{"id":644,"date":"2012-10-12T07:33:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-12T07:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/?p=644"},"modified":"2012-10-12T07:33:58","modified_gmt":"2012-10-12T07:33:58","slug":"a-weekend-of-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/iskconuk.com\/?p=644","title":{"rendered":"A Weekend of Inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend of 5th- 7th October The Langley Hotel in Tonbridge, Kent, hosted an exciting innovation in congregational care. Over 40 sanga group members from Northampton, Southampton, Norwich, Reading, Bristol and Bournemouth came together for a spiritual retreat, organised by the Manor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Head of Congregational Development Kanhaiya Das and Prasannatma das who runs the KrishnaWisdom.com website.<\/p>\n<p>The retreat included a variety of workshops facilitated by Sri Kama dasi, Radha Mohan das, Sutapa das and Gaura Krishna das on the subjects of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Connecting and Creating\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Mantra Meditation\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Power of Habits\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Obstacles on the Path of Spiritual Life.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d There was music and kirtan throughout, tied together by Guru das. There was also some entertainment on the Saturday evening, with humourous dramas and classical guitar by one of the sanga members. The evening was followed by, as one might expect, by dancing in kirtan till late in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The weekend was a resounding success,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d explained Kanhaiya das. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Everyone left feeling enthused and spirituality enlivened. The Langely Hotel is a great venue I am looking forward to the next retreat there!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Thank you from my heart, thank you for sharing so much wisdom and knowledge. It was my first retreat experience with the Krishna devotees. I will remember it with joy in my heart\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n<p>-Retreat Attendee<\/p>\n<p><strong>Photo Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6330-1' class='gallery gallery-6330'>\n<div class='gallery-row clear'>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/81.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/81-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/61.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/61-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/31.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/31-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/11.jpg\"  title='1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/11-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"1\" title=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/71.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/71-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class='gallery-row clear'>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/41.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/41-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/91.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/91-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/51.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/51-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon'><a class='lightbox' rel='lightbox[cleaner-gallery-1]' href=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/21.jpg\"  title='&lt;Samsung NV3, Samsung VLUU NV3&gt;'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"84\" height=\"84\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bhaktivedantamanor.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/21-84x84.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .gallery --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the weekend of 5th- 7th October The Langley Hotel in Tonbridge, Kent, hosted an exciting innovation in congregational care. 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