Photo of Christopher's first retreat held in Dharamsala, in the foothills of the Himalayas, India in the Autumn of 1974
Christopher Titmuss
International Teaching Schedule
APRIL 2008 TO MARCH 2009
Dharma Retreats, Dharma Gatherings, Yatras (Pilgrimages), Dharma Talks and Inquiry
INTERNATIONAL OVERVIEW
ISRAEL in April 2008
GERMANY in May 2008
ENGLAND, Totnes and Brighton in May 2008
ENGLAND, Devon in July 2008
FRANCE in August 2008
GERMANY in August 2008
AUSTRALIA, NSW in November 2008
AUSTRALIA, Brisbane in December 2008
INDIA, Bodh Gaya in January 2008
INDIA, Sarnath, near Varanasi in February 2008
See below for dates, places, website addresses and e-mail contacts of centres organising the international schedule.
GENERAL INFORMATION
See www.dharmafacilitators.org for DFP dates for March 2008, and information about new series to register starting in October 2008
For comprehensive flight information, times and costs between two cities check out www.farechase.yahoo.com
For current exchange rates between two currencies, check out www.xe.com/ucc
Christopher's websites are:
www.insightmeditation.org (teachings, articles, practices)
www.livingdharma.info (do you need a Dharma Mentor?)
www.dharmafacilitators.org (programme for experienced meditators)
www.christophertitmuss.org (to order CD’s of teachings, inquiry etc)
www.christophertitmuss.org/blog (Christopher's Dharma blog)
www.bodhgayaretreats.org (information about Bodh Gaya /Sarnath programme in India)
www.dharmayatra.org (annual French pilgrimage. August 11-21, 2008, Foix, Toulose)
Israel
April 15 - 18, 2008
DHARMA FACILITATORS PROGRAMME
Christopher and Stephen Fulder
April 20 - 27, 2008
7 DAY RETREAT ON DHARMA, INSIGHT MEDITATION AND INQUIRY
Christopher and Israeli teachers
For further information
Tovana (Israel Insight Meditation society)
P.O. box 149
Amka 25253 Israel
www.tovana.org.il
tovanaupdates@yahoo.com
April 27 - 29, 2008
DHARMA GATHERING
in Tel Aviv
Christopher and Israeli Dharma teachers
www.tovana.org.il
tovanaupdates@yahoo.com
00972 (0) 52-3432217
Run on a dana (basis) to cover all running costs, air ticket and donations for teachers.
A Dharma Gathering is non-residential and an all day event. Come any day and leave any day. Teachilngs, inquiry, meditation, groups etc. Open to all. Run on donation.
GERMANY
Friday May 2 - Friday May 9, 2008
A DEEP SENSE OF PRESENCE
A SILENT RETREAT
with Christopher and Nicole Stern
translated into German
This classical Vipassana retreat will include comprehensive meditation instructions in Vipassana (Insight) meditation, a daily talk and regular one to one meetings with the teachers. The retreat offers the opportunity to go deeply into ourselves in a supportive and caring atmosphere. The retreat points to inner renewal, a deep sense of presence and the emptying of the mind for fresh perceptions and insights. Suitable for new and experienced meditators. The retreat will include regular one to one meetings with the teachers. Suitable for new and experienced meditators.
EINE TIEFE ERFAHRUNG VON PRÄSENZ
Schweigekurs
Englisch mit deutscher Uebersetzung
Dieses klassische Vipassana Retreat beinhaltet umfassende Meditationsanleitungen der Vipassana (Einsichts-) Meditation, einem taeglichen Vortrag und Einzelgespraechen mit den Lehrern. Das Retreat gibt die Moeglichkeit tief in eine unterstuetzende und fuersorgliche Atmosphaere einzutauchen. Es geht um innere Erneuerung, einem tiefen Gefuehl von Gegenwaertigkeit und dem “Entleeren” des Geistes fuer frische Sichtweisen und Einsichten. Geeignet fuer neue und erfahrene Praktizierende.
Zentrum for Buddhismus
Waldhaus am Lachersee
D 56643, Nickenich, Germany
0049 2636 3344
budwest@t-online.de
www.buddhismus-im-western.de
ENGLAND
NEWTON ABBOT
Sunday May 18, 2008 3.pm to 5.30 pm
Newton Abbot Natural Health Centre,
OPEN TO CHANGE
14A Union Street, Newton Abbot, Devon.
+44 (1626) 360622
www.newtonabbotnaturalhealingcentre.co.uk
TOTNES
Thursday May 22, 2008. 7.30 – 10.00 pm
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WAKE UP?
Talk and Inquiry
Christopher
Consciousness Café
Barrell Coffee Shop
Hgh Street (corner of Castle Street)
Totnes,
Devon.
Door charge: £4.
BRIGHTON
Sunday, May 31, 2008
10 am to 5 pm
Keeping our Eye on the Goal
Why have we become so distracted?
