RED LADDER STUDIO

BRINGING BUDDHISM TO LIFE

Does your practice feel dry? Stuck in a rut?

Red Ladder Studio weaves the Dharma into everyday life — through retreats, online teachings, and community — so life feels meaningful, creative, and alive again.

Red Ladder Studio is where you’ll find most of what I’m creating — from writings and online workshops to in-person retreats.

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You can learn more about me on the about page, and see what I’m currently exploring on the now page.

I’m always happy to connect with people around the Dharma. Feel free to get in touch by email.

Workshops and retreats

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Sept 5

Autumn gardening retreat

The Guesthouse, Southern Sweden Our gardening retreats weave together mindful work, meditation, and Dharma study. On this retreat we'll draw inspiration from the Zen tradition, especially Dogen, with its emphasis on work as a spiritual practice.

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Oct 30

Beauty and Insight

Rivendell Retreat Centre, UK - This retreat is an invitation to look closely at how experience takes shape—how we see, feel, and make meaning of the world around us. When we begin to see the extent to which we are creating our world, we can begin to choose—consciously and creatively—to shape a world of beauty and meaning.

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Nov 7

Mirror-Like Wisdom - A Day Retreat

Brighton Buddhist Centre, UK - We see the sky reflected in a puddle — empty of sky, yet it still has an effect. A day retreat exploring mirror-like wisdom: how the mind reflects everything with perfect clarity, without holding on to what it shows. Morning meditation and teaching on perception and emptiness; afternoon out with cameras exploring mirrors and reflections in the world.

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Nov 13

The Here and Now Mountain

Dhanakosa Retreat Centre, UK - Enlightenment is the state of being awake. And the Ten Fetters are ten illusions or beliefs that keep us from waking up. The Buddha showed us how—like him—we can see through these illusions, breaking the fetters one by one.

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Why Red Ladder Studio?

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The red ladder is an image of ascent — Dharma practice can take us to the heights. But a ladder is also needed to go into the depths. At first the heights and depths seem like two different directions; later we see both lead to the same place.

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