Alistair AppletonOct 21, 20233 minRetreatHow the Holy Island retreat went this Autumn... Photos from the summer retreat courtesy of Darika Barker and Elaine Gray. Obviously, we didn't have our phones in October! We went to...
Alistair AppletonAug 23, 20234 minRetreatMake Your Own RetreatI am a big fan of organised retreats. There is something so potent and human in being with a group of people who signed up for a week or...
Alistair AppletonJun 29, 20236 minMeditationGoing Outdoors to Enter the PresenceI am entering one of my periodic periods of great doubt. I have these on a fairly regular basis - once every five years, perhaps - and...
Alistair AppletonApr 19, 20238 minDharmaCan we meditate while the world is burning?A participant in the last retreat I led asked a very good question that often arises in retreats. “It’s all very well us pondering our...