Sumedha (Hannah Bagshaw) (she/her) became interested in spiritual practice in her teens. After studying Comparative Religion at university, she practiced as a novice and nun for ten years in the Forest Tradition of Ajahn Chah (based in the UK and for a short time in the US). After disrobing in 2010, she co-managed Dharmagiri Hermitage for a year and then co-founded Ekuthuleni retreat place in France, bringing together ecology, simple living and meditation. In 2020 she moved on from Ekuthuleni, but remains resident in France. Sumedha is passionate about how we can reconnect with our deeper being through learning from nature itself – and how we bring that depth back into the world, in how we live and care about each other and the planet. She teaches in person retreats in Europe and the UK, and online programs with Sacred Mountain Sangha.
Events with Sumedha
October 3 - 10, 2025
Deep listening and an embodied knowing of our interconnectedness are profound gifts in our being that we all too easily overlook. They are rich wells of both wisdom and love. In this retreat we will return to our body and breath, and to our listening heart, exploring the renewed vision that they gift to us and to this world. There will be daily chanting, Dhamma talks and Q&A, some guided, and some self-directed meditations. The retreat will be held in Noble Silence. Guests will have the option to take 5 or 8 precepts. A light evening meal will be offered…