weekly practice
Introduction to integral practice
Wild Ivy offers three-week introductory programmes (meeting two hours per week), each devoted to a distinct integral practice path: Mondo Zen Dialogue, Mandala Method and Regenerating Minds. Together, they cultivate awareness as a foundation for daily life, deepening inner resilience for real-world situations and strengthening the sense of purpose. Each course includes clear guidance in meditation fundamentals alongside experiential practices. The emphasis throughout is on bringing meditation off the cushion and into the flow of everyday life.
Regular Integral Practice Programmes
Mondo Zen Dialogue
- the path of awakening
Mondo Zen is a contemporary Zen dialogue practice that uses koans—focused, paradoxical questions—to guide practitioners beyond the thinking mind into direct recognition of the Clear Deep Heart-Mind, our innate nature and source of compassion. Developed by Jun Po Denis Kelly Roshi, it combines traditional awakening inquiry with emotional awareness work, helping people uncover the deeper feelings beneath reactive patterns and transform unconscious emotional habits into wise, compassionate responses.
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesdays 6pm-8pm, 2026:
March 17th, 24th, 31st (Mondo Zen)
April 5th, 12th, 19th (Integral Zen)
Cost: generosity / donation based
Language: English, with Spanish mixed in
Mandala Method
- the path of transformation
The Mandala method is rooted in the Five Wisdoms, which describe five core emotional patterns that can be transformed into expressions of enlightened energy. Through exploring the inner feminine and masculine and their integration within the psyche, the practice guides a journey of balance and wholeness. Across three modules, participants work with visualisation meditation, sound, art, movement, and the five elements to transform challenging emotions such as ignorance, anger, and desire into wisdom.
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesdays 6pm-8pm, 2026:
Aug 14th, 21st, 28th (Peaceful Mandala)
Oct 14th, 21st, 28th (Wrathful Mandala)
Nov 11th, 18th, 25th (Joyful Mandala)
Cost: €15 for 3x sessions
Language: English, with Spanish mixed in
Regenerating Minds -the path of healing
Regenerating Minds is a seasonal, place-based modular Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) offered one Sunday per month. Following the internationally recognised 72-hour PDC curriculum, the course unfolds as an experiential journey through ecological awareness, living whole-systems design, and regenerative land practice. Each 4-hour session weaves together theory, observation and practical application across living sites—from a biophilic home at the town’s edge to Wild Ivy Park and collaborating local fincas.
