Gay buddhist retreat
Rainbow Retreat
Can I talk to someone about trans/gender-diverse support?
Contact Cittamata (they/them) via info@
Do I need to be a Buddhist or possess any meditation experience?
No, the retreat is suitable for everyone, and makes an excellent first retreat for people who are novel to meditation and Buddhism.
What does the cost include?
The retreat cost covers the full cost of the retreat, including all food.
When does the retreat launch and end?
The retreat will begin with dinner on the Friday evening at pm. You are welcome to arrive any second from 5pm. It is normally not advisable to plan to arrive later than this. If you think you might necessitate to, please contact us before booking.
We will culmination on the Sunday afternoon, around 3pm.
What will the accommodation be like?
Vijayaloka provides simple, but comfortable accommodation. Living communally is an important and enjoyable part of the retreat. We will be in distributed rooms with people in each, and will chew together communally.
Living communally means caring for each other. The team leading the retreat are volunteers wh
Meditation for the LGBTQIA+ Community
Gender, Sexuality and Association Diversity Group
Meeting every second Saturday of the month from 10 am to midday at the Buddhist Centre. Please arrive early for a prompt launch. Optional from we often have a social gathering and finish the morning with tea and cake until
The group is suitable for GSRD people new to meditation and those with an established meditation practice.
Our use of Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity (GSRD) reflects our current understanding of marginalised identities, including people on the gender spectrum who might identify as transsexual, agender, bi-gender, crossdressers, genderqueer, gender fluid, and non-binary. Sexual orientation/identities: including sapphic, gay, bi- and pan-sexual and those on the asexual spectrum. We involve people on the aromantic (aro) spectrum, people in multi-partnered relationships as good as those in ‘monogamish’ forms of partnership.
The group is led by GSRD Buddhists offering a supportive space for meditation and an opportunity to combine with other GSRD people. We incl
Annual Fall Retreat, September ,
In the words of Rumi, “Sorrow prepares you for joy. It violently sweeps everything out of your house, so that brand-new joy can find space to enter.&#; In this retreat we will meet the grief and sorrows of this moment, building our capacity
to be with what is and making space for the joy and pleasure that arises in our communal exercise.
The near enemy of equanimity is indifference. In cultivating this quality of equanimity in these times of so much division, conflict and loss, we change towards more aliveness and more feeling, with the ground and support of our practice and our sangha.
This retreat will comprise noble silence, and opportunities to connect in spiritual friendship, still and walking meditation, guided heart practice and chanting together.
We propose GBF members, friends, queer people of all genders, to participate us for our retreat at the beautiful Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel, CA: .
In this 3 day (two-night) partly silent retreat, we will settle and walk in meditation together, chant, eat, and be in connection with nature and each oth
Buddhism & Meditation Weekend
Not always. Bear in mind that retreats can be challenging. They feature extended periods of silence, meditation, and reflection on the huge questions of life and death. They also suggest much less distraction than our usual lives so we experience ourselves more directly. Thoughts and feelings might come alive, both pleasant and unpleasant.
Although it is a very supportive environment, a retreat is not a substitute for therapeutic help and we can’t offer support of that kind. If you are experiencing psychiatric challenges, emotional upheaval, or moving through other strong or difficult states of brain, please consider if this is the right hour for you to proceed on retreat. You may consider whether there are other supports you deserve in your life first. It’s also true that going on retreat at a time when we’re facing difficulties in being can be very fruitful, as it gives us a chance to pause, process our experience and gain perspective.
You may also not be able to benefit from a retreat if for health reasons you are unable to participate in the entire prog