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Identity Specific

Our retreats have been thoughtfully designed to create a safe and nurturing space for different affinity groups, including mindfulness and meditation retreats for elders, young people and members of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities.

BPOC retreat for people of colour at The Sharpham Trust
BPOC mindfulness retreat: Together in Nature - 4 nights in The Coach House
The Coach House retreat centre at Sharpham
Duration: 4 nights - run annually
Any meditation experience
Single occupancy
Short periods of silence
18
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Sharpham House and a rainbow
Mindfulness retreat: Life Changes - 5 nights in Sharpham House
Sharpham House on The Sharpham Estate
Duration: 5 nights - run annually
For those with any meditation experience - or none
Single occupancy
Silence nightly until morning & on 1 whole day
20
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Ageing well, living mindfully
Mindfulness retreat for over-55s: Ageing Mindfully, Living Well - 5 nights in Sharpham House
Sharpham House on The Sharpham Estate
Duration: 4 nights - run annually
For those with any meditation experience - or none
Single occupancy
Silence nightly until morning & on 1 whole day
20
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Hands connecting in a ring
LGBTQIA+ mindfulness retreat: Ease of Being - 4 nights in Sharpham House
Sharpham House on The Sharpham Estate
Duration: 4 nights - run annually
For those with any meditation experience - or none
Single occupancy
Silence nightly until morning & on 1 whole day
20
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LGBTQ+ retreat
Ease of Being: a 6-night LGBTQIA+ Buddhist retreat at The Barn
The Barn Retreat Centre at Sharpham
6 nights - Annually
Any meditation experience
Single
Short periods of silence
11
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Refuge & belonging - a BPOC retreat at The Barn
BPOC Buddhist meditation retreat: Refuge and Belonging - 6 nights at The Barn
The Barn Retreat Centre at Sharpham
6 nights - Annually
Any meditation experience
Single
Periods of silence
10
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Buddhist retreat for young people at The Barn at The Sharpham Trust
Buddhist meditation retreat: Mindfulness for Young People - 6 nights at The Barn
The Barn Retreat Centre at Sharpham
6 nights - Annually
Any meditation experience
Single
Short periods of silence
11
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Explore more of our retreats, courses & events here:

View All April, May & June invitations from Sharpham Autumn-Winter 2026-27 retreats Beginners Buddhist Burnout Canoeing Courses Dharma Pathway Elders Identity Specific January, February & March invitations from Sharpham July, August, September invitations from Sharpham Movement Nature Connection New retreats at The Barn October, November & December invitations from Sharpham Online Offers Public Events Riverside stays Seasonal Self-Compassion Self-Guided Silent Retreats Singing Solitary Spring-Summer 2026 Spring-Summer 2027 Taking Mindfulness Deeper Tree-planting Winter Retreats at Sharpham World Kindness Day