Body of Bliss 2027
with Dayajoti, Muditajina and Maitrijyoti
May 20 - 29, 2027
Led by: Dayajyoti, Muditajina, and Maitrijyoti
Location: Bowerwood, Nr. Broadhembury, E. Devon
Deposit amount: £85
Experience level: People with at least 3 years of meditation experience
Age group: Adults
Total suggested cost (excluding deposit): standard:£440, supported:£300, donation tier (helping others to come on retreat):£750
Vehicle Pass: Car: £15, Live-in- 6m and under: £30, Live-in- over 6m: £30
See our FAQ for an explanation of the deposit/dana/donation tier system. Please read this if you think you will not be able to afford the retreat, or if you are not sure about the deposit/dana/donation tier system in any way. We have suggested donation amounts to guide; these are structured to relate to what it costs us to run a retreat. However, you are free to give as little or as much as befits your circumstances.
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The Buddha urged his followers to cultivate deep states of unification – ‘samadhi’. In particular, he gave detailed descriptions of a subset of samadhi states called the dhyanas: absorption in wellbeing, joy, bliss, peace and profound stillness. This retreat offers a range of ways into samadhi, with an emphasis on enjoyment and openness of being. If you think dhyana is out of your reach, please think again and join us on this intensive meditation retreat. It will include yoga and plenty of individual meditation reviews.
The retreat is aimed at people committed to meditation who have had a regular practice for at least 3 years and have some familiarity with Buddhist ritual. If you’re not sure if it’s right for you, do get in touch.
What to expect
Most of the retreat will be in silence, but we’ll still be very much living in community and connecting through working, living, and practising together. There will be a chance to have a personal meditation review with one of the teachers about every other day.
The daily timetable will be something like this:
6am- Rise
6.30-7.30am- Meditation
7.40- 8.30am- Meditation
8.30am- Breakfast
9.15 –10.30am- Morning circle and work period
11am–1pm- Teaching and practice session
1pm- Lunch
3pm- Yoga
4.30–6pm- Practice session
6pm- Dinner
8-9pm- Evening ritual and meditation
Looking for a longer experience?
This retreat and our Total Immersion are running back-to-back in 2026. If you would like to book for over three weeks’ worth of retreat, that’s wonderful, and we warmly invite you to do so. There is a one-day gap between the events. If you are staying for both and would like to support the retreat team with preparation and setup, we will gladly accept your help and host you for free. If you’d like to stay for the day but continue doing your own practice and activities, we are still happy to feed and host you, but would ask for an extra Dana contribution of around £10 per day to cover costs. In either case, we would ask you to continue to stick to the retreat behavioural guidelines during the gap.
Click here to find out more and to book the Total Immersion 2027
Things to note
- We have an extensive Retreat FAQ page here. Please read this thoroughly and, if you have a question that isn’t answered, get in touch.
- If you are bringing a vehicle to a retreat and it is staying on-site, you need to buy a vehicle pass. This helps us to manage the number of vehicles on our sites as space is very limited. Please do not bring a vehicle if the relevant pass is sold out. Please liftshare where possible or use public transport.
- We offer pick up from Honiton train station for this retreat.
Teachers
Dayajoti first came in contact with Buddhism through meeting Buddhafield at the Big Green Gathering Festival in 1997. She has been practising since that time, with Buddhafield as her core spiritual community. She very much enjoys teaching dharma and meditation, including dance meditation – ‘Dharma Dance’. She especially enjoys co-creating retreats on the land, with the beauty of nature to hold and show how things are. In the last years she has particularly focused on teaching samadhi meditation. From 1st Jan 2023 – 1st Jan 2025 she was part of a small community doing a three year retreat in the Ardèche in southern France.
Learn more about Dayajoti
Muditajina has been practising within Triratna since 2010 and was ordained in 2022. He works year-round for Buddhafield, manages the Buddhafield Festival, and serves as the men’s Mitra convenor for Triratna Buddhafield. He is passionate about meditation and ritual and enjoys exploring the Buddha’s teachings through team-based right livelihood and friendship. He is heart-centred and enthusiastic about sharing an expression of the Dharma that is rooted in tradition as well as shaped to meet the challenges of daily life through a compassionate, practical, and straightforward approach. Currently, Muditajina manages 12 acres of land and has lived and worked in a land-based, off-grid community. He is motivated by the principles of biodiversity, stewardship, and returning to our deep connection with the natural world.
Learn more about Muditajina
Maitrijyoti began meditating in 2006 at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. Developing community connections to Bristol and Buddhafield, she enjoys an active role in running courses, study groups, and retreats. She has enjoyed facilitating Body of Bliss meditation retreats and events for a few years and more recently has an interest in exploring space in our direct experience; how opening a sense of space for the body, heart and mind can allow for deeper meditative absorption and ease in our day-to-day lives. In her yoga training and study, she has focused her work on how bodywork can effectively facilitate absorption in meditation. Through a playful, creative and responsive approach, Maitrijyoti appreciates uncovering and supporting the many ways in which individuals can deepen their personal practice.
Learn more about Maitrijyoti