Sacred Places and Ancient Ways

Like a Circle in a Spiral....an Introduction to the Labyrinth

  Date: March 11, 2012

Time: from 3pm to 6:30pm

Location: Amida Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne

Come and join us for an afternoon where you will be introduced to the spiritual journey of walking, or dancing, the labyrinth. The afternoon will be led by Jackie, who has trained as a facilitator with Veriditas and is a tribal dancer, and Sujatin, who has had a short training in using the labyrinth for therapeutic purposes.

We will combine this introduction with nembutsu odori - dancing the nembutsu - a traditional Pureland practice of Pureland masters such as Kuya and Ippen.

We will use a variety of drums and other musical instruments - bring your own if you have them. This will be the first of a number of labyrinth and dancing events.

 Cost: by donation. Suggested amount - £10 waged, £4 unwaged

Equinox Gathering at Avebury: A Shamanic Circle

DATES: 21-23 March 2012
PLACE: Avebury

We will meet for a gathering involving meditation, chanting and ritual at the ancient site of Avebury. This will be the first event of this group established within Amida Trust to develop the shamanic approach to spiritual practice within the frame of Amida Buddhism.

Find out about Avebury here.

The term shaman derives from the Buddhist term sraman indicating a person who goes through trials in order to establish contact with the spiritual world. Shamanism includes the whole early tradition of spiritual practice as it is found in a wide variety of cultures.  In the West of Europe this includes the ancient cultures that set up standing stones all along the Western margin of the continent.

We shall be practising together, sharing our experience, and reconnecting with our ancient roots. Joining this event will be a good way to get involved with this group and the activities that it will be developing over the coming years.

PRACTICAL: Costs will include B&B accommodation (which you will book for yourself - here are links) and subsistence (self catering) plus an organisation fee of £20 per day.

When you have booked your accommodation confirm this with Sujatin

- sujatin{at}gmail{dot}com (replace at and dot with @ and .) -

so you can be added to the contact list to be informed of meeting places and times.

CONTACT: (from 30 January 2012) 0207 2632183

Update - how to get to Avebury