{"id":448,"date":"2011-02-23T13:51:31","date_gmt":"2011-02-23T13:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/?p=448"},"modified":"2011-02-23T13:53:37","modified_gmt":"2011-02-23T13:53:37","slug":"ips-mentorship-retreat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/?p=448","title":{"rendered":"IPS Mentorship Retreat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend of 12th and 13th February, over 100  members of ISKCON Pandava Sena (IPS) took part in the group\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first mentorship retreat at  Buckland Hall, nestled in the Brecon Beacons in Wales.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/buckland-Hall.jpg \" rel=\"lightbox[2247]\" class=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/buckland-Hall-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"buckland Hall\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2253\" height=\"333\" width=\"425\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sacinandana Swami in front of Buckland Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-2247\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the two  days, members of the group from Birmingham, Leicester as well as London  benefited from the guidance of Sacinandana Swami. Maharaj\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s  seminars were based on theme of what is needed to have a successful  community of care, which is essentially what the IPS mentorship system  seeks to provide.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/181564_10150091095506003_505991002_6923119_7611954_n.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2247]\" class=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/181564_10150091095506003_505991002_6923119_7611954_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"181564_10150091095506003_505991002_6923119_7611954_n\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2254\" height=\"333\" width=\"425\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The aim of the trip was to facilitate the development  of relationships of members of the group whether they are relatively new  or have been involved for many years, particularly those involved in  the system.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/181632_10150091091536003_505991002_6922986_3513184_n.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2247]\" class=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/181632_10150091091536003_505991002_6922986_3513184_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"181632_10150091091536003_505991002_6922986_3513184_n\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2255\" height=\"333\" width=\"425\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The IPS mentorship system has been running for around 10  years and currently has 132 participants. This is set to grow  considerably with the Birmingham and Leicester branches of the group due  join the system in the near future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/182697_10150091084851003_505991002_6922881_4041064_n.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2247]\" class=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/182697_10150091084851003_505991002_6922881_4041064_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"182697_10150091084851003_505991002_6922881_4041064_n\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2256\" height=\"333\" width=\"425\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/182784_10150091084316003_505991002_6922878_314327_n.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2247]\" class=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/182784_10150091084316003_505991002_6922878_314327_n-400x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"182784_10150091084316003_505991002_6922878_314327_n\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2257\" height=\"600\" width=\"425\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00e2\u20ac\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/182982_10150091095861003_505991002_6923129_5295726_n.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[2247]\" class=\"lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/182982_10150091095861003_505991002_6923129_5295726_n-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"182982_10150091095861003_505991002_6923129_5295726_n\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2260\" height=\"333\" width=\"425\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend of 12th and 13th February, over 100 members of ISKCON Pandava Sena (IPS) took part in the group\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first mentorship retreat at Buckland Hall, nestled in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. 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