This is a FREE event.
Wednesday 31st December 2025 and Thursday 1st January 2026
Start the new year inspired! Everyone is welcome to join us for this 24-hour retreat receiving the blessings of Tara, which are especially powerful for helping those in difficulty. Each session is about an hour long and you can come at any time and to as many or few sessions as you choose.
No previous experience required, there will be plenty of people to help and advise you if this is a new event for you, and as always, everyone is welcome.
Schedule
Wednesday 31st December:
7pm (Introduction) & 11pm
Thursday 1st January:
3am, 7am, 11am & 3pm
Fees
This is a free event – everyone is welcome! No need to book, just come along.
January is a traditional time to engage in meditation retreats; a rare opportunity in our modern busy lives to take time out to let go of our normal physical, verbal and mental activities, in order to focus on spiritual practice and find true inner peace and happiness.
Short retreats provide the ideal opportunity to contemplate the teachings we have received and deepen our understanding and familiarity with them. Aa an oasis of calm in the city, KMC Plymouth provides an ideal location to engage in retreat.
Saturday 7th February 2026, 10:30am – 4:30pm
Everyone is welcome at this very special event.
During this very special day, Gen Kelsang Dragden, Resident Teacher at KMC Plymouth, will grant the blessing empowerment of One Thousand Armed Avalokiteshvara. This is a series of special guided meditations to gain a deep connection with this enlightened being.
Saturday 14th February 2026, 9:00am – 5:15pm
To enjoy a meaningful human life, we need a long life and wisdom. Buddha Amitayus, the Buddha of long life, wisdom, and merit, has the power to bestow upon us immeasurably long life, profound wisdom and great good fortune. During this one-day retreat, we will engage in beautiful chanted prayers, meditations, and mantra recitation requesting blessings for ourselves and others to enjoy a long, happy and meaningful life.
It is traditional for Kadampa centres across the world to engage in short retreat on this beautiful practice early in the year and everyone is welcome to any or all of the sessions. No previous experience required.
For those with no previous experience, there will be plenty of experienced practitioners present who will be happy to advise and help you.
This event is FREE to attend for everyone, and everyone is welcome! There is no need to book for this event, simply turn up on the day for any or all of the sessions.
Schedule
Saturday 14th February
Retreat Session 1: 9am
Retreat Session 2: 11am
Retreat Session 3: 2pm
Prayers Session: 4pm – Wishfulfilling Jewel Prayers (without offerings)
All retreat sessions are unguided and will include prayers and a meditation, each lasting approximately 75minutes. The Wishfulfulling Jewel Prayers at 4pm will also last approximately 75minutes.
Our Coffee Bar will be open during the break serving hot and cold drinks, delicious home-made cakes and a variety of snacks.
Fees
This event is FREE to attend for everyone, and everyone is welcome! There is no need to book for this event, simply turn up on the day for any or all of the sessions.
Event Format
All retreat sessions are unguided and will include prayers and a meditation, each lasting approximately 75minutes. The Wishfulfulling Jewel Prayers at 4pm will also last approximately 75minutes.
Saturday 14th March 2026, 10am-1.15pm
Tired? Busy? Stressed? Or just completely exhausted? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to find a fresh, continuous source of joyful energy…
Within meditation techniques and Buddhist teachings there are many ways we can start to achieve this. We can learn simple methods first to relax and let go of the stress and tension that is so tiring. Then we can look deeper into the real causes of our tiredness and discover practical methods we can use to help us to get more energy and vitality.
No previous experience needed.
Saturday 28th March 2026, 10am-1.15pm
Who we are very much depends on who we think we are. Through learning Buddha’s practical insights into who we really are and who we can be, we can stop struggling with ourselves and uncover our potential for growth, change and inner peace. When we understand ourselves a little better the door opens to endless, positive possibilities and this is what we shall explore and meditate on this very practical half-day course.
Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th April 2025 – Various Times
This special fasting and purification practice is traditionally done by Kadampa Centres worldwide around the anniversary of Buddha’s Enlightenment on 15th April. This is a more advanced practice, so please see the notes on our retreats page on the link below.