Tools of Liberation: Wisdom, Presence and Love
Join dharma teacher Martin Aylward and a group of other like-minded souls for a weekend of depth and openness, silence and stillness, love and freedom.
Image above: Martin and his son Narayan at Tools of Liberation 2025
While our outer lives depend so heavily on circumstances, our inner lives can be nourished from a different source, where wisdom, love and freeness of being become our true home. This weekend just outside London over the autumn equinox, will be a time for this nourishment, with practices and teachings to train the mind and liberate the heart.
The days will include extended periods of silence together with time for meditation and embodiment practices, as well as ‘meditation out loud’ using dialogic, relational exercises, and for being in the open space of the Kent countryside, with Earth below and Sky above. Martin will be joined by an assisting teacher Anna Price.
Martin Aylward
Martin Aylward began dharma practice and study aged 19, spending several years in Asian monasteries and with Himalayan hermits. Teaching worldwide since 1999, Martin co-founded Moulin de Chaves, the retreat center where he lives and teaches in SW France; the Mindfulness Training Institute and the online dharma community Sangha Live. A husband and father, he integrates dharma into daily life with programs like Work Sex Money Dharma. His latest book is Awake Where You Are (2021).
Anna Price
Anna Price is a long-term meditator and qigong/tai chi practitioner and instructor. Since 2015 she has been training closely with Paul Cavel in the Energy Arts water method qigong lineage, which emphasises physical softness and internal sensitivity. She qualified as a Mindfulness Teacher with the Mindfulness Institute and has completed a 3 year certification in Somatic Experiencing. As a media professional and mother of two boys, Anna is no stranger to stress and has come to realise that by adapting to change with flexibility, humour and compassion, life becomes a little easier. She remains indebted to all her teachers and fellow students on the winding road.
Schedule
Arrive on Friday 18th from 6pm and we will finish on Sunday 20th by 4pm.
A more detailed programme to come
Costs:
(Includes all teachings and catering)
£335 – a dorm bed (first come, first served), tent pitch or non-residential
£460 – per person for the River hut (one double bed so for a couple)
£460 – per person for a double bed in a shared 6m bell tent (for two people or can work out a discount for a group of 3-4 friends)
£490 – per person for a twin room in The Granary (can also be made up as super kings)
There is also the option of renting a furnished or unfurnished bell tent form our partner company. Please get in touch for details.
To book and for further information please email: jessie@thequadrangle.co
We want this weekend to be accessible to all – if payment is a barrier to participation don’t hesitate to get in touch.