The Tiny Splash of a Raindrop
Join us in a collective exploration of our moment-by-moment embodied experience and the potential for freedom inherent there.
Friday 19th- Sunday 21st June 2026
Online via Zoom with The Buddhist Centre Online
WHO IS THIS FOR
For those with at least six months meditation experience.
WHAT’S IT ABOUT?
Join us in a collective exploration of our moment-by-moment embodied experience and the potential for freedom inherent there.
“The human body at peace with itself is more precious than the rarest gem…all worldly things are brief like lightning in the sky; this life we must know as the tiny splash of a raindrop, a thing of beauty that disappears even as it comes into being.” - Tsongkapa
Together we’ll get curious about places of emotional holding and stuckness in our bodies, which get in the way of deepening into greater presence and availability to ourselves and others. These places are often where the effects of trauma are stored, whether the trauma is individual, intergenerational or collective. With the right support, we can begin to open in a way that recognises and honours our fundamental need for safety, dignity and belonging.
In this opening, we meet ourselves as we are, without trying to fix or get rid of anything. Instead, we can learn to simply allow what’s here to arise and pass away within the open space of a loving awareness. In this open space, the bound up energy loosens and releases, bringing relief, ease, and a sense of freedom.
From here, we can see more clearly the lakshanas of impermanence, suffering and insubstantiality and expand our capacity to appreciate the beauty of life - ours, others, and that of the whole living, breathing universe. This supports a response to the challenges of our times imbued with wisdom and compassion, for our benefit and that of all sentient beings.
WHO WE ARE
Singhashri
Singhashri (she/her and they/them) is a queer, Chilean-American-British dharma teacher, writer, and somatic practitioner. They teach an embodied and relational approach to mindfulness and compassion as means to awakening to love, beauty, and truth and have committed their life to supporting collective liberation for all.
Singhashri has a background in youth work, training design and delivery, strategic planning, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. They are an ordained member of the Triratna Buddhist Community, an accredited Breathworks Mindfulness teacher, trainer and supervisor, and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP™).
In 2024 they founded Radical Embrace CIC, a community-interest company providing embodied and relational healing and transformation at the intersection of dharma, somatics, and social and environmental justice. Singhashri weaves spirituality, embodiment, and deep care for each other and the planet into their writing, teaching, and one-to-one client work.
They teach at various retreat and urban centers across the UK, Europe, and the USA and support projects aimed at creating greater diversity and inclusion within Buddhist communities and the secular mindfulness field. They currently live in London with their partner.
Balajit
Balajit (he/him) has been leading retreats and events across the UK for around 15 years. For several years he lived and worked at Vajraloka Retreat Centre in North Wales.
He is currently based in Birmingham, where he mixes Buddhist teaching responsibilities with work as a trauma therapist. He has studied the newly emerging psycho-biological approaches to trauma work- and is qualified in Somatic Experiencing, NARM therapy and SHEN Therapy.
In the past few years, Balajit has been exploring correspondences between these emerging approaches and the canonical Dharma, as aids to becoming more embodied and the arising of the bodhicitta.
Supporting our Work- Dana
This weekend retreat is offered on a dana (donations) basis. Please give what you can and only if you can. Those who give the maximum amount (or more!) make it possible for others with less financial resources to attend.
Suggested donation amounts depending on your circumstances:
£130-60 | $170-80 | €150-70
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