Retreats are an ideal opportunity to take time out from our busy everyday lives and enjoy time to engage in meditation, letting go of our daily concerns to focus on training our mind and furthering our spiritual development in the peace and tranquillity of KMC Plymouth.

Everyone is welcome at our retreats and if this is your first time attending a particular event, there will be plenty of experienced meditators present who will be only too pleased to help and advise you. Beginners are most welcome.

Generally you can attend as many or few of the sessions in a retreat as you choose but we recommend doing as many as you can in order to gain the most benefit.

Our World Peace Café is usually open between sessions for light refreshments and there are plenty of cafes on Mutley Plain if you would like to go out for lunch on a full day retreat.

In these guided sessions the Teacher will give a short talk and advice on the meditations we will be doing. These sessions are very similar to the general meditation classes except that there is a lot more time spent in meditation. Some retreats use chanted meditations – prayers – but if you are new to these, there will be many people present you will be happy to help and advise you.

You may attend as many or as few of the sessions as you choose. The more sessions you can attend, the more benefit you will gain so you could try attending the full retreat if you can.

Not all retreats are guided by a Teacher and these will be labelled as “unguided” or “self-guided”. Please see individual event details for further information. These retreats typically use prayers in combination with specific meditations but if you are new to these, there is plenty of help and advice on hand for you to get the most benefit from these events. Everyone is welcome including beginners.

These retreats are suitable for everyone including beginners, and consist of shorter sessions, usually 45minutes each, combined with short teachings and guided meditations. There is an emphasis on spending time in meditation in these events. Urban retreats may be for a half day (three meditation sessions) or full day retreats with four to five sessions. Away Day Retreats, which need to be booked in advance, are held at other venues and usually run from 10:30am-4:30pm.

Guided Retreats:
£3 per session unless otherwise stated, with discounted day and weekend tickets available to non-members on selected events. Members attend these for free.

Unguided Retreats:
Free for all to attend including non-members.

Urban Retreats: & Away Day Retreats:
Vary from £15 upwards for non-members. Fees apply to members at some events, usually awayday retreats – see specific events.

Booking:
There is generally no need to book but you may book for most retreats and pay in advance if you choose to do so – see specific event information. However, Away Day Retreats will require booking in advance.

Please see the details for specific events below. Generally varies from half-days to whole weekends.

Most all retreats are held at KMC Plymouth on Mutley Plain in Plymouth.

Aways Day Retreats are held at various venues – please see the specific events for details.