[updated 5/27/94; expires 1/2/95]

                               GAIA HOUSE
                             Woodland Road
                       Denbury, Nr. Newton Abbot
                             Devon TQ12 6DY
                                England
                   Telephone: Ipplepen (0803) 813188
                                          
                                          
                         1994 RETREAT SCHEDULE
                         ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  May 27-30      Meditation & the Art of Walking (Martine Batchelor)
  June 3-6       Insight Meditation (Jack Kornfield)
  June 8-24      16-day Insight Meditation Retreat (Christina Feldman & Fred 
                 von Allmen)
  July 3-10      Letting Go Into Life (Christopher Titmuss & Yvonne Weier)
  July 16-23     The Way of Zen (Martine & Stephen Batchelor)
  July 29-Aug 7  Meditation & Living a Full Life (Susan Augenstein)
  August 12-21   Exploring the Way of Devotion (Kittisaro and Mary Weinberg)
  August 26-31   Yoga & Insight Meditation: Exploring the Body & Mind 
                 (Dan Lupton & Yanai Postelnik)
  Sept 2-4       Learning to Decondition the Mind (Vimalo Kulbarz)
  Sept 9-11      Mindfulness, Ethics & Integrity (Stephen Batchelor)
  Sept 16-18     Metta: Loving Kindness Meditation (Christina Feldman)
  Sept 24-Oct 1  Dzogchen: The Innate Great Perfection (Lama Surya Das)
  Oct 8-15       The Embrace of the Unknown (Christopher Titmuss & Yvonne 
                 Weier)
  Oct 21-23      A Sense of Wonder (Yvonne Weier)
  Oct 24-30      The Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Mae Chee Patomwan)
  Nov 1-30       Solitary Retreat Month (Christina Feldman, Martine & Stephen 
                 Batchelor)
  Dec 2-4        Insight Meditation (Christopher Titmuss)
  Dec 10-17      Silent Illumination: A Ch'an Retreat (John Crook)
  Dec 27-Jan 2   New Year's Retreat (Christina Feldman, Christopher 
                 Titmuss, Martine & Stephen Batchelor)
  
  
                               Gaia House
                               ~~~~~~~~~~
     Gaia House was founded in 1984 to provide an environment for the 
  practice of insight meditation. The retreat center is set in the quiet 
  countryside of South Devon and provides a full program of group 
  retreats together with facilities for individual practice throughout 
  the year. Regular group sittings are scheduled every day and silence 
  is maintained. The peace and beauty of Gaia House offers a sanctuary 
  of calm stillness which welcomes all people who wish to explore the 
  heart of understanding and freedom.
                                            
                      Insight Meditation Retreats
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     These meditation retreats (known as "vipassana" in the Buddhist 
  tradition) aim to free the mind from distortions and 
  self-centeredness, negativity and confusion. Balanced awareness 
  grounded in the present moment leads to stillness and a growing 
  understanding of the nature of life, from which wisdom and compassion 
  emerge.
     
                           Solitary Retreats
                            ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
     There is a long-standing tradition of conscious and concerned 
  people finding time in their lives for silence, stillness and 
  meditative awareness without the constant presence of a teacher. The 
  opportunity for women and men to spend time alone in a supportive 
  environment is a rare and precious experience....Guiding teachers 
  are available during personal self-retreats and retreatants are encouraged 
  to meet with them for an interview at least once a week. Potential 
  personal retreatants need to have the agreement of one of the guiding 
  teachers before undertaking an extended retreat. Previous meditation 
  experience is also required.
     
     For more information contact Gaia House at the address shown above.

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