Meditation Day Retreat in Plymouth including a Kirtan

Name: Meditation Day Retreat in Plymouth including a Kirtan
Start: 2025-10-11T10:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-10-11T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Plymouth Unitarians

Schedule

Sat Oct 11 2025 at 10:30 am to 05:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Plymouth Unitarians | Plymouth, EN

Join Us For A Day Of Meditation, Self-Exploration And Connection.
Tickets are available on a sliding scale ranging from £45 - £65.

Please book your place here – https://www.heretolivelife.com/product/abiding-in-the-heart-meditation-day-retreat-in-plymouth/
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WHAT HAPPENS AT A MEDITATION DAY RETREAT?
We take a pause, slow down and with kind curiosity turn towards ourselves and our experience and so the exploration begins…
• There will be various types of guided non-dual and mindfulness based meditation in the form of sitting and walking meditation.
• Interspersed are some partner and group connection exercises, the occasional poem and a space for Q & A, dialoguing and delving deeper.
• Each retreat has a specific theme with the meditations and connection exercises relating to the theme.
• We’ll have a buffet lunch together, with everyone invited to bring a little something along to share with the group.
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THE THEME...
‘Abiding In The Heart Of Being’
Join us for a day devoted to simply being ‘here’.
Through heart centred practise and group connection the invitation is to turn towards experience, openly embracing and embodying life as it is and ourselves as we are.
The day will come to a close with Julie (Caradon Kirtan) and Ananta (of Kirtan Yoga Plymouth) leading a Kirtan.
Kirtan is a devotional heart opening practise that comes from the Bhakti Yoga Tradition.
Together we’ll chant several simple and easy to learn mantras either in Sanskrit or English accompanied by the beautiful sounds of the harmonium and percussion.
There is not a need to be able to sing or to have any prior knowledge or experience.
Kirtan is about creating connection with the heart.
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FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS…
“Beyond words… An elevating, peaceful and beautiful experience. Each time I come I heal more, release trauma and become happier, stronger and more confident. Thank you so much” – Natalie
“Very enjoyable! I felt a full range of experiences… I felt comfortable and light hearted, but was also able to experience other emotions such as grief and had the space to think about the deeper aspects of who I am” – Nick
“Beautiful, nourishing, supportive and healing. This was exactly what I needed and will help me restart my meditation practice and give me the strength that I need to support myself” – Lucy
"Beautifully paced – the structure kept us safe and enabled us to deepen into awareness on our own terms" – Andy
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WHERE AND WHEN
The Unitarian Church, Notte Street, Plymouth PL1 2HG.
Saturday 11th October 10.30am - 5.00pm
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BOOKING AND PAYMENT
Tickets are available on a sliding scale ranging from £45 - £65.

Bookings are for the whole day, they are non-transferable and the fees are non-refundable.
Please book your place here – https://www.heretolivelife.com/product/abiding-in-the-heart-meditation-day-retreat-in-plymouth/
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WHO IS THIS RETREAT FOR?
The curious ones, the inner-explorers, those who are sincere and keen to engage in meditation, self-enquiry and inner work.
It matters not whether you are new to meditation it is the attitude and willingness to explore your experience that is of most value.
Chairs are available to sit on. If you wish to sit on the floor please bring along a Yoga mat and cushion.
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ABOUT YOUR HOST
Hi, I’m David… I‘ve been meditating since the mid 1990's and my career as a facilitator started almost forty years ago, initially in sport and fitness and now for the last eleven years in wellbeing, supporting individuals, hosting groups and retreats in the U.K., India, Nepal, Thailand and Online.
My training in the therapeutic world has been extensive studying both Eastern and Western traditions however, I feel it is through finding peace in the most difficult times of my life that enables me to reach and support others the most.
I am a regular speaker at wellbeing events and a teacher and mentor on Spiritual Counselling and Psychotherapy diploma courses where I offer Mindfulness and Non-Duality.
As a writer I have contributed to articles for Insight Timer and The Health Of India Magazine and in 2022 I published my first book of mindful poetry ‘Finding Peace In The Very Heart Of Life’.
For a number of years I would spend the English winters in India immersing myself in meditation, contemplation and Satsang, exploring the non-dual essence of reality with various modern day mystics and sages.
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CONTACT INFORMATION
David
Tel: + 44 07487 554724
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://www.heretolivelife.com