BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Nalanda Retreat Center - ECPv6.18.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Nalanda Retreat Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://nalanda-center.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Nalanda Retreat Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Colombo BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:+0530 DTSTART:20250101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261108 DTSTAMP:20261011T154413Z CREATED:20251217T221533Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T154413Z UID:10000006-1787702400-1794095999@nalanda-center.org SUMMARY:Shantini/Charlotte Perret:Daily Group Meditation DESCRIPTION:About the Daily Group Meditation \nGroup meditations are scheduled in the morning and in the evening outside of periods of scheduled retreats\, seminars and activities. \nShantini’s practice has evolved from classical Vipassana to Mahamudra\, with Lama Tilmann Lhundrup. She looks forward to sharing her experience with visitors between courses and particularly during the week-long retreat in February. \nThe focus will be on developing awareness of the body and mind in the present moment. Just as water becomes clear when its surface is not disturbed\, our mind becomes clear and spacious when not obstructed and we discover a state of serenity and natural compassion that is our true nature\, but was lost amidst the turmoil of life. \n  \n \n  \nAbout Charlotte Perret / Shantini \nCharlotte took her first Vipassana course in 1979 with the renowned S.N. Goenka in India. This 10-day experience of meditation in complete isolation and silence was a major turning point in her life. She felt she had understood everything and that she could never fall back into depression because she had found the meaning of life. \nOf course\, there was still much to discover and in the following years\, she joined many retreats in India\, Thailand\, Burma\, Sri Lanka\, and also in Europe. \nIn 2017\, when the time came to settle in a pleasant place to dedicate her life to  practice\, the Nalanda site appeared. Construction lasted more than eight years\, and the Center is now open to allow other practitioners to develop their practice in a charming environment. URL:https://nalanda-center.org/agenda/daily-group-meditation/ LOCATION:Nalanda Retreat Center\, Meegolla Rd 97a\, Matale\, 21082\, Sri Lanka CATEGORIES:Activities,Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nalanda-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/daily-g-m-e1791733446923.png ORGANIZER;CN="Nalanda Retreat Center":MAILTO:hello@nalanda-center.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270121 DTSTAMP:20261026T131032Z CREATED:20260421T134957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261026T131032Z UID:10000007-1799625600-1800489599@nalanda-center.org SUMMARY:Mirjam Bersier and Cédric Maillard:Yoga - Reconnecting with the Essentials DESCRIPTION:About the Reconnecting with the Essential retreat \nBack to Basics – Reconnecting with the Essential \nHow much time each day do I dedicate to connecting with who I am\, the Source\, the Divine\, the Great Spirit\, the one who has dwelt within me since my birth? \nHow much time each day do I take to give thanks for the simple things in my life\, like the air I breathe\, having enough to eat\, a roof over my head\, for this body I inhabit and which allows me to live so many experiences? \nConnecting with the essentials allows you to follow your path\, to hear that voice that will guide you for the rest of your life. \nThis is why you are truly called to live on Earth. \nDuring this journey\, we invite you to slow down\, in order to connect deeply with who you are\, to visit sacred and highly spiritual places\, to enter into profound dialogue with your inner self. To cherish it\, to give thanks\, and to integrate all that you have gained during this inner journey. \nIn a verdant natural setting\, a sparse forest inhabited by free-roaming peacocks\, birds of paradise\, monkeys\, squirrels\, and extraordinary trees… \nThe comfort and beauty of the cottages and the practice room will allow you to unwind\, immerse yourself\, and feel enveloped by the gentleness of this magical place. \n  \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n or \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n lotus-flyer-recto\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n Image 1 of 2 \n\n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n\nThese 10 days include: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVisits to sacred sites\, temples\, forests\, and the lake\nGentle body practices\, yoga\, and dance\nSwimming in the lake\, relaxing moments\nAyurvedic massage\nSri Lankan vegetarian cooking class\nMeditation\nTime for silence and introspection\nContemplation\nHiking\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n  URL:https://nalanda-center.org/agenda/retreat-yoga-stage-with-mirjam-cedric/ LOCATION:Nalanda Retreat Center\, Meegolla Rd 97a\, Matale\, 21082\, Sri Lanka CATEGORIES:Activities,Meditation,Retreats,Yoga ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nalanda-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/reco-essen-e1791732753665.