24
Connected Practice
Online course
 

May 15
Finding Freedom Right Where You Are
Online course
 

June 5
The Earth as our Witness: Chan Eco-Dharma Retreat
Online course
 

July 17
Online Commemoration of John Crook
Online course
 

July 24
Online Day Retreat - The First Two Paramitas, Dana and Sila
Online course
 

November 13
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

December 4
Living as a Bodhisattva - “An Appropriate Response”
Online course
 

August 13
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

September 4
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

September 17
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

October 22
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

November 12
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

December 3
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

December 4
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

January 14
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

January 14
Bristol Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

January 21
London Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

March 4
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

March 12
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

May 27
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

June 4
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

June 10
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

June 20
Introduction to Chan Buddhist Practice
Online course
 

August 5
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

September 3
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

November 11
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

December 2
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

December 3
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

January 6
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

January 9
Introduction to Meditation, Buddhism and Chan (online)
Online course
 

January 20
London Weekend Retreat (non-residential)
Online course
 

February 10
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

March 17
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

March 30
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

April 14
Manchester Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

May 25
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

June 2
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

June 22
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

June 29
South Devon Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

July 27
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

August 17
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

September 1
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

October 5
Awareness In The Everyday: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

November 2
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

November 30
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

December 8
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

January 4
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

January 15
Introduction to Meditation, Buddhism and Chan (online)
Online course
 

January 25
South Devon Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

March 9
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

March 15
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

April 12
Illuminating the Mind
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

May 24
Investigating Koans
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

June 8
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

June 28
Mid-Summer Silent Meditation Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

July 18
Silent Illumination Retreat
Residential Retreat
9 Nights

July 19
Spiritual Faculties, Spiritual Powers
Day Retreat
 

August 23
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

September 7
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

September 26
Weekend Chan Retreat
Residential Retreat
2 Nights

October 4
Investigating Koans Retreat
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

October 25
CANCELLED Spiritual Faculties, Spiritual Powers
Day Retreat
 

November 15
Silent Illumination Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

November 29
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

December 7
Kent Chan Day Retreat
Day Retreat
 

February 11
Introduction to Meditation, Buddhism and Chan (online)
Online course
 

February 14
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

March 28
Silent Illumination Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

April 25
Zen Koan Retreat
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

May 23
Everyday Zen Silent Meditation Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

July 4
Silent Illumination Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
7 Nights

August 1
Western Zen Retreat
Residential Retreat
5 Nights

 
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