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The Holy Isle Courses

MAY 2013

The Bodhisattva Path with Jason Chan

Jason will lead you through a series of gentle exercises and meditations designed to strengthen your commitment to your spiritual awakening - read more

Begins: May 24, 2013
Ends: May 30, 2013
Cost: £795 for a single room, £735 for room sharing. All inclusive

The Healing Power of Vocal Sound with James D'Angelo

The natural vibrations of the voice have the power to unlock the fine energies in our chakra system - read more

Begins: May 24, 2013
Ends: May 27, 2013
Cost: £141 single room, £108 twin each, £84 dorm. Course fee £100

JUNE 2013

MSc Year Two Retreat with University of Aberdeen

Closed retreat for registered students only - read more

Begins: June 3, 2013
Ends: June 9, 2013
Cost: 282 singles, £215 twins each, £168 dorms. Full board and lodging costs

Mindfulness Practice and Science with Dr Alistair Wilson & Colleagues

This small conference aims to brings researchers, clinicians and Mindfulness practitioners together to share innovative ideas for future research and practice - read more

Begins: June 11, 2013
Ends: June 15, 2013
Cost: £188 single room, £144 twin each, £112 dorms. Conference fee £150

Meditation Retreat with Ringu Tulku Rinpoche

This retreat is open to all, new and long-term students, interested in spending some time in this beautiful natural setting, receiving teaching on Buddhism and meditation. - read more

Begins: June 19, 2013
Ends: June 25, 2013
Cost: £282 single room, £216pp twin room, £168 dorm, £120 camping. Course fee £120

Mindfulness Deepening Practice Retreat with Fay Adams & Angie Ball

This practice retreat is for those who have completed a one year mindfulness training... - read more

Begins: June 28, 2013
Ends: July 4, 2013
Cost: £282 single room, £216 twin each, £168 dorm. Course fee £200

JULY 2013

Introduction to Dzogchen with Alan Wallace

FULLY BOOKED - read more

Begins: July 8, 2013
Ends: July 15, 2013

Qigong & Meditation Week Retreat with Sue Weston

Retreat, relax and revive in peaceful and beautiful surroundings. Breathe deeply into the flow, stretch and release through Chinese Medical Qigong. - read more

Begins: July 17, 2013
Ends: July 24, 2013
Cost: £364 Single Room, £287 Twin each, £231 Dorm. Course fee £195.

Mindful Self Compassion - Core Skills Training with Kristin Neff & Chris Germer

FULLY BOOKED - read more

Begins: July 27, 2013
Ends: August 2, 2013
Cost: £582 single room, £516 per person twin, £468 dorm. All inclusive.

AUGUST 2013

Compassion Deepening Practice Retreat with Choden and Fay Adams

An opportunity for deepening practice for those who have been engaging in one year compassion trainings... - read more

Begins: August 5, 2013
Ends: August 11, 2013
Cost: £282 single room, £216 twin each, £168 dorm. Course fee £200

The Art of Being through the Yoga of Vinyasa Krama and Kum Nye with Gretchen Faust & Debbie Mills

Experience embodied presence through embodied practice - read more

Begins: August 14, 2013
Ends: August 20, 2013
Cost: £282 single room. £216 twin each, £168 dorm. Course fee listed below

Taichi Twining Silk : Link-weaving the Energetic Body with Kinthissa

Daily input of 'hands language' teaching in the tranquility of Holy Isle - read more

Begins: August 22, 2013
Ends: August 28, 2013
Cost: £282 singles, £216 twin room each, £168 in dorm. Course fee £240

The Enneagram with Andrew Morris & Kristine Janson

A tool for understanding ourselves and one another more deeply - read more

Begins: August 23, 2013
Ends: August 26, 2013
Cost: £241single room, £208 twin each, £184 dorms. All inclusive.

Meditation Retreat with Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche

Join Lama Yeshe Rinpoche for a retreat on Holy Isle - read more

Begins: August 31, 2013
Ends: September 7, 2013
Cost: £329 single room, £252 twin each, £196 dorm. Course fee by donation

SEPTEMBER 2013

Open Heart, Open Mind: A Dzogchen Approach with Tsoknyi Rinpoche

FULLY BOOKED - read more

Begins: September 12, 2013
Ends: September 18, 2013
Cost: £282 single room. £216 twin each, £168 dorm, £120 camping. Course fee £200

Exploring Mindfulness through Tai Chi, Yoga & Meditation with Andy Spragg & Imelda Macguire

This will be a week-long retreat that will gently exercise your body, relax you and perhaps spiritually test you a little... - read more

Begins: September 24, 2013
Ends: September 30, 2013
Cost: £595 single room, £495 twins each, £395 dorm. All inclusive.

Healing from the Source with Rob Preece

This retreat will bring together the process of healing and purification through the practice of Heruka Vajrasattva combined with Mahamudra meditation - read more

Begins: September 26, 2013
Ends: September 30, 2013
Cost: £188 singles, £144 twins each, £112 dorms. Course Fee £120.

OCTOBER 2013

Balance Health through Tui Na and Qigong with Bob Lowey

This workshop involves an exploration of a few common musculo-skeletal problems and conditions that people experience regularly in their lives - read more

Begins: October 4, 2013
Ends: October 6, 2013
Cost: £130 flat rate all inclusive.

Yoga, Meditation and Massage for Women with Ratnadevi

This long weekend retreat is designed to leave you feeling nourished, refreshed, spacious and calm - read more

Begins: October 4, 2013
Ends: October 7, 2013
Cost: £141single room, £108 twins each, £84 dorms. Course fee £120.

Beingfulness with Alistair Appleton

Beingfulness is tool to help us live more fully with less paralysing fear and fixation - read more

Begins: October 12, 2013
Ends: October 19, 2013
Cost: £469 Single Room, £392 Twin each, £336 Dorm. All inclusive.

Autumn Volunteers Working Holiday with Holy Isle Team

An opportunity to spend relaxed time on Holy Isle and help us with various tasks to wind up the season. - read more

Begins: October 22, 2013
Ends: October 27, 2013
Cost: £175 single room, £135 twin per person, £100 dorm. All inclusive rates.

DECEMBER 2013

Christmas Retreat with Elizabeth West

Instead of partaking in the over indulgence associated with this time of the year, come and join us on beautiful Holy Isle and reconnect with peace and compassion within. - read more

Begins: December 21, 2013
Ends: December 27, 2013
Cost: £282 single rooms, £216 twin room each, dorms £168. Suggested donation of £100

JANUARY 2014

NGONDRO RETREAT with Lama Rinchen Palmo

Special retreat for practicing four foundations of Tibetan Buddhism - read more

Begins: January 10, 2014
Ends: March 19, 2014
Cost: Special rates: see below

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