Meditate Effectively
Weekend Retreat
Friday 16th – Sunday 18th May 2025
Led by Maitrikaya and Satyaprapta
Curious about retreats? And how to meditate effectively? This introductory weekend is an ideal first taste.
Meditation is a means of transforming the mind. It helps us change the way we relate to ourselves and the world around us. On a weekend retreat you can get a real taste of what meditation can offer.
On this weekend, you will:
- Discover the Buddhist approach to meditation.
- Learn or deepen two meditation practices: Mindfulness of Breathing and Cultivating Loving-Kindness
- Enjoy short periods of silence, as well as free time for walks, exercise, or rest.
- Be part of a retreat community for the weekend.
Come along and discover what’s possible with an effective and rich meditation practice!
When
Friday 16th – Sunday 18th May 2025. The retreat starts at 6pm on Friday and ends around 2.30pm on Sunday.
Where
Mucklagh House, County Wicklow.
This former country lodge is cosy, comfortable, and surrounded by woods. It’s a 90-minute drive from Dublin City. See below for a Google Map.
Our meditation weekend retreat is suitable for people who want to have a deeper taste of what meditation can offer.
So if you’re
- …a complete beginner who want to learn to meditate
- …a meditator with some experience who’ve never been on retreat before
- …an existing meditator who want to deepen their meditation practice in the perfect conditions that a retreat can offer
then come along for this stimulating and inspiring weekend retreat!
The retreat will be led by Satyaprapta and Maitrikaya, both of whom are experienced meditation teachers in the Dublin Buddhist Centre.
Satyaprapta first came to the DBC back in 2006 and has been meditating ever since. He was ordained in 2024 and lives in the Men’s Buddhist Community. He works as a German Translator and volunteers at the DBC on the Support Team and Shubha Vihara Fundraising Team.
Maitrikaya first learnt to meditate over 30 years ago and first came along to the Dublin Buddhist Centre in 2004 to reconnect with his meditation practice and to explore something that was both Western and Buddhist. He was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2011. Becoming Mitra Convenor for men in Autumn 2022, Maitrikaya is inspired by the friendship that welcomed and kept him coming back to the Dublin Buddhist Centre and ultimately resulted in him being ordained.
We asked previous retreat participants what the highlights were for them. They answered:
- A chance to escape the noise and complexity of modern life
- Meeting others on the retreat
- A simple life with a daily programme to follow
- The food!
- A chance to reflect on things
- Great instruction on meditation
Our retreats are known for being friendly, inspiring, and enjoyable.
All dishes are vegan, but don’t let that put you off. We’ve astounded by many omnivores on our retreats who admitted they had no idea vegan food could be so tasty and filling!
Every meal is cooked from scratch, and there is always enough for second helpings. No one ever goes hungry on our retreats.
The retreat is a brilliant way to deepen your meditation after the intro to meditation course. Restful and insightful. Highly recommended!
– Rick
The most worthwhile thing I’ve done in a long time.
– Hugh
If you want to get off the motorway of modern life for a while and park somewhere quiet to reflect and review the direction you are taking in your journey… A retreat with the Dublin Buddhist Centre can offer you a change of oil, new spark plugs, a cleaner windscreen, tightened suspension and quite possibly update your Sat-nav so that you may finally know where you are going.
– Colin
Mucklagh is an aproximately 90 minute drive from Dublin City Centre.
There is usually there is an opportunity to car pool, subject to availability. If you can offer lifts, let us know on the booking form.
You can also get the train to a nearby town (Rathdrum) and we can usually pick you up from there.
Cost
We do tiered pricing, depending on the circumstances.
€295 waged
€260 low waged
€215 unwaged
You can pay a deposit of €75 to secure your place.