Further Teacher Offerings

Brad Richecoeur 

 

Regular Online Courses on a pay what you can afford basis

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Freedom of Being Workshops - Exploring Embodied Awareness - Qigong, Meditation and Self Enquiry

Caddaford Barns Studio, near Buckfastleigh, Devon.
September 27-28    book a place
November 29-30    book a place

See here for more information about Freedom of Being or feel free to contact Brad either by email or by calling 01364 644040.

As well as the group practice there will be individual guidance, time for sharing of our experience and space to rest and digest.
Workshops can be taken individually or as a series. New and experienced students are very welcome. Each workshop is limited to 12 students.

Cost  £140 per workshop.
 

The Ocean and the Wave – On Relating Workshop with Brad Richecoeur and Joanna Watters - Meditation, Freestyle Movementand Self Enquiry

October 10-12th, 2025
Venue is near Ashburton, Devon.

Cost £150 early bird discount by September 1st, otherwise normal price is £180.

The workshop is for everyone, whether in a couple relationship or not.  In this workshop we offer time to bathe in the vast ocean of being, deeply re-sourcing ourselves in our essential nature whilst also remembering the unique wave that we each are. 

Resting in the sense of being ‘already connected’ we will explore the freedom and ease possible in relating with ourself, each other and the world.  Through a mixture of sitting, movement, spoken enquiry and heart dialogue, we can recognise the ways that we have learnt to adapt and resist being here as we actually are, noticing how this keeps us isolated and feeling separate from our source nature, our authentic sense of self and our meetings with others.

We will find out what’s it actually like, beyond our ideas, beliefs and concerns, to stay close with ourselves whilst meeting another, and how it is to contribute our individuality into the collective field.

This is a  radical and deceptively simple exploration: the effects are immediate and yet they can’t be held on to. And it is not about self-improvement.  This workshop is open to people who have worked with either Brad or Joanna before, as well as a good introduction to this work for newcomers.

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Freedom of Being Retreat - Exploring Embodied Awareness - Qigong, Meditation and Self Enquiry

Bala Brook, Dartmoor, South Devon
October 21st-26th 2025  –  bookings now open.

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Kirsten Kratz - information to follow

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​Yanai Postelnik - information to follow

 

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Julia Wallond

Cultivating and Nourishing Community retreat  - 12-14th December 2025

In-person retreat at Gaia House with online participation also possible.

"A weekend retreat for Insight Meditation sangha organisers, facilitators, and leaders; held within a container of companionable silence, with time for networking and small group discussions around our theme."

 

It has been designed for community Sangha organisers, and may be supportive for those who would like to contribute to the development of BDS going forward.

 

New Year retreat at Gaia house 29th December 2025 to 3rd January 2026

Attend in person or online with livestream

 

Foundations of Mindfulness online retreat - 8 - 12th October 2025

For those who have previously attended an 8 week Mindfulness course (MBCT/MBSR or similar) 

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Retreat with Freely Given retreats - 16th - 23rd September 2026 - with Colette Powers (part of the BDS community)

Details will be posted on FGR website early next year: https://www.freelygivenretreats.org/

 

In-person/online retreat day for Oxford Insight - 27th September 2026

Details will be posted soon: https://www.oxfordinsightmeditation.org/

 

Heart and Soul Sangha - Ongoing monthly practice group with Julia and Catherine McGee (previous BDS teacher)

This group is an opportunity for members of the BDS community to together online to ignite, renew and expand the heart and soul through practices similar to those you have experienced on camp. Our hope is that it will not only provide us with a hearth for Catherine’s work, but that it will also enrich and cultivate fertile ground for shoots of creativity, kindness and peace within our BDS community and beyond.
The sessions will be 8-9.30am on specific Sundays - please email with your number if you'd like to be added to the Heart and Soul WhatsApp group for dates and joining details.

 

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Other helpful links:
Dharmaseed.org for dharma talks from teachers from the Insight Mediation tradition.
​Gaia House: https://gaiahouse.co.uk/about/

Sangha Live - online courses and daily meditation