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Dear Friends,

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Most of you are aware that Burgs offers a number of online offerings to share the teachings on meditation and spiritual development. We do our best to make these as available as possible to as wide a group as is interested. As mentioned previously we are launching "The Art of Concentration" course.

Concentration and stability of attention is the very doorway into a deeper, more refined, and enriching relationship with ourselves and almost every aspect of our life. Its importance has become even more relevant to us in our modern era where our technological lifestyle has fragmented the depth of our experience, robbing it of much of its richness and adversely effected our psychological and neurological make up. There are so many reasons why you might want to embark on this journey over the coming year.

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The Art of Concentration Online Course

The theme of Burgs' main online program this year is “The Art of Concentration”. It is a deep and important subject with vast scope. Because of the breadth and importance of this subject it is Burgs' wish to share this material in an ongoing fluid format that can evolve at a pace that is aligned with the progress of the participants. To facilitate this it will be a fluid program using a variety of ways to present and share the content. As explained in his recent audio on Patreon, it is Burgs' wish to offer this course on a donation basis rather than to charge a fee for it.

There is an initial registration fee of £50 after which you will be invited to make a donation at the end of each phase of the programme. In this way we hope that each of you will feel able to participate for as long as is appropriate for your own needs. It is an enormous field and some of you may want to take breaks between its various modules so that your actual practice might keep pace with the teachings.

You can register for Session One today and the first lesson will be published next weekend, Saturday 1st February 2025.

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We are also excited to let you know that we have just opened registrations for the first few in person retreats in our 2025 schedule.

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Reset Weekend Retreat

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This retreat is a non-residential weekend which allows the opportunity to get an introduction to what Burgs teaches, or to get a top up if you have already been on retreat with him.

They are fully immersive weekends and we ask that you attend both days to receive the full experience that they offer. Both an opportunity to learn and practice meditation, and also a time for initiating a healing process, these weekends are always popular.

The first date this year will be a Reset Weekend in Sussex, 15th/16th February 2025. This weekend is open to all, regardless of experience.
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Below are further dates which will be open for booking.

3rd/4th May

5th/6th July

15th / 16th November

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Art of Meditation Foundation Retreat

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We are pleased to announce we will be hosting Burgs' "Art of Meditation Foundation Silent Retreat" at Waterperry House in Oxfordshire, 28th March - 3rd April 2025. This retreat is open to anyone who has attended any of our in-person retreats.

This is a precious opportunity to take time out from your daily life and give yourself the space to learn and practice your meditation in a supportive environment.

Currently we have two retreats planned in the UK, March and September. The September retreat will available to book later this Spring. Places are limited so book early to secure your place.
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Foundations in Vipassana Retreat

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This retreat is designed for those of you who are confident in your foundation practices and feel ready to progress to the next stage. If you have done one or two retreats already with us and have established a solid home practice then this retreat could be your next step.

The retreat will be held at Waterperry House in Oxfordshire, 26th September - 2nd October 2025. This retreat is open to anyone who has attended any of our 7day in-person retreats.

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And finally, for those of you who are part of the old students group, we will be gathering again in early Summer (31st May - 6th June 2025). An invite will be sent out in the coming months.

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Hopefully this provides you all with something that might help support your meditation practice in 2025.

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Sending much love to you all

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The AoM Team

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