A residential retreat in Somerton, near Glastonbury, U.K.
Five days of teachings, embodied practices, and community
with Lama Rod Owens & Friends
28th April - 3rd May, 2026
Sliding Scale & Installment Payments Available
"Activism + Non-duality. Multi cultural. Personal practices are centered! You show, not just tell." —2025 Participant
Winter offers many of us a season of depth. It's a time for quiet reflection and introspection, often presenting the challenges that help us awaken to what matters most. In a world marked by profound injustice and uncertainty, this contemplative space becomes even more essential.
As spring arrives, we step into transformation. This season calls us to embody the truths we've discovered and naturally move toward freedom—finding ease within turmoil and space within complexity. Through this grounded awareness, we tap into our most vital, creative energies—the ones that help us meet the world's brokenness with both clarity and compassion.
Join Lama Rod Owens & Friends for The Dharma of Spring Awakening –an invitation to both an aliveness and a spaciousness , moving us through the brokenheartedness of a long winter into the vitality of spring. This is the challenge, invitation, and blessing of our practice.
Our time together during this community retreat, will invite us through:
- Meditation
- Movement
- Love and compassion practices
- Ancestor practices
- Earth based rituals and practices
- Group dialogues and discussions
- Laughter and Joy
- The werk and work of getting free
If you have any questions about this retreat or about your registration, please contact [email protected].
Registration
Please review the registration options below and apply here.
- Pay it Forward £615 (£123 per night) (10% double booking discount - limited spots available, see details below)
- Standard £545 (£109 per night)
- Supported £375 (£75 per night) (There is a Waiting List)
Double Booking - 10% Discount
Register for both 2026 UK Retreats (Dharma of Spring Awakening and Autumn Moon) and receive a 10% discount!
Limited spaces.
(The Both Retreats Pay It Forward spots are still available.)
What Participants Have Said:
"As someone who holds a lot of space for others, it is so important to come to a space that is held and supportive where all I need to do is just be."
"I have waited so long for a space that welcomes me as a whole, complex being with intersectional experiences and multitudes."
"These retreats tread the middle grounds in a way that I do not see elsewhere — urgency/rest, ultimate/relative, humility/confidence."
Important Information
The Retreat Container: A Space of Supportive Silence
Meals
Room Allocation and Registration Process
Accessibility
FAQs
Where is the retreat?
The retreat venue is called Earth Spirit Retreat Centre, and is a 25 minute drive via Taxi from Castle Cary Train Station. If catching a train, please ensure your selected train stops at Castle Cary as not all trains do. A train from London Paddington takes approx 1hr 45mins.
Taxi information and additional travel details will be provided after registration.
Can I travel to the retreat by car?
Both venues for both retreats are accessible via car and there is plenty of parking on both sites.
Further details on travel and arrivals will be sent following registration.
Dietary requirements
Should you have any questions around allergy and dietary requirements, please contact us at [email protected].
How will I communicate with the teachers in the space of supportive silence?
You will be invited to communicate with teachers and retreat coordinators using a written note system. Spaces each day are scheduled for an opportunity for questions with teachers, and discussions with yogi affinity groups, during which silence may be broken, if you wish.
What happens when all the retreat spaces are full? Is there a waitlist?
After initial tickets have sold out, we will open our waiting list. Registration for the waiting list will not require immediate payment.
Individuals on the waiting list will be invited to share their room sharing preferences and access needs. If you are on the waiting list, and your accommodation needs match a room that becomes available, we will get in touch so you can complete payment and confirm your space. All waiting list tickets are available at standard and benefactor rates only.
Do you offer refunds if I can no longer attend the retreat?
Should there be COVID-19 related travel restrictions preventing Lama Rod Owens traveling to the UK, the retreat will be postponed to a later date and all yogis will have the option of receiving a refund or their funds being held for the future date.
If you cancel more than 8 weeks before the retreat start date, the cancellation fee will be 50% of your deposit.
If you cancel between 8-4 weeks before the retreat start date, the cancellation fee will be 75% of your deposit.
If you cancel 4-2 weeks before the retreat start date, the cancellation fee will be 50% of the total retreat cost.
If you cancel less than 2 weeks before the start date, we cannot offer a refund. Your registration payment will go towards further supporting those unable to pay the full amount.
Any applicable cancellation fees can be partially waived in exceptional circumstances.
Do you have any advice on choosing my registration option?
If you are able to meet your monthly outgoing costs with spaciousness, we invite you to lean in and consider this opportunity to be a benefactor to our community. This Pay-It-Forward option allows those who have the material means to support those who would not otherwise be able to attend due to financial constraints.
The generosity of those who register at a Pay-It-Forward rate allows us to offer a limited number of supported spaces. We freely invite anyone who needs this support to choose this option and contact [email protected] to request a booking link. We are mindful that even the supported rate cost of the retreat remains inaccessible to some, and we continue to consider ways of resourcing and support for our community. Please note, when contacting us for a Supporter space you are not expected to provide details about your financial situation if it is uncomfortable for you.
Access Information
For information about the venue and accessibility, please visit this link and contact [email protected] with any questions.
Registration
Please review the registration options below and apply here.
- Pay it Forward £615 (£123 per night) (10% double booking discount - limited spots available, see details below)
- Standard £545 (£109 per night)
- Supported £375 (£75 per night) (There is a Waiting List)
Double Booking - 10% Discount
Register for both 2026 UK Retreats (Dharma of Spring Awakening and Autumn Moon) and receive a 10% discount!
Limited spaces.
(The Both Retreats Pay It Forward spots are still available.)
Your Teachers
At the end of the retreat you will be invited to offer donations to teachers in recognition of the generosity of their time and teachings.
Lama Rod Owens
Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School. Author of The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors and Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger, and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, his teachings center on freedom, self-expression, and radical self-care.
A leading voice in a new generation of Buddhist teachers with over 11 years of experience, Lama Rod activates the intersections of his identity to create a platform that’s very natural, engaging, and inclusive. Applauded for his mastery in balancing weighty topics with a sense of lightness, the Queen has been featured by various national and international news outlets.
Highly sought after for talks, retreats, and workshops, his mission is showing you how to heal and free yourself.
Stay tuned for information on the teaching team.
