All events at Moulin de Chaves support the exploring, understanding, and liberating of our human life. We bring our spiritual practice into the midst of our daily lives, putting kindness, wisdom, mindful attention, and profound care for ourselves and one another at the heart of things.
We are happy to announce a schedule for the forthcoming year that privileges us with the presence of a number of wonderful teachers and their trainings.
We offer silent retreats with Martin Aylward, visiting teachers, Dharma Gatherings and our Summer Open Retreat (SOR) . During the SOR there are 4 Daily meditations and silent mornings combine with regular discussions, teachings and individual meetings with Martin.
Retreats and Events 2008
JULY AND AUGUST – SUMMER OPEN RETREATS (SOR)
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During these summer weeks, we offer our unique and powerful open retreat form, which combines mornings of silence and solitude with engaged, communicative afternoons. 4 daily group meditations, Daily Dharma teachings and individual meetings with resident teacher Martin Aylward support the cultivation of liberating awareness in both the silence and the interactions of the days. This is a wonderful opportunity to live, practice and work with other Dharma friends, deepening one’s meditation practice and one’s commitment to a life of liberating connection, curiosity and care in each moment. Each week of the Summer Open Retreat has a particular theme to the teachings. Comprehensive meditation instructions and support are offered, making the form equally suitable for both experienced and beginning meditators.
Minimum participation during the SOR is 3 nights, please do not arrive on a Sunday
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June 30 - July 5 2008
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(SOR-1). Self-confidence and the Inner Critic
Led by: Martin Aylward
(Eng + Fr)
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We will use various contemplative tools this week to support our liberation from ‘killing’ ourselves with our judgments.
More information, costs and booking
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July 7 - July 12 2008
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Insight Dialogue: Freedom Beyond the Social Mask
Led by: Gregory Kramer
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Insight Dialogue practice supports us to bring the mindfulness and tranquillity into our interactions with others.
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July 14 - July 19 2008
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(SOR 2) MEDITATION AND YOGA
Led by: Martin Aylward + Gail Aylward
(Eng + Fr)
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Using the postures to support the liberating awareness that we are cultivating in our dharma practice.
More information, costs and booking
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July 21 - July 26 2008
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(SOR-3) TRANSPARENT BEING
Led by: Martin Aylward
(Eng + Fr)
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We tend to bump up against life....
More information, costs and booking
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July 28 - Aug 2 2008
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(SOR-4) MEDITATION, QI-GONG, TAI JI QUAN
Led by: Martin Aylward and Kiet Dao
(Eng + Fr)
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Meditation, Qi Gong and Tai Ji Quan are very mutually supportive practices...
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Aug 6 - Aug 11 2008
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SUMMER DHARMA GATHERING
Led by: Martin Aylward and others
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An opportunity for us to come together as sangha, individuals, couples and families, to meet for meditating, teachings, discussions, and exploration. There will be some separate children's activities, and times to be together or alone, in the nature, walking, swimming and canoing.
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Aug 12 - Aug 17 2008
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(SOR-5) THE BUDDHA’S NOBLE 8-FOLD PATH
Led by: Martin Aylward
(Eng + Fr)
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These days will be deep exploration of the 8 aspects...
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Aug 21 - Aug 28 2008
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Yoga on a shoestring with Sue Pendlebury
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Yoga on a Shoestring is delighted to be returning to the beautiful
Dordogne in the South West of France for this year's Family yoga
holiday.
More information, costs and booking
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Oct 10 - Oct 12 2008
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Workshop with Eduardo Montoya-Arriens,
based on the Non-violent Communication® of Marshall B. Rosenberg (www.cnvc.org )
(Fr)
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This workshop teaches skills for connecting deeply and authentically with people in your life, transforming relationships with the tools of Non-violent communication, understanding yourself and others through empathic listening.
More information, costs and booking
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Oct 13 - Oct 25 2008
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Personal Retreat Period
(Eng +Fr)
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An opportunity to practice in a solitary way. Come for either 1 week or 2 weeks.
More information, costs and booking
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Oct 31 - Nov 2 2008
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Calm and Clarity
Le by: Martine Batchelor
(Fr)
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An occasion to deepen and explore these two essential qualities of Buddhist meditation, with a heartful and open-minded approach. We will use diverse techniques from the Zen and Vipassana traditions, cultivating insight and the direct interrogation of our experience through the question “What is this?”
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