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Gaia House offers insight meditation retreats in the Buddhist tradition to enable people to awaken to the Buddha’s Four Noble Truths. A wide range of retreats are offered. As an Insight Meditation centre, Gaia House is affiliated to the 'Vipassana' (Insight) movement that began in the Theravada schools of Buddhism at the beginning of the twentieth century. As it has evolved, the insight meditation community has embraced other styles of Buddhist practice and other traditions in seeking to establish a culture of awakening in our contemporary world.

Gaia House has provided thousands of people with the opportunity to practice meditation since it opened in 1983. It provides a superb retreat environment of silence and simplicity which is conducive to developing calmness of mind. This provides the essential foundation for the cultivation of insight and compassion.

This website has been set up to promote a Dharma-centred vision for Gaia House.

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