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Join a one-day Insight meditation workshop led by Jill Shepherd, designed to explore the delicate balance between effort and enjoyment in meditation practice. This immersive session offers a thoughtful space to deepen your understanding of insight meditation while staying grounded in ease, curiosity, and presence.

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Throughout the day, participants will move between periods of silent and guided meditation, paired dyads, and small group discussion. This varied approach creates an engaging and supportive environment for both reflection and practice, allowing you to experience different ways of relating to effort without losing the quality of enjoyment that helps sustain a meaningful meditation journey.

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Rather than focusing on theory alone, the retreat places strong emphasis on making the practice personal and relevant to everyday routines, challenges, and relationships. Attendees can expect a calm, supportive atmosphere where they can deepen their awareness, reflect with intention, and discover simple ways to bring mindfulness into daily life.

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Over the course of this two-day workshop, participants will be invited to explore the many dimensions of equanimity through a blend of traditional and relational insight meditation practices. Together, these approaches create a supportive space for deepening awareness, strengthening inner balance, and opening to a greater sense of freedom in both heart and mind.

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With guidance that is thoughtful and accessible, this workshop offers an opportunity to slow down, reflect, and engage more fully with the qualities that help us meet life with steadiness and clarity. Whether you are looking to deepen an established meditation practice or expand your understanding of equanimity in a meaningful way, the experience is designed to be both grounding and enriching.

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Join visiting US teacher Greg Scharf for an insightful evening talk that offers a fresh perspective on one of Buddhism’s most profound ideas: Anatta, or “not self.” Through clear and thoughtful exploration, he will guide attendees into the understanding that what we experience is not a fixed identity, but a reflection of natural processes unfolding as part of nature itself.

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This talk is designed for anyone curious about Buddhist philosophy, mindfulness, and the deeper patterns that shape our inner and outer lives. With a calm and reflective approach, Greg Scharf will create space for contemplation, inviting participants to consider experience in a new way and to engage with this timeless teaching in a practical, accessible manner.

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Educational workshop in Medlow Bath

Educational workshop in Medlow Bath