Details:
Date: Friday 17th – Sunday 19th July
Retreat Leader: Wendy Ridley
Requirements: Everyone is welcome
Cost: Generosity Model – Donation only (by clicking the ‘Donate Here’ button below). Land of Joy provides: All meals, accommodation, workshops, materials and good firewood for soulful nights.
Format: Onsite only / Retreat begins: 7pm on the 17th July / Retreat ends: 3:30pm on 19th July
Recommended arrival: 3pm – 5pm on the 17th July to join for supper and get settled into the space
Accommodation: Land of Joy wishes for everyone who visits the centre to feel welcome, accepted, safe and secure. Our accommodation options are very limited, with mostly single-sex shared accommodation and a very limited number of single rooms. Single accommodation can therefore only be offered on a priority basis. Please read the relevant sections of the booking form carefully.
About the Retreat
Feeling overwhelmed by global crises, work, family, or personal challenges? Seeking practical tools for positive change and emotional resilience? This experiential weekend retreat is designed for you.
We will explore embodied mindfulness and universal ethical values in this Level 1 of the 16 Guidelines for Life Program developed by the Foundation for Developing Compassion and Wisdom (FDCW). The program offers a simple yet profound framework for reflecting on how we think, act, relate to others, and find meaning. Through mindfulness, self-inquiry, and ethical reflection, we will gain tools to foster well-being, purpose, and inner strength.
What to Expect
Over the weekend, we’ll engage in mindfulness practices including mindful walks in nature, interactive activities, and relaxed discussions. Drawing on positive psychology, neuroscience, social justice practices, and centuries-old Eastern philosophy, this retreat offers a holistic and ethical approach to personal and community transformation.
What You’ll Learn
An ethical framework that inspires purpose in life and deepens mindfulness as an embodied practice
- ï‚· Practical tools to build inner strength which will improve relationships
- ï‚· A fresh perspective on choices and actions in daily life
- ï‚· Enhanced capacity for reflection, resulting in more well-being, emotional resilience and creative action
Join us for this transformative retreat to cultivate inner strength, deepen mindfulness, and to help create positive change in your life and community.
Who is the Retreat For?
This retreat welcomes participants of all ages and backgrounds who are seeking practical tools for meaningful change in their life, home, relationships, community or workplace.
It will be of particular interest to:
- Anyone working in education, healthcare, or the helping fields;
- Change-makers and activists
- Yoga, mindfulness, and embodiment teachers;
- Coaches, mentors, and those working in corporate or organisational well-being.
Wendy Ridley
Wendy worked for many years in education – as a teacher, university lecturer, Education Authority advisor, and education consultant. This has provided her with skills and passion to develop and deliver training programmes. Since attending her first meditation course in 1976 she has volunteered in six very different meditation centres. Wendy is the FPMT Service Seminar Co-Ordinator and is a senior FDCW Faculty member teaching internationally all levels of FDCW’s programmes. She is on the FDCW board, is a trained yoga teacher, and has enjoyed many retreats. Join us for this transformative retreat to cultivate inner strength, deepen mindfulness, and to help create positive change in your life and community.