Dharma of Spring Awakening with Lama Rod Owens

Dharma of Spring Awakening is a community spiritual retreat with Lama Rod Owens at EarthSpirit Centre in Compton Dundon, Somerset. It is a gathering for people who want to practise and study together with a Buddhist teacher, in a rural setting in the heart of the ancient Somerset Levels.

What to Expect

Lama Rod Owens leads the retreat together with friends who join him in teaching and guiding. The programme is built around practices and teachings offered to the whole group, with time to harvest what has been seeded in your own practice. It is a community retreat, so the shared experience of sitting, learning and resting alongside others is central to it.

The retreat takes over the whole of the centre rather than sharing it with another group, which gives the gathering the feel of a single, undivided community for the length of the stay.

About Lama Rod Owens

Lama Rod Owens is a teacher in the Buddhist tradition, known for leading community retreats that combine practice, teaching and reflection. He hosts this gathering with friends who support the teaching and the life of the group.

The Setting

EarthSpirit Centre sits in Compton Dundon, near Glastonbury, in Somerset. The centre is made up of the Main Centre and Little Earth, and this retreat uses the whole centre. The surrounding landscape is the Somerset Levels, a low, open and quiet countryside that suits a retreat of reflection and rest. The nearest train station is Castle Cary.

Before You Go

This is a residential retreat in the English countryside, so plan for a stay at the centre and for time outdoors in Somerset weather. Bring comfortable clothes for sitting and walking, and layers. If you have dietary needs or accessibility questions, it is worth asking the centre directly before you travel, as the centre has its own accessibility and catering information.

Those drawn to this retreat tend to be practitioners and curious newcomers alike who value teaching in a group setting, a quiet place to practise, and the company of others doing the same.