I am not sure where or when the journey to Maenllwyd began, but it had its roots long before the day of our arrival for a Western Zen retreat in…
I was amazed to see how much came up during the communication exercises.
It went on till the last exercise unhindered by my attempt to tie things up…
I had never been on any kind of retreat before I arrived at the Western Zen retreat at Maenllwyd in November. It was something I had been building up…
I arrived at my first Western Zen retreat with no expectations and was looking forward to spending five days meditating in the beautiful Welsh…
The WZR was my first retreat with the WCF. Before that I had been practicing Zen in the Soto tradition for about eight years. I participated in about…
The retreat gave me a space and context to deal with a situation that seemed overwhelming and allowed me to feel grief and sadness freely, without any…
As I neared Maenllwyd I could see where I needed to get to as I recognised it from the pictures but I wasn’t sure which way to go. One way had a…
The retreat was a scientific experiment and the constants were meditation, eating, working, sleeping, waking, meditating. The repetition of the same…
Before setting off on my journey to the retreat I was looking forward to the train journey and to a few hours walking before arriving at the…
I arrived at Maenllwyd with a willingness to open to the fullness of my experience, and to be present with that which I regarded as difficult or…
Since attending the WZR at Pinebush (2004) I have been listening to tapes of John's talks frequently while driving. Earlier today, driving along and…
Holidays are a complete waste of time!
That's a bit harsh, but you know what I mean. Two days back at work, and where did that wonderful, relaxed…
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