2-Day Retreat:
Sitting with the Sea
20-21 May 2023
Come practice at the Cliff House in Cuckmere.
Sitting with the Sea
About Cuckmere Haven
The striking cliffs of the Seven Sisters and the famous snake-like meanders of the Cuckmere river make the natural reserve of Cuckmere Haven a world-famous tourist attraction. But what many of the day-trippers from around the world discover when walking here is a place of enormous natural diversity, striking energy and subtle magic.
The walk down to the beach is an almost perfect example of chalk downland with the accompanying array of butterflies, rabbits and wild flowers that make this landscape unique in the country. And the meeting of the river and the sea at the Haven beach is a potent spot energetically.
Our house is one of the four coastguard cottages, which date back 200 years. Originally built to keep guard against smugglers the cottages have had a fascinating history through the two world wars and are now featured in countless pieces of art and photography.
Team and schedule
Food, Accommodation and Pricing
Unusually for Mindsprings this is NOT a residential retreat - our home is too small! So, you will need to find a place to sleep on the Saturday night. Luckily this is Sussex and so there are innumerable lovely hotels and BnBs to be found across the Cuckmere area. The villages of Jevington, East Dean and Alfriston are all excellent locations. (Why not stay a few extra days!) But you might like to find somewhere in nearby Seaford as well.
Daniel will be cooking and looking after us during the weekend. He cooks excellent and tasty vegetarian food. And we will have teas and coffees and snacks to tide us over between meals. We can cater for allergies but not for individual preferences. So if you have a food allergy please let us know in your booking form. Note: because we will be using our own kitchen to cook, we cannot guarantee it will be nut-free if you have a strong allergy to nuts.
We are charging a flat rate of £250 for this weekend. As usual, if you have a strong desire to come but can't stretch to that financially then please let us know in an email. We never want money to get in the way of meditating.
But please note we can only host 15 people on the cliff so we apologise in advance if you cannot get a place this time round.
About the teacher
Getting to the Cottages
We live on a reserve without motorised traffic so to reach the cottages requires a pleasant mile-long walk down a track through the chalky downlands. If you have mobility issues then please let us know and we can organise a lift from the car park.
Full details of how to get to the cottage will be sent out with your booking.
