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Martin Aylward
Moulin resident and founding teacher 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 the Mindfulness Training Institute and the online dharma community Sangha Live. He is married with two adult children. Living full time at the Moulin with his wife Gail, Martin integrates dharma into daily life with programs like Work Sex Money Dharma. His latest book is Awake Where You Are (2021)
Upcoming Programs by Martin Aylward

Freeing body, heart and mind: A Meditation and Breathwork retreat
Also With Anthony Abbagnano
April 6 - 12, 2026
Language: EnglishInsight meditation and breathwork are profoundly complementary ways of meeting, exploring and transforming our experience. In conscious breath, we bring body, heart and mind together. In this retreat, we will develop the steadiness and clarity of meditation, in parallel with the potency of intentional breathwork.

Une libération radicale
Also With Christine Küpfer Warrand - Assistante
May 1 - 7, 2026
Langue: FrançaisAu coeur de la méditation se trouve le lâcher-prise et une promesse radicale : une vie transformée, où le coeur, notre compréhension et nos manières de vivre se libèrent. Cette retraite explorera les fondements de ce chemin : présence chaleureuse, curiosité, lâcher-prise. Une invitation à goûter à une liberté vivante, incarnée, qui imprègne toute notre vie.
(La retraite se déroulera en silence. Elle conforme aux critères nécessaires pour celleux qui suivent une formation d’Instructeur MBSR ou MTI)

BREADTH AND DEPTH: A 13 day retreat for experienced practitioners
June 1 - 13, 2026
Language: English2 weeks for experienced meditators who have already sat silent meditation retreats. We’ll go deeply into dharma teachings on the habits and nature of mind which underpin meditative practice and experience. The first 10 days will emphasise sustained, silent meditation, both in group form and with time for individual practice, supported by Martin’s teachings and guidance.
(This retreat conforms to the criteria necessary for Mindfulness Instructors in Training).

A Boundless Heart : Exploring the Brahma Viharas
Also With Gail Aylward
July 7 - 12, 2026
Language: EnglishAt the heart of Buddhist teaching lie four dimensions of love, known as the Brahma Viharas—radiant friendliness, compassionate care, delight and wonder, and radical openness. These sublime qualities dissolve the barriers between self, other, and world, and open us into the vast expanse of an awakened heart. ((This retreat will be held in silence. It conforms to the criteria necessary for Mindfulness Instructors in Training).

Titre à confirmer
July 20 - 26, 2026
Langue: Français. Informations à suivre
(La retraite se déroulera en silence. Elle conforme aux critères nécessaires pour celleux qui suivent une formation d’Instructeur MBSR ou MTI)

Sitting Buddha, Dancing Buddha: Movement, meditation and embodied wisdom
Also With Jo Hardy
August 10 - 15, 2026
Language: EnglishQigong is a Chinese energy cultivation practice with Daoist and Buddhist roots, using slow, circular, fluid movements. Practiced with meditation and Dharma teachings, it awakens us to the matrix and flow of life within and around us, cultivating physical spaciousness and ease while deepening our capacity for embodied presence. Open to all levels and abilities.(This retreat will be held in silence. It conforms to the criteria necessary for Mindfulness Instructors in Training).

EU CERTIFIED MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING 2026-2027
Also With Mark Coleman
September 10 - 13, 2026
MODULE 1 Language: English & French
This unique yearlong professional teacher training combines transformational cultivation of your own mindfulness practice and systematic development of mindfulness teaching skills, enabling you to teach a variety of mindfulness programs with confidence and clarity.

L'art du lâcher prise
Also With Elena Zahariev - Assistante
October 19 - 25, 2026
Langue: FrançaisLâcher-prise est au cœur de toute pratique de pleine conscience. La possibilité d'une vie sans peur, sans peine et sans problème réside dans notre capacité à dissoudre nos contractions, de nos compulsions et de nos habitudes de déconnexion. Face aux incertitudes de la vie personnelle, de nos sociétés et de l'écosystème fragile de notre planète, la compréhension et la maîtrise du lâcher-prise sont de plus en plus cruciales. (La retraite est conforme aux critères nécessaires pour ceux qui suivent une formation d’Instructeur MBSR)

EU CERTIFIED MINDFULNESS TEACHER TRAINING 2026-2027
Also With Mark Coleman
December 10 - 13, 2026
MODULE 2 Language: English & French
MODULE 2
This unique yearlong professional teacher training combines transformational cultivation of your own mindfulness practice and systematic development of mindfulness teaching skills, enabling you to teach a variety of mindfulness programs with confidence and clarity.