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270211 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270217 DTSTAMP:20261011T152540Z CREATED:20260429T113023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T152540Z UID:10000010-1802304000-1802822399@nalanda-center.org SUMMARY:Eran Harpaz:A Vipassana Retreat: Cultivating the Qualities of the Heart (Brahma Viharas) DESCRIPTION:About the Vipassana Retreat: Cultivating the Qualities of the Heart (Brahma Viharas) \nThere are moments when simply pausing is enough — to make space for what is always already here.  \nTo set aside the noise\, the familiar pace\, and the constant busyness\, and to become receptive to the to the truth of the heart.  \nIn this retreat\, we will deepen our practice of Vipassana — the cultivation of clear seeing\, meeting experience just as it is — while intentionally nurturing the Brahma Vihāras\, the sublime qualities of the heart: loving-kindness\, compassion\, appreciative joy\, and equanimity.  \nHeld largely in silence\, in the heart of Nalanda’s wild natural surroundings\, we will practice meditation in sitting\, walking\, standing\, lying down\, and mindful movement. The retreat will also include guided meditations\, Dharma talks\, and opportunities for sharing in small groups\, and will be held in English and Hebrew alternately. \n  \nAbout Eran Harpaz \nEran Harpaz has been walking the path of meditation and Buddhist practice since the early 1990s\, when his journey began in Asia and continued through Australia\, Europe\, and Israel. \nOver the years\, his practice has unfolded into a life of teaching\, sharing\, and cultivating the Dharma. He is a senior Dharma teacher with Tovana (The Israeli Insight Meditation Society)\, guiding Vipassana meditation retreats and courses\, and dedicating himself to the flourishing of the Sangha in Israel. \nAlongside teaching\, writing\, and translation\, Eran finds joy in the simple art of tending to life — being a family man\, caring for his garden\, and nurturing the many forms of growth that arise both within and around us. \n  \n  URL:https://nalanda-center.org/agenda/vipassana-retreat-with-eran-harpaz/ LOCATION:Nalanda Retreat Center\, Meegolla Rd 97a\, Matale\, 21082\, Sri Lanka CATEGORIES:Meditation ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nalanda-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/vipa-retreat-e1791732288242.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270220 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270227 DTSTAMP:20261011T150303Z CREATED:20260430T172226Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T150303Z UID:10000014-1803081600-1803686399@nalanda-center.org SUMMARY:Shantini/Charlotte Perret and Sri Sathya Kumar Mutturaja:Discover your inner peace with Yoga\, Meditation and Ayurveda. DESCRIPTION:About the seminar: \nStepping back is essential to understanding our existence. Just as water becomes clear when its surface remains undisturbed\, the body releases tension when allowed to rest\, and the mind clears when not agitated by incessant thoughts. \nWe can discover a profound peace and joy—latent within each of us—waiting for the right conditions to reveal themselves. \nThe days will be paced by meditation\, yoga\, massages\, treatments\, healthy meals\, and excursions to the region’s powerful sites and temples.\nSpecial attention will be paid to each participant to tailor practices and treatments to their individual needs. \n  \nShantini/Charlotte Perret \nSwiss-French acupuncturist\, homeopath\, and naturopath\, Charlotte practices at the Integrative Health Practices Center in Neuchâtel\, Switzerland. \nShe discovered meditation in 1979 during a retreat with the renowned S.N. Goenka in India. Those ten days of silent\, completely isolated practice marked a decisive turning point for her\, as she had found meaning in life. \nOf course\, there were still many experiences to come; in the following years\, she participated in numerous retreats in India\, Thailand\, Burma\, Sri Lanka\, and Europe. \nIn 2017\, when she sought a pleasant location to dedicate herself fully to her practice\, the Nalanda site presented itself to her. \nAfter more than eight years of construction\, Nalanda Retreat Center is now open. It is designed to optimally