Green Tara weekend retreat,
16 - 17 Augustus 2025
with Margo van Greta
Tara is the female Buddha. The benefits of practising Tara are uncountable. She is especially quick in granting us success in obtaining the ultimate happiness of enlightenment. Tara can also solve more mundane problems in life: removing obstacles and bringing success.
Green Tara practice has been used for centuries by people in times of need. The meditation and recitations of the mantra positively affect the subtle forces of the universe that influence everything in our lives. Tara's quality is compassion in action. She is ready to step off her seat, into the world, ready to give help where needed. This makes her practice especially appropriate for us at these challenging times.
Her special quality is Bodhicitta, the attitude of developing yourself to benefit all beings. Her practice gives you the strength, resilience, and inner joy to tackle the challenges of your life and be a positive influence in our world.
Here you can read what Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains about the Benefits of the Green Tara practice.
Format The sessions include meditation, visualisation, recitation of the mantra, and time for discussion and questions.
Dates:
Saturday 16 August 10am-5pm
Sunday 17 August 10am-5pm
Venue: Sunshine Room, The Park, Ecovillage Findhorn
Suggested donation: £100-£75-£50.
Green Tara practice has been used for centuries by people in times of need. The meditation and recitations of the mantra positively affect the subtle forces of the universe that influence everything in our lives. Tara's quality is compassion in action. She is ready to step off her seat, into the world, ready to give help where needed. This makes her practice especially appropriate for us at these challenging times.
Her special quality is Bodhicitta, the attitude of developing yourself to benefit all beings. Her practice gives you the strength, resilience, and inner joy to tackle the challenges of your life and be a positive influence in our world.
Here you can read what Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains about the Benefits of the Green Tara practice.
Format The sessions include meditation, visualisation, recitation of the mantra, and time for discussion and questions.
- You will receive a meditation outline.
- Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.
Dates:
Saturday 16 August 10am-5pm
Sunday 17 August 10am-5pm
Venue: Sunshine Room, The Park, Ecovillage Findhorn
Suggested donation: £100-£75-£50.
- £100: Generosity price: financially supporting those without the means to participate.
- £75: Sustainable price: the regular price to sustain this retreat.
- £50: Subsidised price, for those on low income and in need of financial assistance.
Meals: Several options for meals will be available, from lunch together in the Phoenix cafe, to self catering with items from the nearby Phoenix shop.
Accommodation
Accommodation
- Find a range of self-catering bungalows around the Park, as well as eco-pods and camping, at the Findhorn Bay Holiday Park.
- For a list of B&Bs run by community members in the Park and nearby, go to the New Findhorn Association.
- The Findhorn Hinterland Trust offers wild camping in the woods, with a rustic shower and composting toilet.
Margo van Greta is a pioneer of holistic spirituality, who brings in-depth Buddhist practices into our western culture. She did her first Green Tara retreat in Kopan, Kathmanduy, in 1993, after an initiation with Geshe lama Konchok. Involved with the Dharma since 1987, Margo has studied and practised both in the East and the West. She received teachings from His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Khadrola, Lama Tsultrim Allione, Venerable Robina Courtin, and others. She attended Foundations of Buddhist Thought. She is an FPMT registered teacher for Discovering Buddhism, teaches classes and holds retreats. She usually spends one month a year in retreat in southern Spain. She is the founder of Togme Sangpo Buddhist Group, which she started in 2012.
