Passaddhi Meditation Centre  

WHAT TO EXPECT ON A RETREAT:

There won't be any retreats at Passaddhi. Instead, Marjó is guiding retreats at other venues. See below for details.

All retreats taught by Marjó are in silence, and the guidance is offered on a donation basis. For most retreats, the food and accommodation is also offered on a donation basis, after a deposit of €100 to keep your place.

During every retreat group guidance is given; there is also opportunity to have individual talks with Marjó.

Sitting meditation is alternated by walking meditation. The walking meditation will be done outside as much as is feasible.

Silent retreats are an opportunity for a way to practise meditation more intensively than perhaps at home.
It is not really appropriate to use one's phone or other devices to go online, to make or receive calls or send texts (unless there is an emergency situation), and it is recommended not to read during a retreat. Journaling about one's meditation experiences is encouraged. These guidelines for being on retreat can support a heart and mind that is calm, connected and contented.

Please email Marjó if you would like more information about retreats or to request a booking form.

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RETREATS FACILITATED BY MARJÓ IN 2025

2-day non-residential retreats in the sacred space that is the Anam Ashram, Tallaght, Dublin, January 18 and 19. Can be done as a 2-day retreat or as 2 separate days. The days will run from 10 to 4. WAITING LIST ONLY.
Cost: non-refundable €30 per day to keep your place; the rest of the cost is by donation for Marjó's guidance. Please bring something vegetarian for your own lunch. Coffee and teas will be provided.
More dates for retreats in Anam Ashram will be announced later in the year.

A Silent Weekend Retreat: Open Awareness, Seagazing and Connection Practices
Friday 28th March 7 pm - Sunday 30th March 2 pm
FCJ Spirituality House, Spanish Point, Co. Clare
We will practise with kindness and interest seeing the magic and mysteries of the mind and listening to the whisperings of the heart.
This retreat is suitable for beginners and non-beginners.
Cost: €180 for food and accommodation in a single room with a shared bathroom. The accommodation on site is now WAITING LIST only, but there is plenty of off site accommodation available in the area.
See visitspanishpoint.ie.
The cost for the retreat will then be €70 for all meals and the use of the centre for the 2 days; or €60 without breakfast.
The guidance by Marjó is on a donation basis
Bookings with Marjó on marjo.metta@gmail.com or 086 8787040.

April 17 - April 21 (Easter), starting 7 pm on Thursday April 17, and finishing with lunch on Monday April 21,
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow.
Open awareness practice is non-directive, non-selective and non-prescriptive. We will let the mind wander where it wants; with kindness, interest and permission seeing where it takes us and understanding what it wants to show us. And, also using an 'anchor' or 'perch' if needed, e.g. the breath, sensations in hands or feet, or sounds.
Cost: I'm offering this retreat on a donation basis, after a non-refundable deposit of €100 to keep your place, for food and accommodation.
Marjó's guidance is also on a donation basis.
This retreat is suitable for beginners and non-beginners.
Bookings with Marjó tel 086 8787040 or by email marjo.metta@gmail.com

Silent Retreat: Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Heart, a combination of meditation and cooking sessions; 3-6 July
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Paola will guide participants in preparing and cooking seasonal dishes, vegan and vegetarian.
Paola has trained at the Ballymaloe Cookery School, and has been cooking for restaurants, private catering and the Asgard, as well as for my retreats for many years. She is also a certified Mindfulness trainer and Breathworks trainer, facilitating courses and retreats.
Marjó will guide the Open Awareness practice: seeing with kindness and interest what our body, heart and mind show us, supported by the warm-hearted space of Teach Bhride, and the 'good company' of fellow meditators.
There will also be time for plenty of rest. This is a silent retreat, apart from the cooking sessions.
If somebody would like to come on the retreat and NOT doing the cooking, that would be totally fine too. ONLY participating in the cooking sessions is not an option, as the meditation is an integral part of this unique retreat.
Cost: We are offering this retreat on a donation basis for food and accommodation, after a non-refundable deposit of €100 to keep your place.
Paola's and my guidance are also on a donation basis, given, if possible, at the end of the retreat.
We will start at 8 pm on Thursday 3rd, and finish with lunch on Sunday 6th.
Bookings with Marjó on marjo.metta@gmail.com or 086 8787040.

Silent Retreat: 25-31 August: Awareness and Compassion practices
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Cost: a non-refundable €100 deposit to keep your place. Costs for food and accommodation are on a donation basis.
Marjó's guidance is also on a donation basis, if it's possible to give.
We start at 7 pm on Aug 25th, and finish with lunch on August 31st.
Open awareness practice is non-directive, non-selective and non-prescriptive. We will let the mind wander where it wants; with kindness, interest and permission seeing where it takes us and understanding what it wants to show us. And, also using an 'anchor' or 'perch' if needed, e.g. the breath, sensations in hands or feet, or sounds.
Bookings with Marjó on marjo.metta@gmail.com or 086 8787040.

October 23-27 (October Bank Holiday weekend), starting 7 pm on Thursday Oct 23rd, and finishing with lunch on Monday Oct 27th.
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow.
Open awareness practice is non-directive, non-selective and non-prescriptive. We will let the mind wander where it wants; with kindness, interest and permission seeing where it takes us and understanding what it wants to show us. And, also using an 'anchor' or 'perch' if needed, e.g. the breath, sensations in hands or feet, or sounds.
Cost: I'm offering this retreat on a donation basis, after a non-refundable deposit of €100 to keep your place, for food and accommodation.
Marjó's guidance is also on a donation basis.
This retreat is suitable for beginners and non-beginners.
Bookings with Marjó tel 086 8787040 or by email marjo.metta@gmail.com

Silent Retreat: Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Heart, a combination of meditation and cooking sessions; 13-16 November
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow
Paola will guide participants in preparing and cooking seasonal dishes, vegan and vegetarian.
Paola has trained at the Ballymaloe Cookery School, and has been cooking for restaurants, private catering and the Asgard, as well as for my retreats for many years. She is also a certified Mindfulness trainer and Breathworks trainer, facilitating courses and retreats.
Marjó will guide the Open Awareness practice: seeing with kindness and interest what our body, heart and mind show us, supported by the warm-hearted space of Teach Bhride, and the 'good company' of fellow meditators.
There will also be time for plenty of rest. This is a silent retreat, apart from the cooking sessions.
If somebody would like to come on the retreat and NOT doing the cooking, that would be totally fine too. ONLY participating in the cooking sessions is not an option, as the meditation is an integral part of this unique retreat.
Cost: We are offering this retreat on a donation basis for food and accommodation, after a non-refundable deposit of €100 to keep your place.
Paola's and my guidance are also on a donation basis, given, if possible, at the end of the retreat.
We will start at 7 pm on Thursday 13th, and finish with lunch on Sunday 16th.
Bookings with Marjó on marjo.metta@gmail.com or 086 8787040.
If it suited better to come on Friday evening, that's fine too.

A Silent 5-day Residential Retreat: Getting to know the mind and heart through the practice of Open Awareness.
28 December - 1 January, starting 7 pm December 28th, finishing 2 pm January 1st
Teach Bhride, Tullow, Co. Carlow
In the silence and simplicity of this retreat, we will practise Open Awareness: seeing with kindness and interest the magic and mysteries of the mind and hearing the whisperings of the heart.
Cost: €100 non-refundable deposit to keep your place. The rest of the costs for food and accommodation is by donation. My guidance is also on a donation basis.
Bookings with Marjo tel 086 8787040 or by email marjo.metta@gmail.com

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