There is a beautiful rhythm to each Festival week: first teachings then retreat. This design came from the kindness of Venerable Geshe-la as a method to guide us to a deeper experience of Dharma.

Retreat gives us time to reflect on the  teachings we have received, to take them to heart and to experience their transformative power.  In this way we have the mental space and time for genuine spiritual development.  We taste the different Lamrim meditations, connecting to them in our own experience, savouring the feelings they bring to our own mind. In each session we develop and hold precious wisdom conclusions and determinations that stay with us during the day and hopefully for our whole life.