For further information about any of these events, please contact Holistic Education

Events in 2025:

• January: Triratna Buddhist Order Convention
• February: Volunteering sessions at the allotment begin
• March:
• April: Cambridge Buddhist Centre – Deep Ecology Day Retreat
• May: 9-12 May: Deep Ecology Camping Retreat at Al Foxton Retreat Centre
• June: 21 June: Bristol Buddhist Centre -Deep Ecology Day Retreat
• July:
• August 3rd – London Buddhist Centre (LBC) – Deep Ecology Day
• September 21st – Colchester Buddhist Centre  Day Retreat
• October 19 – Southampton Buddhist Centre Deep Ecology Day Retreat
• November 22 – Brighton Buddhist Centre Day Retreat
  November 23 – London Buddhist Centre Day Retreat
• December:

Events in 2024:

• January 2024: Therapy sessions continue to be offered at home, Walthamstow E17
• March: Classical Shamanic Training in Soul Retrieval and Extraction Training
• March: 2 weeks at the Akashavana Community helping with the Ordination Retreat set up process.
• April: Joining the Three-Year Practitioner Training in Classical Shamanic work
• April: Supporting the team on the Buddhafield Yatra Retreat
• May: Sessions are now available on a donation basis that enables access for any level of household income and circumstances.
• May: Eye-movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) offered online
• June: Supporting Buddhfield Cafe and teaching meditation at Glastonbury
• July: Supporting the People of Colour Space at the Buddhafield Festival and providing Shamanic Journeying workshops.
• August: 3 week retreat at Akashavana on The Three Bodies of Belonging with Viveka and Singhasri
• October: 3 week retreat at Vajraloka on Entering the Mandala of Awakening, lead by Prakasha and Tejananda.
• November: Shamanic Counselling 1-to-1 training sessions available for the community

Events in 2023:

• January onwards: Therapy sessions to be offered in Walthamstow, E17 – including Shiatsu and Chi Nei Tsang.
• April to December: 9 month placement as a Trainee ‘Plants and Production’ Grower at Organiclea
• May: Completion of the Level 2 in Practical Horticultural Skills.
• June: Classical Shamanic Training in Compassionate Depossession work
• October: Classical Shamanic Training in Curse Unravelling work

Events in 2022

• Delivery of holistic therapy sessions – Shiatsu and Chi Nei Tsang – at the North London Buddhist Centre
• Leading and organising the Puja – Devotional Rituals – offered by the North London Buddhist Centre.
• Completion of professional training in EMDR
• May to July: Trained in Horticulture, City and Guilds Level 1, at Organiclea
• September 2022: Classical Shamanic Training: Spirit of the Drum
• October onwards: Training in City and Guilds Level 2 Practical Horticultural Skills
• November 2022: Classical Shamanic Training in Psychopomp Work

Events in 2021

• Ordination into the Triratna Buddhist Order and given the name Guhyasakhi
• Co-leading a Dharma Foundation Year course

Events in 2020

• January: Trauma-Sensitive Yoga – this was offered to those new to yoga and meditation as part of a yoga and meditation weekend retreat.
• February: Solitary Retreat completed at Rivendell
• March: Classical Shamanic training in working with Spirits of Nature

Events in 2019

• Training in Trauma-Informed Practice – delivered to an Educational Psychology Service in London

Events in 2018

• January: Workshops on Mindfulness at the Primary Advantage Conference on Wellbeing.
• January: Presentation at the DECP Conference on the role of educational psychologists, whole school wellbeing and mindfulness.
• January: Mindfulness-based Stress reduction course for staff at Hackney Council.
• February: Teaching Yoga as part of a team at a weekend retreat at Vajrasana Retreat Centre – this is part of ongoing work in Teaching Yoga as a cover teacher at the London Buddhist Centre.
• June: Training to become a supervisor of mindfulness teachers

Events in 2017

• August: Participation in Women’s intensive meditation retreat at Vajrasana
• Summer and Autumn Terms: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Courses for Hackney Learning Trust
• September to October: Participation in BBC Documentary on mindfulness for children with ADHD and their families using the MyMind programme
• November: Joining the Yoga Team at the London Buddhist Centre

