Day Long Meditation Retreat with Beth Upton
Meeting you where you are
"I don't have just one method that I teach to everybody like one size fits all. Instead I must prefer to teach people one on one, because you are all different."
Sunday, August 2, from 11:00 to 18:00
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Day Long Meditation Retreat with Beth Upton
We warmly invite you to a day-long meditation retreat with Beth Upton, a master meditator and teacher with deep experience and understanding of Buddha Dhamma.
Beth was a Buddhist nun for ten years, practicing intensively under the guidance of great masters such as Pa Auk Sayadaw in Myanmar. During that time she trained extensively in the Theravāda tradition as well as in other meditation methods, spending long periods in retreat in caves and forests. Since 2014 she has been teaching around the world, specializing in Jhana meditation and attaining Nibbana. She is also the founder of the Sanditthika Meditation Community in Spain.
During this retreat there will be lots of time for practice–both sitting and walking–and plenty of time for questions and answers. As is her speciality, Beth loves to work with students one on one, tailoring her teachings to where we are in our practice.
It is a unique opportunity to have Beth at Sala Dana, and to spend a full day learning from a teacher who combines the depth of monastic practice with the sensitivity of someone who also understands the challenges of everyday life.
Sala Dāna:
C/ Luis Vélez de Guevara 9
28012 Madrid
Next to Tirso de Molina
At lunchtime you’re free to go out and eat, or bring a light meal to share together in the room.
You don’t need to bring anything, everything necessary is provided in the space.
We recommend arriving on time so we can begin calmly and to ensure you can access the workshop, as the door may be closed once it has started.
The workshop will be in English.
Contribution: Dāna (voluntary donation)
The teachings are offered in a spirit of generosity, and there is no set fee for attending. If you would like, you may offer a voluntary donation after the session. Donations help support Danasati, a non-profit organization, in continuing to provide accessible opportunities and space for practice and study.
About Beth Upton
Beth was born in 1982 in London. She graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Economics, then in 2008 ordained as a Buddhist nun at Pa Auk Meditation Centre in Myanmar. She spent five years training diligently in meditation in the Theravada tradition under the guidance of Pa Auk Sayadaw, then a further five years training in other meditation methods and doing long solo retreats. In 2014 Beth founded Sanditthika Meditation Community in the caves of Almeria, Spain. In 2018, after ten years of monastic life, Beth decided to disrobe in order to integrate some of the challenges of western life into her Dhamma practice. Beth has been teaching meditation since 2014 both in Almeria and in meditation retreats around the world.
