This City Retreat offers a unique opportunity to practice mindfulness in the heart of urban life. By connecting meditation with the rhythms of the city, you can explore how mindfulness helps you find stillness and clarity, even amidst the hustle and bustle. The retreat is designed to help you discover how to integrate relaxation and awareness into your daily life, transforming ordinary moments into opportunities for deeper presence and insight.

With all that is unfolding in our country and the wider world, many of us are carrying strong emotions, uncertainty, and concern. This gathering is an invitation to come together as a community – to hold these experiences in sangha, and to let our practice be supported by connection with others on the path.

Join Buddhist teachers devon and nico for an intimate evening exploring how ancient wisdom meets modern love. Drawing from their new book This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership, they'll share practical insights on bringing mindfulness and compassion into the beautiful complexity of intimate relationships.

Vesak is one of the most significant and sacred celebrations for Theravada Buddhists, marking the birth, enlightenment, and awakening of the Buddha. This auspicious day offers an opportunity for reflection on the Buddha’s teachings, the nature of wisdom, compassion, and liberation from suffering. Come celebrate this Buddhist Holiday at Ekoji!

This retreat invites you to explore insight and the awakening of the heart. Drawing on a traditional image of the mind being gently cleansed and brightened, we will learn to recognize and release difficult mindstates so that qualities like clarity, confidence, and kindness can naturally arise