Events in 2016

• Mindful Yoga classes at COLCEC
• Mindfulness Meetups in Walthamstow and for staff at Hackney Council
• Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction courses
• Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy courses

Events in 2015

• January 12: Mindful Evening
• Janaury 14: Start of Yoga and Mindfulness Course
• January 19 to March 16: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction course
• March 7: Mindfulness Practice Day
• March 23: Mindful Evening – now know as Mindfulness Meetups
• April 13: Mindful Evening
• April 20 to 15 June: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
• June 13: Mindfulness Practice Day
• June 22: Mindful Evening
• November: Training in Classical Shamanic Psychopomp work

Events in 2014

• January: Workshops in Shiatsu
• January: Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• February: Workshop in Shiatsu
• March: Workshop in Shiatsu
• March: Launch of the first Mindfulness Interest Group at Hackney Learning Trust
• April: Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• April: Introduction to Shamanism through the Way of the Shaman training
• August: Paws .b Training as a participant
• September: Presentation on the Mindfulness-based Awareness Training intervantion at the Mindfulness, Education and Transformation conference in Wollongong, Australia.
• September: Yoga and Mindfulness Beginners class
• September – Yoga and Mindfulness Improvers class
• September to November 2014 – Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course:
• November 15: Mindfulness Practice Day: 15 November 2014
• December 1 – Mindfulness Meetup – Taster Practice Evening: 1 December 2014

Events in 2013

• January – Day’s workshop introducing Mindfulness in schools in Hertfordshire
• January – Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• February – Presentation on recent research on mindfulness-based approaches at the Spiritual Listening Interest Group at UEL
• February – MBAT intervention to start at a secondary school
• March – Research poster presentation at the CMRP “Mindfulness in Society” Conference 2013.
• April – Workshop on Yoga and Mindfulness in Harare, Zimbabwe
• April –  Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• May – MBAT intervention to start at a secondary school.
• May – Presentation of the methodology used in the doctoral research at the Engaging with Methodology conference, Brighton
• September – Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• 20 September – Day’s workshop introducing Mindfulness to Educational Psychologists – venue: The Tomlinson Centre in Hackney – for more information contact Bernadette Carelse
• 1 November – Shiatsu workshop for students on the weekend training route.
• 17 November – Shiatsu workshop for students on the weekend training.
• 19 November – Session on mindfulness in Southwark.
• 4 December – Day’s workshop in Lewisham  introducing Mindfulness to Educational Psychologists.

Events in 2012

• January – Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• February – In-service Training at a Primary School – Mindfulness in the Classroom (Part 1).
• March – Day’s workshop for Inclusion Teachers at Tomlinson Centre, London
• March – In-service Training at a Primary School – Mindfulness in the Classroom (Part 2).
• April –  Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• April – MBAT intervention run for two groups (April to June).
• June – Workshops on “Mindfulness for Families” at the Parent Conference 2012, run by the Hackney Parent Partnership service.
• July – In-Service Training at secondary school – Introduction to Mindfulness-based approaches and the Mindfulness-based Attention Training (MBAT) intervention.
• September – Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus

Events in 2011

• January: Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• April: Research presentation at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP) “Mindfulness Now” Conference.
• April: Training completed in “.b” programme for secondary school pupils.
• May:  Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• September: Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• December: Presentation on mindfulness and the development of cognitive skills to Educational Psychologists at Hackney Learning Trust.

Events in 2010

• January: Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• February to March: Mindfulness-based Attention Training (MBAT) intervention run for the first time in a primary school
• April: Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus
• September: Course starts – Integral Yoga at Golden Lane Campus

Events prior to 2010

• September 1999: Founding of Holistic Education, focusing on delivering training in Yoga, meditation and Shiatsu.
• September 2000: First class in Integral Yoga at the City of London Community Education Centre
• August 2006: Completion of MSc training in Educational and Child Psychology
• August 2008: Start of Doctorate in Education and Child Psychology, focusing on the use of mindfulness in schools, for pupils with attentional difficulties