Christopher
Bodhi Garden
7a Ship Street Gardens (three minutes walk from the beach)
Brighton BN1 1AJ
Sussex,
England
+44 07796 331167
info@bodhigarden.org
www.bodhigarden.org
ENGLAND, DEVON
Wednesday July 16 to Sunday July 20 2008
DHARMA DOME, BUDDHAFIELD FESTIVAL
DHARMA TEACHINGS, INQUIRY AND WORKSHOPS
Christopher Titmuss and co-teachers
The site address is:
The Gallops, Clayhidon, Nr Wellington, North Devon, England (roughly six miles south of Taunton and three miles from Wellington)
Around 2000 adults and children go to this festival with numerous workshops, one to one sessions for mind, body, spirit, plus music and dancing.
Must book in advance.
www.buddhafield.com
FRANCE
Monday August 11 – Thursday August 21, 2008
8th ANNUAL YATRA (PILGRIMAGE)
Christopher and several co-teachers
Retreat will begin from Foix, one hour south of Toulous in south east France.
Run on donations. Book in advance.
To register, please send €50 or £35 to support initial costs.
For further information contact Muriel in France: murielbansard@laposte.net
www.dharmayatra.org
GERMANY
Wednesday evening August 27 to Sunday August 31, 2008
DHARMA GATHERING
Christopher, Tineke Osterloh, Nicole Stern
Come to the Gathering for four days or for the weekend. Listen to Dharma teachings and practices suitable for the West. Participate in groups led by teachers exploring daily life themes, engage in deep inquiry as well as meditation instructions and guided meditations. The Gathering is suitable for beginners and those experienced on retreats. Participants can suggest the themes for many of groups. The Dharma will be offered in both German and English.
Pauenhof e.V.
Pauendyck 1
D - 47665 Sonsbeck Hamb (40 minutes from Düsseldorf)
Germany
Tel. +49-(0)2835 / 44133
www.pauenhof.de
To register for the Dharma Gathering in Germany:
Tineke Osterloh info@klarheit-finden.de
AUSTRALIA
Friday November 7 at 6.00 p.m. until lunch time Wednesday, November 12, 2008
A RETREAT IN NSW, OZ ON MINDFULNESS, INSIGHT MEDITATION AND AWAKENING
Christopher and Radha Nicholson
at Gunundi, Ballina, NSW
Organisers: Judy Baderle and Christine Thompson big_galah@yahoo.com.au
Thursday, November 20, 2008
ONE DAY WORKSHOP
For Australian Council of Insight Meditation Teachers
with Christopher at Yarrahapinni Rainforest, NSW
November 21 - 28, at 2 pm. 2008
DHARMA GATHERING
Christopher, Subhana, Radha, Patrick Kearney and several other Dharma teachers
Yarrahapinni Rainforest,
near Coffs Harbour,
NSW, Australia
Yarrahapinni Ecology Centre is situated on coastal rainforest.
Coffs Harbour is the nearest major airport and Macksville the nearest major town.
Contact: Will James wvjames@yahoo.com.au
www.dharma.org.au
Friday evening November 28 - Tuesday 2 December, 2008 until 2.00 p.m.
Dharma Facilitators Programme
Christopher and Radha
November, 2008 (date to be announced)
TEACHINGS AND INQUIRY
with Christopher
Cloudroom
147 Richmond Road
Morningside
Brisbane
Australia
www.dharma.org.au
INDIA
GENERAL INFORMATION
Our India programme will probably run through from November, 2007 until May 2008.
Every month during this time, there are teachings and practices in very different environments all over India.
See also www.opendharma.org email opendharmainfo@yahoo.com and www.sanghaseva.org email sangha_seva@yahoo.co.uk
Do come to India to join all or part of this extraordinary and truly unique six month programme, much of it run entirely on your donations (dana).
Our retreats in Bodh Gaya (started 1975) and the Dharma Gathering in Sarnath (started 1999) are run entirely on dana (donations) from participants.
TO REGISTER FOR BODH GAYA RETREATS
See www.bodhgayaretreats.org for more information on our programme for Bodh Gaya bodhgayamanagers@yahoo.com
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009
35TH ANNUAL DHARMA RETREAT IN BODH GAYA
January 17 - 27, 2009
BODH GAYA RETREATS
Martin Aylward and teacher
Thai Monastery
Bodh Gaya, near Gaya, India
www.bodhgayaretreats.org, bodhgayamanagers@yahoo.com
January 27 - February 6, 2009
BODH GAYA RETREATS
Christopher Titmuss, Radha Nicholson and other teachers
Thai Monastery
Bodh Gaya, near Gaya, India
www.bodhgayaretreats.org, bodhgayamanagers@yahoo.com
February 9 - 19, 2009
10TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL DHARMA GATHERING
Christopher, Radha, Ajay, Kali, Nathan, Zohar, Will and others.
Thai Monastery
Sarnath, near Varanasi, India
Come any day, leave any day. Dharma Gathering offered on donation.
www.bodhgayaretreats.org
No need to register. See also www.insightmeditation.org
We have printed a beautiful flyer with colour pix to promote Bodh Gaya and Sarnath.
MAY ALL BEINGS ENGAGE IN ENLIGHTENED ACTIVITY