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Turning Conflict into Connection and Clarity Retreat
Turning Conflict into Connection and Clarity Retreat
February 19 - 22, 2026
Dormansland, United Kingdom
3 nights, 4 days
12 person retreat
Highlights
Find new perspectives on your relationships and how you deal with conflict
Learn from a Zen teacher who's taught a lot on relationships and conflict
Enjoy time and space to immerse yourself in your mindfulness practice in the middle of the East Sussex countryside
Details
Over this weekend retreat, we’ll explore how mindfulness can help us meet conflict – whether with others or within ourselves – with steadiness, clarity and compassion. Guided by a series of Zen-inspired teaching stories, we’ll investigate how fixed positions and old emotional baggage keep us stuck, and how turning inward can dissolve the fights “out there.” We’ll examine our own patterns of craving, aversion, and ignorance, and learn how to being a deeper compassion to our actions and relationships as we see more deeply into our shared human experience. Taught by Mark Westmoquette, senior Zen teacher with over 15yrs of teaching experience and author of “Zen and the Art of Dealing With Difficult People” (2021, Watkins Press). The retreat is suitable for all, from beginners to those with an established mindfulness practice.
Venue
Claridge House Retreat Centre
4.8 ★ 25 Reviews
Claridge House is a welcoming and peaceful place to retreat from the world; a charity where everyone can find rest and renewal. This nurturing environment enriches our retreats and courses, which focus on your holistic well-being.
Free Wifi
Garden
Towels
Housekeeping
Coffee / Tea
Kitchen
Wheelchair Accessible
Tour Assistance
Free Parking
Heating
Accommodation
Twin/Double ensuite (Single Occupancy)
3 Rooms Left
Private room for 1
$900 USD total
Twin/Double Ensuite (shared occupancy)
2-person shared room
$790 USD / person
Single Ensuite (single occupancy)
3 Rooms Left
Private room for 1
$790 USD total
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The house has six bedrooms which offer luxurious doubles or companionable twins. Four are are en-suite, and five have balconies that look over the meadow and offers a perfect spot for watching the night sky. The Barn has two further doubles/twins which are en-suite.
Meals
Meals provided
Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
Diets catered
Vegan · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Dairy-free · Nut Allergy Friendly
Food will be 100% vegetarian, cooked by our wonderful retreat cook Emma. Happy to accommodate diatary restrictions as advised.
Testimonials
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Host
Mark Westmoquette
London, England, United Kingdom
Mark Kuren Westmoquette is a yoga and Zen Buddhist teacher, and mindful stargazing expert. Mark holds a Ph.D. in Astrophysics and for the last decade has been teaching Zen Yoga and mindfulness and Zen...
Certified Yoga Instructor
Accreditation has been verified
1 language
English
Teaching for 4 years
Joined Insight Timer in Jun 2021
What's Included
Teaching
Accommodation
Meals
Not Included
Travel to the venue
FAQs
Guest requirements
None. The retreat is suitable for all, from beginners to those with an established mindfulness practice.
Cancellation policy
The remaining balance for the retreat is due 30 days prior to the start date. If this balance is paid earlier than these 30 days, you are eligible to cancel and receive a full refund of this remaining balance, provided you do so at least 30 days before the retreat begins.
