Red Ladder Studio
Bringing Buddhism to life

Does your practice feel dry? Stuck in a rut?

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

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Autumn gardening retreat
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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Beauty and Insight
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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Mirror-Like Wisdom - A Day Retreat
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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The Here and Now Mountain
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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“To be an artist, you don’t have to compose music or paint or be in the movies or write books. It’s just a way of living. It has to do with paying attention, remembering, filtering what you see and answering back, participating in life.”
— Viggo Mortensen