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This is your invitation to a beautiful day of Heart Of Living Yoga, Meditation & Deep Relaxation at the stunning Dalhousie Castle, south of Edinburgh, on Sunday 3rd May 11am-4pm. As we face great challenges, individually and globally, it can be tremendously helpful to take time out to explore the very Heart of Peace which is within each of us. Together we will share life changing practices that help us make the shift from reaction to the ability to respond peacefully and even joyfully. Through these practices, we discover a kind of inner strength and deepening compassion, for ourselves and others, that helps us surf the challenges that life is offering to us.
Everyone is welcome to join this special day retreat offered on a sliding scale according to your means (£75 waged, £50 concessions, £25 unwaged) to make it accessible to all. Lunch and teas included. Proceeds support the Heart Of Living Yoga Foundation children's charity.
Outline Programme
10:45 Arrive and settle
11:00 Welcome Circle
11:15 Heart Of Living Yoga Class
12:45 Space to share - observations, questions and discussion
13:00 Gourmet Veggie Lunch (vegan/gluten-free options available)
14:00 Guided Relaxation
14:30 Tea Break
14:45 The Heart of Peace: Practice and Discussion
15:45 Closing Circle
16:00 Time to explore the grounds, have a cuppa in the lounge or head off home
What Others Have to Say
“I had a wonderful time at the heart meditation morning on Sunday. As a newcomer to this type of meditation I can say I wasn't sure what to expect, but thoroughly enjoyed the whole session. Vishwam was so welcoming and created a wonderfully caring, considered, safe and nurturing environment. The group I was in felt filled with incredible, friendly and compassionate people which very much added to the experience too. I'd wholeheartedly recommend attending future sessions.” ~ Sally Eggeling
Arriving at Dalhousie Castle
Our retreat home is located on the outskirts of the village of Bonnyrigg, just south of Edinburgh. Travel to the castle can be arranged by taxi, a train to Newtongrange and then a taxi, or a bus to Bonnyrigg and then a walk or taxi. Please let us know if you would like any assistance planning your journey.
You are welcome to arrive before the start of the retreat to enjoy the atmosphere of the castle and grounds.
Your Host
Vishwam Gurudas Heckert is a Heart Of Living Yoga minister, teacher & teacher trainer living in the Shetland Islands. He is also a writer, permaculture teacher and learning support worker in a primary school. Along with many other people, he is learning to live in the heart. This isn’t the emotional heart but the spiritual one - what the Buddhists call the heart-mind. Shifting focus to the heart helps our natural wisdom and intelligence, love and joy, peace and compassion shine forth more clearly for the benefit of everyone - including ourselves. Vishwam loves how being in the heart helps him to listen, laugh and learn from all that life offers (even if a bit slowly sometimes!).
Sliding Scale Pricing
Participation in the retreat is offered on a sliding scale to enable participation regardless of finances.
Unwaged: £25
Concession: £50
Waged: £75
If you would prefer to offer an amount in between or outside these categories, please get in touch. Half of this payment goes directly to support the charity work of the Heart Of Living Yoga Foundation who work with underprivileged children in Sri Lanka, Brasil, India, & the U.K. Thanks to the kind generosity of the castle owner, a friend of Vishwam’s who is offering matching funds, donations for the children are doubled.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dalhousie Castle, Falconry Scotland, Dalhousie Station House, Bonnyrigg, EH19 3, United Kingdom
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