foster practices such as meditation\, yoga\, and Ayurveda—which means “knowledge of life.” Oil massages\, herbal treatments and healthy nutrition also play an important role in this way of life. \nThe goal is to enable participants to disconnect from daily life and—through the various practices and treatments offered—rediscover inner peace and joy in an inspiring environment. \n  \nSri Sathya Kumar Mutturaga\, manager and director of Nalanda Retreat Center. \nKumar has developed an extensive knowledge of Ayurvedic plants\, their cultivation\, and their therapeutic effects through his work managing several spice gardens in Sri Lanka. \nHe is also an Ayurvedic massage practitioner\, using oils and medicinal herbal compresses. \nHe currently cultivates his own spice garden at Nalanda Centre and we have established a dedicated unit for Ayurvedic treatments\, including massages\, Shirodhara\, and steam baths. \nHis wife\, Renuka\, has mastered the art of Ayurvedic cooking: she skillfully uses local spices to create dishes that are as delicious as they are beneficial to health. URL:https://nalanda-center.org/agenda/individual-or-group-retreat-with-shantini/ LOCATION:Nalanda Retreat Center\, Meegolla Rd 97a\, Matale\, 21082\, Sri Lanka CATEGORIES:Meditation,Retreats ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nalanda-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/discover-your-inner-peace-with-yoga-meditation-ayurveda-e1791730495751.png ORGANIZER;CN="Shantini":MAILTO:hello@nalanda-center.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270301 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20270311 DTSTAMP:20261011T151214Z CREATED:20260430T163652Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261011T151214Z UID:10000012-1803859200-1804723199@nalanda-center.org SUMMARY:Natasha Tsagarakou:Purifying the 5 elements through the 5 aspects of timeless awareness: creating a bridge between yoga and mahamudra DESCRIPTION:About the 10 days Yoga and Mahamudra retreat \nThese 10 days are an invitation to reset our body and mind\, release the stale energy and recharge through yoga\, pranayama and meditation. Through gentle and regular practice\, we will build our individual capacity and gradually progress to more subtle levels of awareness. \nBeing a reflection of the outer world\, our bodies in their inner form are made up of the same 5 elements. This is widely believed both in Yoga and in Tibetan buddhism. When purified\, the raw energies of the fundamental elements and their corresponding afflictions -the “five poisons”- naturally reveal the five primordial qualities of a buddha mind. \nIn this retreat\, we will use yoga\, pranayama and visualization to purify and balance the elemental energies; and through mahamudra meditation\, we will explore how they can be transformed into wisdom\, which naturally unfolds when mind recognizes their essential nature as pure\, empty and luminous. \n  \nAbout me\, Natasha Tsagarakou \n  \nFor a big period of my life I was involved with university studies. I studied Languages\, Translation and Interpreting\, and then did second studies in Anthropology. I have worked in both fields professionally\, both as a translator and interpreter and as a researcher anthropologist. \nI have been studying and practising yoga since 2007 following the tradition of Bihar School of Yoga. I trained as a yoga teacher in India\, at Rikhiapeeth ashram in Bihar\, in 2012 and have been teaching yoga since then. In 2007 I also met the dharma through my teacher\, lama Lhundrup (Tilmann Borghardt)\, and have been since then practising in the Karma Kagyu tradition. I completed six years of retreat in Gruner Baum\, the Ekayana Retreat Center in Germany\, between 2016 and 2022. I’ve also been translating and organizing the annual Mahamudra Retreat in Greece with lama Lhundrup for the past 15 years\, and recently I finished the translation into Greek of the book by 9th Karmapa\, “Mahamudra\, The Ocean of True Meaning”. At present\, I’m a student at the three-year program Mahamudra Foundation Course in KIBI\, India. \n In 2024 I was certified as an EPT therapist\, after completing the three-year training in Essential Psychotherapy in Strasbourg. \nI’m also a trained Ku-Nye Tibetan Massage therapist\, certified by Shang Shung Institute\, School of Tibetan Medicine. \nSometimes I work as a cook. URL:https://nalanda-center.org/agenda/mahamudra-meditation-with-natasha-tsagarakou/ LOCATION:Nalanda Retreat Center\, Meegolla Rd 97a\, Matale\, 21082\, Sri Lanka CATEGORIES:Meditation,Retreats,Yoga ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://nalanda-center.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/puryfying-5-elements-e1791731364946.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR