Do you need to fill up your own cup? If the idea of letting go of roles and responsibilities for a weekend just sounds like heaven, then this compassion retreat is for you.

Although we will be touching on compassion for others, our main focus will be self-compassion. We all need to rest and restore sometimes, in order to continue giving. Self-compassion as a practice teaches us how to do this in the deepest and most efficient way.

This weekend is also about letting the beauty and tranquillity of the stunning natural environment at Samye Ling facilitate peace and ease. Nature can be an unconditional refuge from the complexities of life. What better way to fill your own cup than to practice compassion in nature!

You will leave this weekend with:

• Several self-compassion practices that you can turn to in the midst of life in order to develop resilience
• More connection with yourself and what makes you happy
• An understanding of the need to balance compassion for others with compassion for self, along with the knowhow to be able to begin afresh with this in mind
• Practices that ground you in the body with mindfulness, combined with practices that use the power of the imagination to connect you with compassion

This is an introduction to the practice of compassion for everyone, taught by experienced mindfulness teacher and coach Fay Adams. The weekend can be taken in isolation as a retreat or as a refresher for those with experience already. It is a perfect way to begin your training in mindfulness with lots of follow-on options available if you want to continue.

We will take opportunities to practice outside by the river, on the ‘Fairy Hill’ and in the beautiful gardens by the lily ponds at Samye Ling Monastery in the Scottish Boarders.

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

Please book your accommodation and meals for the weekend directly with Samye Ling by emailing bookings@samyeling.org. They will need to know the dates that you would like to stay, what room you would like (please click here to see the room types and prices), your name, and the name of the second person if you are booking a twin room, your address, phone number and preferred email address for the booking. No room bookings can currently be made via the Samye Ling website.

Tutor: Fay Adams

Dates: 9-11 May 2025

Price: Weekend 1 = £165.00

Times: 19.00-20.30pm on the Friday evening, 8.00am to 20.00pm on the Saturday and 8.00am to 15.00pm on Sunday.

Location: Samye Ling

Booking: To book this course please contact: info@mindfulnessassociation.net