Living with Loss
Launde Abbey East Norton, Leicestershire, United KingdomAbi May and the team invite those who have experienced bereavement to gain the tools to help cope with the life-changing loss of a loved one.
£495
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Retreats
Praying with Poetry
Launde Abbey East Norton, Leicestershire, United KingdomTake some time out to explore the world of poetry and prayer. We will be both reading poetry prayerfully, and praying through our own writing, covering some basics of structure and metaphor as we go. Led by Amy Scott Robinson.
£350
Beginners Retreat
Launde Abbey East Norton, Leicestershire, United KingdomThe aim of this semi-silent retreat weekend is to help you enter the world of silent retreats gently and with plenty of support. There will be guidance on how to use the time; periods on your own and with the other retreatants, and the opportunity to share your experience with others if you wish to do so. Led by the Launde Abbey Community.
£330
Heart of my own Heart
Launde Abbey East Norton, Leicestershire, United KingdomThis short, silent retreat will touch on some of the themes of the book: Love of the Heart, Conversion of Life, the Foolishness of God, Virtues and Vices etc. There will be opportunities to attend two Addresses each day, shared contemplative prayer each evening and time to speak with the retreat leader, John-Francis Friendship.
£495
Beginners Individually Guided Retreat
This is a weekend individually guided retreat offering time and space to notice and pay attention to God and the work of God in your life. It will be led by Rhona Knight and a team of experienced spiritual accompaniers.
£495
Holy Week with the Launde Abbey Community
Stay and pray as part of the Launde Abbey Community in Holy Week.
Look at the Birds: A Birdwatching Retreat
Come and enjoy a time of quiet Celtic Christian worship, biblical reflections and guided birdwatching walks. Led by Mark Winter.
£495
In-Between Times
Launde Abbey East Norton, Leicestershire, United KingdomWhy not choose to deliberately take some time out from the pressures of daily life, and join us as we gently and devotionally make time in the in-between, and discover more about how God meets us there. Led by Emily Owen.
£495
Icon Painting Retreat ***FULLY BOOKED***
Join experienced Iconographer, Peter Murphy for a week learning the medieval gilding and painting techniques to create stunning icon paintings.
£910
Gardening Retreat: ‘May God bless the work of our hands’
Join us for daily worship, gardening, and reflective sessions in the peaceful community atmosphere of Launde Abbey.
£520
The Sound of Musings
Spend an encouraging and inspiring retreat with Maria the ‘flibbertigibbet’ nun turned governess as she discovers the life she was born to live. Prompted by the songs, characters and stories from 'The Sound of Music', Bryony Wood will lead us on our own journey of faith – it will be biblical, authentic and quite a lot of fun. We will probably even make our own sounds of music too!
£620
Into the Silent Land: Five Day Meditation Retreat
Into the Silent Land offers profound insights for the student of silent prayer but is especially intended for the non-specialist who feels drawn to discover the deep wisdom of the Christian contemplative tradition. This retreat will be led by Chris Whittington, founder of The School of Contemplative Life.
£580
Mindfulness Retreat
Nicola Smith explores the foundations of mindfulness, as taught in secular mindfulness courses, and helps us discover how these can support our prayer life, attentiveness and stillness.
£495
Contemplative Photography Retreat: The Space Between 間
This is a Photography and Spirituality retreat based around the premise that the photographer's stance is a way of slowing down and being attentive to the world (as God's sacred text) around and God's presence and proclamation within it. Led by Revd Morna Simpson.
£495
Paradoxes of Faith: Rediscovering Transfiguration
This silent retreat centres on the mystical Feast of the Transfiguration. We will approach it through the lens of paradox. Its paradoxes shine an energizing light onto our own lives, […]
£495