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One day Ananda said to the Buddha: "Lord, I've been thinking - friendship is at least half of the spiritual life!" The Buddha replied: "Say not so, Ananda. Friendship is the whole of the spiritual life!"

This retreat is an opportunity to share the practice of mindfulness in a relaxed and natural way, whether walking, sitting, eating, or enjoying a cup of tea together. The retreat is open to beginners as well as experienced meditation practitioners. The venue is Ascot Priory in Ascot, Berkshire, a very comfortable retreat centre set in beautiful grounds.

To keep costs as low as possible, retreatants will be expected to participate in working meditation such as food preparation, cooking, cleaning etc. The cost for the weekend is £50.00 per person inclusive of vegetarian meals and accommodation. If you have special dietary or accommodation requirements please give details on the registration form. Accommodation will be in simple single or twin-bedded rooms. Further details and directions will be sent after registration.

Payment in full is required at the time of making your reservation, and we regret no refunds can be made after 1^st May 2005. As we do not have local sangha funds to underwrite this retreat, we cannot offer any up-front bursaries to those on low income. However we encourage donations to the Bursary Fund, and any funds raised (together with any profit made on the retreat) will be distributed at the retreat.

The retreat is limited to 33 participants, so book early to avoid disappointment. Booking is restricted to Community of Interbeing members from south-east England until 1^st May 2005. After that date the retreat is open to all, and places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you have further questions, please send an email to: friendship.retreat@interbeing.org.uk Further copies of this form are available on the CoI website at www.interbeing.org.uk

The form below can be downloaded as a Word or pdf file from our file download section.

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Please reserve _____ places on the Friendship Retreat at £50.00 per person.

I also wish to make a donation of £ ________ to the Bursary Fund

I enclose a cheque for a total of £ _________ (payable to Jeremy Allam).

Name(s)

Address

Postcode

Telephone No. E-mail address

Please give details of someone to be contacted in the case of emergency while you are on retreat:

Name

Telephone No.

Are you a member of the Community of Interbeing? (ie subscriber to ‘Here & Now’) Yes / No

Have you received the 5 Mindfulness Trainings? Yes / No

Please indicate what you would be willing to offer to the retreat, eg lift sharing, leading yoga sessions, bringing and/or playing an instrument, singing…

Please indicate any particular needs, e.g. special dietary/accommodation requirements:

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Are you a member of the Community of Interbeing? (ie subscriber to ‘Here & Now’) Yes / No

Have you received the 5 Mindfulness Trainings? Yes / No

Please indicate what you would be willing to offer to the retreat, eg lift sharing, leading yoga sessions, bringing and/or playing an instrument, singing…

Please indicate any particular needs, e.g. special dietary/accommodation requirements:

Liability waiver:

While we will try our best to ensure your stay with us is incident-free, the retreat organisers and the Community of Interbeing cannot be held responsible for any injury or illness that may occur.