Awakening Through the Body: A Somatic & Energy-Based Meditation Retreat
With Padmadharini and Jayasuri
February 20 - 23, 2026
Triratna Sangha Retreat
RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER
Triratna’s system of practice offers a clear and transformative pathway toward awakening. Each stage invites us into deeper levels of embodiment and presence, supporting the natural emergence of freedom. On this retreat, we will explore the system not only as a developmental map but as a lived, moment-to-moment experience in the body.
We will engage meditation practices that cultivate grounded awareness, receptive attention, and the integration of subtle energies. Through somatic sensing, movement, and energy-based inquiry, we learn to listen beneath conceptual thought, attuning to the profound intelligence always present in our bodily experience. As we soften resistance and meet inner life directly, emotional and psychic energy can transform into vitality, clarity, and ease.
Supported silence, ritual elements, and the shared field of practice will encourage a shift from “thinking about practice” to being practice — opening the doorway to a more intuitive, alive connection with the Dharma.
This retreat is highly experiential, inviting us into the mysterious and sacred dimension of the body-heart-mind — where insight arises naturally, and where the qualities of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas become tangibly real.
“The healing food, meticulous surroundings, respectful staff and the deep, deep sense of community were transformative. This retreat helped me rediscover what matters to me in life.”
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Instruction and support from experienced teachers
- A thoughtful balance of meditation, contemplation, ritual, and rest periods
- A supportive and friendly community of practitioners
- Access to individual meditation support if needed
- Q&A with teachers
- Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally-sourced ingredients
- Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
- Extensive library of dharma books
- Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful walking paths, flora, and fauna and walking trails
- Single rooms for all (option for couples to share)
OPEN TO ALL
Meditation: This retreat will be most suitable for people with any level of meditation experience, including none at all. Beginner instruction will be offered during the retreat, as needed.
Mindful Movement: Optional. No experience needed, very accessible.
SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
Friday, February 20
| 3:00 PM | Check in begins |
| 5:00-5:45 PM | Pre-retreat Meeting (Library) |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner (Dining Room) |
| 7:15-7:30 PM | Welcome (Library) |
| 7:30-8:00 PM | Large Group Introduction (Milarepa Hall) |
| 8:00-9:00 PM | Evening Practice (Milarepa Hall) |
| 9:00 PM | Silence until after breakfast |
Saturday, February 21-Sunday, February 22
| 6:30-6:50 AM | Movement (Practice Pavilion or Milarepa Hall, weather dependent) |
| 7:00-8:30 AM | Morning Practice (Milarepa Hall) |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Breakfast (Dining Hall) |
| 10:00 AM-12:15 PM | Morning Dharma Teaching & Practice |
| 12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch (Dining Hall) |
| 2:30-3:30 PM | Free time, Group Healing, Movement (Milarepa Hall) |
| 3:30-5:45 PM | Community Dharma & Small Group Sharing (Milarepa Hall) |
| 6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner |
| 7:30-9:00 PM | Evening Practice (Milarepa Hall) |
| 9:00 PM | Silence until after breakfast |
Monday, February 23
| 6:30-6:50 AM | Movement (Practice Pavilion or Milarepa Hall, weather dependent) |
| 7:00-8:30 AM | Morning Practice (Milarepa Hall) |
| 8:30-9:30 AM | Breakfast (Dining Hall) |
| 9:30-10:00 AM | Packing |
| 10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Morning Dharma Teaching & Practice (Practice Pavilion or Milarepa Hall, weather dependent) |
| Intention Setting | |
| Closing Circle | |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Checkout and Departure |
Teachers
Ordained in 2004, Padmadharini is a dedicated meditation practitioner with over three years of cumulative time on retreat. Her teaching draws on extensive experience with both classical Buddhist meditation and contemporary somatic approaches. She is certified in Breathworks, MBSR, Focusing, and advanced somatic work, and is also a Board Certified Chaplain and International Board Certified Coach. Her approach is grounded, compassionate, and deeply encouraging of each person’s unique unfolding.
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Jayasuri has been a practising Triratna Buddhist for more than 30 years and was ordained in 2022. Since her ordination, she has been teaching meditation at both the West London Buddhist Centre (WLBC) and the London Buddhist Centre (LBC), and has co-led several retreats. She has played an active role in developing POC retreats and meditation days. She is part of the leadership team that created the POC Buddhafield community space, helping to make Triratna more accessible to POC communities. Jayasuri is an ordained Buddhist, mother, grandparent, integrative psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and mindful movement facilitator. She loves life, people, places,…
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