Book a residential meditation course
Introductory and Intermediate Meditation Courses – the practicalities
The course fees for an introductory meditation course is £60 for unwaged people and £120 for those in employment and these need to be paid six weeks prior to the course. There is no charge for the intermediate meditation courses. The Samatha Trust relies entirely on donations to support its activities including running the Samatha Centre, Greenstreete.
The meditation retreats, or courses, generally run from Friday evening until Sunday after lunch, roughly 2pm. It helps if people can arrive on the Friday between about 6pm and 9pm.
We provide single rooms, and can provide all bedding, although if people bring their own bed linen it will help.
Meals are provided communally, and participants are generally asked to help in the kitchen. Participants are also asked to help with other small tasks such as cleaning personal and communal spaces at the end of the course.
Life at the Centre is run in a way that supports meditative practice, and residents abstain from sexual activity, alcohol and recreational drugs while there. Reading, too, is generally a distraction. The use of mobile phones and other electronic media devices is discouraged.
Other than that, participants need to bring comfortable loose clothes for meditating, and strong footwear and waterproof clothing for outdoors.
Meditation Course Dates
Introductory meditation courses
- 7th-9th March 2025
- 6th-8th June 2025
- 7th-9th November 2025
Intermediate meditation courses
- 17th-19th January 2025
- 9th-11th May 2025
- 10th-12th October 2025
To apply to join a meditation course please fill out the form below - one form per person. In order to be enrolled on a course, you will need to reply to email. If you have any further enquiries please contact Abi by email at richmondsamathabeginners@gmail.com