Letters of Compassion: A Day of Dharma Reflection and Writing

As 2025 draws to a close, we invite you to join us in tuning into compassion for ourselves and others. After all, it’s been quite a year!

We will meditate together, write, reflect and gently turn towards what did and didn’t go well in the past twelve months. Recalling that we are on this weird and wonderful journey together and can only do our best! Things can get overwhelming at times, life can throw curveballs that leave us bewildered. Let’s create a space together on this day, and move on into a new year with kindness for ourselves and others. It’s time to write some letters of compassion and send them out!

It would work best to come for the whole day, but of course you are welcome to only attend either session. You won't be required to share your writing, though we will also be making time for mutual support and reflection. We’d love to have your company in that creative space!

What to expect from the day:

• guided meditation
• prompts for reflective writing
• some interaction in friendly, optional small groups (3-4 people)
• hopefully some new insights!

Come along and delve a bit deeper: explore reflective writing with us to connect with yourself and others.

This day involves two sessions. Feel free to attend one or both.

First session (3 hrs): USA & Canada PST 2:00 am | México CST 4:00 am | USA & Canada EST 5:00 am | IE & UK GMT 10:00 am | Europe CET 11:00 am | India IST 3:30 pm | Australia AEDT 9:00 pm | New Zealand NZDT 11:00 pm

Second session (2.5 hrs): USA & Canada PST 6:30 am | México CST 8:30 am | USA & Canada EST 9:30 am | IE & UK GMT 2:30 pm | Europe CET 3:30 pm | India IST 8:00 pm | Australia AEDT 1:30 am (next day) | New Zealand NZDT 3:30 am (next day)

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Suggested sliding scale donation for the whole day:

£70-40 | $90-50 | €80-45

Like all our events, this retreat is offered by donation rather than charging a compulsory ticket price. We want to do this because we never want money to be an obstacle to taking part in a supportive community, and we know many people are struggling financially in the wake of the pandemic and cost of living crisis. The amount we suggest reflects the huge amount of work and love that goes into putting on events we hope will benefit everyone attending. If you can, please donate today to help us continue with our work and support others to attend who cannot afford to pay. Thank you!

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Attend any or all conversations in Zoom.

This event will be recorded and may be published online for others to access. Only the leader's video will be used except where users consent to appear spotlighted in a public conversation. Private conversations in breakout rooms will not be recorded.

About Yashobodhi

Yashobodhi has been teaching Buddhism, meditation and mindfulness in different settings for over 15 years. She is also a writer and published a variety of articles and two books. For a number of years she has facilitated reflective writing groups, both for the The Buddhist Centre Online and elsewhere. Yashobodhi is originally from the Netherlands, but has lived and worked in the UK since 2010 and happily continues to do so.

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Event image based on photography by "My Life Through A Lens"