A day of meditation practice and reflection in the Insight Tradition with Julia Wallond

Saturday 24th April 2027, 10.00am - 5.00pm UK time, in person and online

We are very happy to welcome dharma teacher Julia Wallond to teach this one day retreat for Oxford Insight Meditation. The day will include periods of stillness and movement meditation, meditation instructions and dharma teachings. The day will be primarily in silence, but will include time for asking questions and sharing our experience. The retreat is suitable for beginners as well as those with experience of meditation practice. We ask that you commit to staying for the full day.

Julia Wallond has been meditating regularly since 2005, mainly with teachers at Gaia House. She trained as an MBCT teacher with Exeter University in 2011, and later as a ‘Community Dharma Leader’ with Gaia house. In this time she supported Bristol Insight to develop and become a charity. More recently she completed her Dharma teacher training with Bodhi College. She currently lives in Machynlleth, west Wales, where she combines work in health care with teaching in a local community meditation group. She enjoys exploring Dharma in everyday life, connecting with the natural world, and exploring engagement with the challenges of our times, socially and environmentally.

Dana: In the spirit of generosity, our teachers offer their teaching freely. We invite you to make a 'dana' donation to support Julia in continuing to offer the teachings in this way. There will be an opportunity to offer dana on the day. You can also make donations to Julia via the Gaia House website https://gaiahouse.co.uk/support-us/ (https://gaiahouse.co.uk/support-us/)then click on the teachers tab and make a note on the checkout page that the donation is for Julia Wallond.

Please note we are unable to process donations for our teachers through Eventbrite.

Booking fee: The fee for online participation is £5/£3/£0 (freely given) and for in person participation £15/£5/£0 (freely given). The fee covers general running costs of the online and in person retreats, including Zoom costs, Eventbrite fees, hall hire and teachers’ travel + accommodation expenses. Our teachers receive no payment from the booking fee, instead you will be invited to offer a donation to the teacher in the ancient tradition of dana.

We invite you to pay the full rate if you are reasonably able to do so, as this supports the continuation of our retreats. We also offer lower rate tickets to those who are unemployed, full-time students, on a low income, or are otherwise finding it difficult to meet the full cost. To ensure that these days are accessible to everyone. we also offer freely given tickets for which there is no fee.

Cancellation and refunds: Please let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel your place on a retreat – otherwise, someone else may be turned away unnecessarily. Please contact oxfordinsightmeditation@gmail.com to let us know that you can't be there. We offer refunds up to 24 hours before the retreat. Please see instructions for how to claim a refund here (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/support/articles/en_US/How_To/can-i-get-a-refund?lg=en_GB)

For those participating online:

Zoom link: This will be emailed to those who have registered, shortly after registration. It will be emailed again one week before the retreat, 24hrs before the retreat and 1 hour before the retreat begins. Please check your junk mail if you have not received these emails.

For those participating in person:

Please arrive for registration between 9.15 and 9.45am.

Venue: Littlemore Village Hall, Railway Lane, Littlemore, Oxford, OX4 4PY

The hall is wheelchair accessible and has an accessible toilet. There is parking available in the hall's private car park close to the front door. Please contact us if you will need any support on the day to enable you to attend.

See here (https://www.littlemorevillagehall.org/find--contact-us.html) for a map of the location Please allow plenty of time to travel so that you can arrive at the hall between 9.15 and 9.45 for registration.

Public transport: City bus 3A, every 30 mins from the High Street and Iffley Road to The George pub, Littlemore, then 2 mins walk. Also City bus 3, every 11 minutes from the High Street and Iffley Road to Rose Hill Parade, then 11 mins walk. Also City bus 5A every 30 minutes from the High Street and Cowley Road to the Catholic Church, Littlemore and then 5 mins walk. More information on bus times here. (https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/services)

Parking: There is parking for approx 10 -12 cars in the hall's private car park. There is also street parking in the surrounding streets.

What to bring: The hall is heated, but uncarpeted, and some windows will be open for ventilation, so please bring warm clothing and blankets, and a mat or rug, plus meditation stool or cushions if you wish to sit on the floor. We will ask you to remove your outdoor shoes when in the hall, so you may also

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