Soul Filled Meanderings
As the crisp autumn mornings draw in, take a couple of hours, put on your coat and boots and explore and experience God’s creation. A guided walk led by Jo de Graaf.
Waiting for the Light: Music and Readings for Advent
Amidst the warm glow of candlelight, join us at Launde Abbey for an afternoon of Music and Readings to prepare for the season. We will be immersed in the beauty of scripture and song, and you can stay afterwards for mulled wine and mince pies. A Launde Abbey Fundraising Event.
Living, Breathing, and Moving: Connecting with God with Our Whole Body
During this four-day retreat, guests will experience a variety of body-based prayer practices and opportunities to grow in awareness and understanding of how our body’s design and wisdom foster a deep and fulfilling prayer life with God. Led by Hope Stockman and Rhona Knight.
Icon Painting Retreat ***FULLY BOOKED***
Join experienced Iconographer, Peter Murphy for a week learning the medieval gilding and painting techniques to create stunning icon paintings.
Look at the Birds: A Birdwatching Retreat
Come and enjoy a time of quiet Celtic Christian worship, biblical reflections and guided birdwatching walks. Led by Revd Dale Hanson.
Look at the Birds: A Birdwatching Retreat **FULLY BOOKED**
Come and enjoy a time of quiet Celtic Christian worship, biblical reflections and guided birdwatching walks. Led by Mark Winter.
Meditation & the Contemporary Wisdom of Meister Eckhart Retreat ***2 SPACEs LEFT***
Meister Eckhart, one of the greatest mystics of the Western Christian tradition, taught the transformative reality of oneness — a truth with profound relevance for life today. This experiential retreat will explore his wisdom in depth, alongside its striking parallels with Buddhist teaching.
Stepping Into the Bible
This retreat explores the evolving message of the Bible. We step into the world of the Bible, with its different styles of writing and different levels of truth. We see how the Old and New Testaments relate to one another, and how ideas about God and Jesus, salvation and morality changed over the centuries. Led by Peter Sills.
Rediscovering the Ancient Paths with Bernard of Clairvaux ***FULLY BOOKED***
This two-day retreat will be an intimate conversation with one of the greatest exponents of the love of God, Bernard of Clairvaux, a French twelfth-century monk. It will offer teaching, worship, prayer, times of silence and the opportunity for individual appointments with the retreat conductor and relaxation in the grounds and surrounding countryside. Led by Jenny Campbell.
Into the Silent Land: Five-Day Meditation Retreat ***2 PLACES REMAINING***
Into the Silent Land offers profound insights for the student of silent prayer but is especially intended for the non-specialist who feels drawn to discover the deep wisdom of the Christian contemplative tradition. This retreat will be led by Chris Whittington, founder of The School of Contemplative Life.