Greetings everyone. I hope this update from me finds you all well. I am writing to you to tell you about our plans for the summer ahead and to announce the opening of 'Brahma Vihara', our beautiful and magical new retreat centre in North Portugal. It has been my aspiration for many years to one day be able to create a dedicated "Seat of Dharma" that could become the centre point of the work we do at AoM to give people an authentic opportunity to immerse themselves in Dharma practice and...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Dear friends, Last year I ran a new online retreat called “The Energetics Spiritual Self-care”. It is a theme that I have felt emerging with greater importance over the past few years and one that I feel has become fundamental to not just our spiritual path but our whole life more broadly. During the course of this year, I could see that those coming to sit and learn meditation with me were all in need of these teachings, and so I wish to share them again, as I feel that they are so relevant...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Dear friends, As part of our focus this year on developing concentration through meditation and other supportive practices, we are excited to announce a special retreat where we will be combining the use of art and meditation to help develop serenity and a more devotional attitude to our meditation practice. On this retreat Burgs will teach various devotional meditation practices, while you learn how to paint the Buddha using traditional Tibetan sacred geometry and the history and symbolism...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Dear Friends, Starting 10th May 2025, Burgs will be offering the second part of our journey into the "Art of Concentration". Having developed the preparatory skills in concentration practice through anapana (meditating on the breath), session 2 will move on and develop further the subtlety and stability of our concentration as well as the flexibility and malleability of our mind through learning a whole series of detailed meditations on the body. These wonderful practices not only serve as a...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Dear Friends, Starting 10th May 2025, Burgs will be offering the second part of our journey into the "Art of Concentration". Having developed the preparatory skills in concentration practice through anapana (meditating on the breath), session 2 will move on and develop further the subtlety and stability of our concentration as well as the flexibility and malleability of our mind through learning a whole series of detailed meditations on the body. These wonderful practices not only serve as a...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Dear friends, I would like to invite you to a special 7day retreat I am hosting in Portugal. I will be teaching the intermediate to advanced level concentration practices up to the point of entry into absorption. These will be the practices that I will be developing in session 2 of our year long online “Art of Concentration “ course and it is a wonderful opportunity to sit as a small intimate group with me where I will be able to give personal guidance and support to your practice in a way...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Dear friends. I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to you to announce the opening of 'Brahma Vihara', our beautiful and magical new retreat centre in North Portugal. It has been my aspiration for many years to one day be able to offer a dedicated "Seat of Dharma" that could become the centrepoint of the work we do at AoM to give people an authentic opportunity to immerse themselves in Dharma practice and study. Finally we have found somewhere that feels like home. Surrounded by...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Dear friends, We are pleased to announce a retreat for the more experienced students who wish to receive clarification and guidance from Burgs regarding their meditation. The retreat will be a synthesis of the Art of Concentration and the Advanced Stages of Liberating Insight, giving an opportunity for those that weren't able to join the winter long retreat a chance to practice with these teachings. The retreat will run with a similar format as last year, where we will predominantly be...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Dear friends. I hope this email finds you well. I know I haven't seen some of you for a while. I am writing to you to announce the opening of 'Brahma Vihara', our beautiful and magical new retreat centre in North Portugal. It has been my aspiration for many years to one day be able to offer a dedicated "Seat of Dharma" that could become the centrepoint of the work we do at AoM to give people an authentic opportunity to immerse themselves in Dharma practice and study. I would dearly like to...
3 months ago • 1 min read