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A spark has fired within to join the Dawn of Day-
Awoken I Am,
Awoken I Am, to the surprise of boundless synergy
In Awe I Am, of fierce, fierce beauty given
Inspired I am to share such giving
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To join the Moon without


Thank You

 

Sandra Turner

 

 

 

This Page details any new courses, changes to dates of courses or to themes.  We also provide  travel news etc. and and give information relating to visits and other events

 

Dear Friends,

More news is coming soon and you can also look at news on our Facebook page. 

 

In the meantime ...Bobby2

 

This is Bobby2 rescued in the courtyard at La Ville Davy nearly 3 weeks ago. Doing well on a mixture of cat food, apple sauce & hard boiled egg.  We think he's a chaffinch.

 

Best Wishes for Summer

Peter & Mo Henderson

 

Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey

Is open all year except for pre-published periods. Here men and women have equal status and train together in the Buddhist priesthood. A lay programme is available in which all may participate. A variety of lay services is available, including naming ceremonies for children, marriage ceremonies, cemetery plot and memorial services and spiritual counselling by letter and phone. A special session is held each year for those lay trainees who wish to take Buddhist lay ordination. This is called Jukai and offers the opportunity to formally express wishes to keep the Buddhist Precepts as they have been traditionally handed down over the centuries in this tradition. It includes formal Dharma talks and a variety of beautiful ceremonies. Jukai is the largest event on the yearly calendar and a deeply moving week for both monastic and lay trainees. For further information please contact:

The Guestmaster Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey
Carrshield, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 8AL
Tel. +44(0) 1434 345 204 Phone between 9.30-11.30am & 2.30-4.30pm
e-mail: gd@throssel.org.uk


Association Zen International
The Association Zen de Bretagne a Buddhist group following the Teachings of Maitre Deshimaru meet on Wednesdays 19.00-21.00 hrs and on Saturday mornings at La Ville Davy 9.00-11.00. We thank this group for their support in offering working meditation in the garden. Their next working meditation (Samu) is to be held on Saturday 4th April. The group are led by Buddhist monk
Valérie Gyo Ko. Contact e-mail is dojozendinan@yahoo.fr

 

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The Spiral Tree
For further information and registration please contact Sarah through their website www.thespiraltree.com

 

The Good Retreat Guide

For those searching for good retreat centres to take a quiet renewal and rest The Good Retreat Guide edited by Stafford Whiteaker, now in it's fifth volume lists over 4OO places to find Peace and Spiritual Renewal in Britain, Ireland, France and Spain. The website for the internet listings is www.thegoodretreatguide.com

Yoga and Gi-Gong
Katia Marynower has many years of training and experience in both Yoga and Gi-Gong and runs various courses at La Ville Davy and elsewhere in France. Katia can be contacted for further information and registration on

Tel Paris 01 43 28 41 04 or e-mail katia.marynower@free.fr

The Organic Shop Jersey
For those who visit or live in Jersey and are looking for nutritional help and good organic food Celina Sochaczewska will be happy to send you her monthly newsletter which offers news including nutrition, recipes, alternative treatments and therapies. To receive it contact her by e-mail theorganicshopjersey@gmail.com

Meditation Group Jersey
This group started in 1993 with the purpose of teaching people about meditation.
www.jerseymeditationgroup.org

Sketch of La Ville Davy

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
Two Weekend Courses
Friday Evening 10th –

12th September 2010
& Friday Evening 12th –

Sunday 14th November 2010
 

We have natural human responses to stressful life threatening situations and this helps to protect us. However sometimes the way we relate to situations & conditions can accentuate our reactions & cause feelings of being overwhelmed & 'driven' by our thoughts & emotions.

These weekend courses offer a unique blend of a mindfulness meditative & behavioural approach. A way of learning through education, experience & practice to develop understanding and choose to take helpful actions in response to stressful conditions. This can lead to freedom from being governed by the emotions and feelings which cause further suffering & bring clarity to our decision making.

The workshop sessions are intertwined with a daily schedule of practice, which includes sitting and walking meditation, body & breath awareness and working mindfully together.
Those who travel from the Channel Islands and U.K. are provided with transport from and back to the port of St Malo or airports of Dinard or Rennes.

 

The costs for the weekend are

150 euros per person

and this includes all meals (vegetarian/organic), accommodation and a donation towards transport.
 

 

 


Temple

The retreat is for those who are familiar with zazen and our practice in the Serene Reflection Tradition (Soto Zen Buddhism) and will be conducted in English. There will be zazen, lectures and other Dharma exchange including the opportunity for individual spiritual enquiry if requested. Rev Master Hakuun will include the aspect of 'commitment' in relation to Buddhist practice during the retreat. Newcomers will be welcome & meditation instruction offered.

For more information about this Buddhist Tradition:
www.throssel.org.uk & www.obcon.org
For information and registration please e-mail:
villedavy@orange.fr
or call Mo at: (0033) 2 96 83 33 53