Natural Presence Retreat – arriving afternoon of Thursday 1^st May and leaving on the morning of Wednesday 7^th May 2025

Cost £385.00 plus accommodation and travel

This retreat is taking place on Holy Isle off the Isle of Arran in Scotland and will be led by Heather Regan-Addis, with contributions from Choden and Kristine MacKenzie Janson. The theme of the retreat will be drawing on the beauty of the natural environment on Holy Isle as a support and inspiration for our practice of simple presence. The retreat will include practice sessions, a daily teaching session on cultivating natural presence with opportunities for sharing. We will be making the most of the natural environment around us with options for mindful walking, movement, poetry and sitting in the open air (weather permitting). The retreat will include periods of silence and will qualify as a CPD retreat for teacher listing with BAMBA. PLACES ARE LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS.

Once you have booked your course place, please book your accommodation on Holy Isle by emailing reception@holyisle.org and make an advance booking to https://lamlashcruises.org.uk/booking/residential-guest-crossing/ for your crossing from Arran to Holy Isle: Arrival Day 1st May crossing times 1400 and 1500; and Departure Day 7th May crossing times from 0900. It is important that you are aware of these times and that you arrange your ongoing travel plans around them.

Please note that attending retreats at Holy Isle involves climbing between a small boat, which is open to the elements, and a jetty with steps at one end and walking a few hundred metres up an uneven grassy slope to the retreat centre. Therefore, this retreat may not be accessible to some people. Please consider this before booking your place.

Lamlash Cruises who operate the sailing to Holy Isle may be able to help with individual inquires: https://lamlashcruises.org.uk/booking/day-visitor-excursion/