All of our retreats are for women who have asked to join the Triratna Buddhist Order, called Going for Refuge retreats, and Dharmacharinis. Tiratanaloka has a rich history of being a women-only space, including trans women. We are open to bookings from a wider diversity of gender identities in keeping with our tradition as a women-centred retreat centre. If you are unsure if Tiratanaloka is a good fit for you, please get in touch.

We are a community of 8 Dharmacharinis living together, running retreats and taking care of our retreat centre. As the Tiratanaloka Ordination team we offer a training for ordination. This training has two aspects: getting to know and understand the Order, which is based on Sangharakshita’s vision, and deepening one’s practice to the point at which it becomes effective.