# Event Details - **Event Name**: Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 24 May, 2025 at 10:00 am – Sat, 31 May, 2025 at 04:30 pm - **Event Description**: Two day retreats based on the Buddha's teachings on how we bring compassion and fearlessness to live our lives more fully.About this EventHow do we bring a more compassionate self to the conditions of our lives?How do we cultivate more fearlessness in meeting the challenges we face as individuals and as a collective?The OfferWe are offering two days exploring how we can bring compassion and fearlessness to live our lives more fully. These days will be a mix of guided meditation practices, facilitated exercises and short talks on understanding ourselves more deeply and cultivating these qualities in our lives.These offerings will be based on the Buddha’s teachings, but you don’t have to be Buddhist or have any knowledge of Buddhism to join. You also don’t need to have any meditation experience. Just bring an open mind and heart ?You don’t need to come to both days, but they are designed to be complementary.Everyone is welcome!Format and LocationThis group will meet for two Saturdays, 10-4.30pm, on 24 May and 31 May 2025.The first day retreat, on 24 May, will be on Compassion. The second day retreat, on 31 May, will be on Fearlessness.The days will have mixed practice sessions – sharings, short talks, guided meditations, and facilitated exercises.We’ll have a break in the middle of the days for lunch, which will be a picnic if the weather permits. You can bring a vegan dish to share with everyone if you’d like (pot luck!) or you can bring your own lunch to eat if you’d prefer.We will have the retreat days at The Barn Retreat Centre, and you can find directions here. The Barn is a beautiful 45 minute walk or a 15 minute drive from Totnes.Who we areViren Jeram found mindfulness and meditation practice a decade ago and has practiced in a range of Buddhist traditions, primarily Insight meditation. Viren is spending the year up to September 2025 facilitating retreats at the Barn Retreat Centre, part of Sharpham Trust, supporting retreatants in their exploration of mindfulness and Buddhism. He co-leads Sharpham’s retreats for people of colour. Viren has spent the last decade in the NHS, in senior leadership positions and training staff in group coaching and facilitation, including guiding meditations for staff. He is passionate about the Buddha’s teachings, reading widely across a range of genres, and Indian classical music (playing the tabla - Indian drums). Viren is facilitating the day on compassion (24 May).Tasha Bassingthwaighte has been practicing Buddhism since the mid-1990s in a variety of traditions, including Theravada (Insight), Vajrayana, and Zen. She has lived in Nepal studying Buddhism and in a Buddhist centre in France. Previous to moving to the UK, she facilitated groups of teens doing public theatre, helped families seeking asylum have safe housing, and worked as an ecologist. For most of the past decade she has managed a Buddhist meditation centre (The Barn Retreat, part of Sharpham Trust) and leads meditation retreats. She is also inspired by the natural world and leads nature retreats. Tasha is facilitating the day on fearlessness (31 May).CostThese days are offered for £10 for each day, which cover the use of the location (see below) and costs of running the day retreats.Half of the money will go to The Barn Retreat Centre’s financial bursary (which subsidises the costs of retreats run at the Barn, giving access to those who might not be able to access the space otherwise). The other half of the money will go to costs.Tasha and Viren’s time is being offered on a dana basis (offered freely), and there is the opportunity to contribute to them if you feel called to and are able to.Feel free to email us any questions you might have at dharma.totnes@proton.meWith love,Tasha and Viren - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/totnes/compassion-and-fearlessness-two-day-retreats-near-totnes/100001309870149879 - **Event Categories**: meditation, health-wellness, workshops, meetups, music, food-drinks, art, theatre, trips-adventures, entertainment, potluck - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 10, max: 10, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Totnes - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: The Barn Retreat Centre - **lat**: 50.4066577 - **long**: -3.6760426 - **full address**: The Barn Retreat Centre, Lower Sharpham Barton Farm, Totnes, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c5b90a7f580d891937772b30b1560e6aeb7a9036f0a987fded6def2e5dabda0a-rimg-w1200-h619-dc000105-gmir.jpg?v=1747670715 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes being held? - **A:** Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes takes place on Sat, 24 May, 2025 at 10:00 am to Sat, 31 May, 2025 at 04:30 pm at The Barn Retreat Centre, Lower Sharpham Barton Farm, Totnes, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes? - **A:** Tickets for Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes are priced at GBP 10 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityDay retreat-Compassion (24/5), Fearlessness (31/5)GBP 10Available - **Q**: Who is organizing Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes? - **A:** Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes is organized by Dharma Totnes. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Compassion and Fearlessness - two day retreats near Totnes", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/c5b90a7f580d891937772b30b1560e6aeb7a9036f0a987fded6def2e5dabda0a-rimg-w1200-h619-dc000105-gmir.jpg?v=1747670715", "startDate": "2025-05-24", "endDate": "2025-05-31", "url": "https://allevents.in/totnes/compassion-and-fearlessness-two-day-retreats-near-totnes/100001309870149879", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "The Barn Retreat Centre", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Lower Sharpham Barton Farm", "postalCode": "TQ9 7DX", "addressLocality": "Totnes", "addressRegion": "EN", "addressCountry": "GB" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "50.4066577", "longitude": "-3.6760426" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Two day retreats based on the Buddha's teachings on how we bring compassion and fearlessness to live our lives more fully.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-08", "availabilityEnds": "2025-05-31", "validFrom": "2026-04-08", "lowPrice": "10.00", "highPrice": "10.00", "price": "10.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/totnes/compassion-and-fearlessness-two-day-retreats-near-totnes/100001309870149879" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "GBP", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-08", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-08", "url": "https://allevents.in/totnes/compassion-and-fearlessness-two-day-retreats-near-totnes/100001309870149879", "price": "10.00", "name": "Day retreat-Compassion (24/5), Fearlessness (31/5)" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Dharma Totnes", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/dharma-totnes/25739968" } ] } ] ```