Holy Isle Project, Arran

Holy Isle Project, Arran Located off the west coast of Scotland, Holy Isle has an ancient spiritual heritage stretching back to the 6th century. Visitors are welcome all year round.

At the north of the island there is the Centre for World Peace and Health where an ongoing retreat and course programme takes place. We also welcome guests to stay at the Centre for personal retreats or holiday breaks. A closed Buddhist retreat takes place at the south of the island. As well as staying at the Centre, you are invited to visit Holy Isle for the day. The island is divided into severa

l areas, some of which are reserved for birds and animals, others for our native tree planting programme. We request visitors to stay on the paths and not to bring animals onto the island. The Project:

The Holy Isle Project is directed by Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, a Tibetan Buddhist meditation master in the Kagyu tradition and is open to all, Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Since Rokpa Trust bought the Holy Isle in 1992 it has been Lama Yeshe’s intention to provide an ecological sustainable environment where individuals can develop and experience inner peace, regardless of their background or spiritual tradition. The Centre for World Peace and Health is open to people of all faiths. This is in keeping with his wish to make the island available to as wide a group of people as possible. The stewardship and care of Holy Isle’s beautiful natural environment is high on Lama Yeshe’s agenda. With a far reaching vision, the Holy Isle Project is working to address the spiritual value of the land through restoring and conserving the natural ecology. The Centre:

The Centre for World Peace and Health is located at the North end of Holy Isle and is open to visitors throughout most of the year. There is an ongoing retreat and course programme and visitors are welcome to stay at the Centre for their own personal retreat or holiday breaks as well as taking part in one of the many courses on offer from March through to October. Accommodation and full board can be provided for over 60 guests.

Wood Anemone ( Anemonoides nemorosa )
30/03/2025

Wood Anemone ( Anemonoides nemorosa )

"The Navajo teach their children that every morning when the sun comes up, it’s a brand-new sun. It’s born each morning,...
21/03/2025

"The Navajo teach their children that every morning when the sun comes up, it’s a brand-new sun. It’s born each morning, it lives for the duration of one day, and in the evening it passes on, never to return again. As soon as the children are old enough to understand, the adults take them out at dawn and they say, ‘The sun has only one day. You must live this day in a good way, so that the sun won’t have wasted precious time.’ Acknowledging the preciousness of each day is a good way to live, a good way to reconnect with our basic joy." - Pema Chödrön

A shout out for volunteers! We're in need of gardeners and housecare people, preferably for the whole season at least, l...
13/03/2025

A shout out for volunteers! We're in need of gardeners and housecare people, preferably for the whole season at least, longer if you wish!
Please send an email to

[email protected]

Hope to see you soon 🙏

09/02/2025
One of our resident female blackbirds 'Winnie' on the lookout for food....A beautiful sunny day today here on Holy Isle🌞
31/01/2025

One of our resident female blackbirds 'Winnie' on the lookout for food....
A beautiful sunny day today here on Holy Isle🌞

18/01/2025

🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️VOLUNTEERS WANTED! 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♀️

Would you like to experience a different way of life, as part of a small community on an island in Scotland??
We need enthusiastic, easygoing people to help our centre grow and thrive. No experience is necessary, but any is very welcome. A willingness to learn, give your time and energy for the benefit of the island, the community, and our guests is what we wish for.
Volunteers are needed in all departments but especially housecare, gardening, general maintenance (inc electrician/plumber) office and environmental work. A two weeks trial period is required initially and we will see what happens from there...opportunities for short term and longer term stays are available 🙏
Contact

[email protected]

Music credits...
https://uppbeat.io/t/aylex/wanderer8

19/12/2024
09/11/2024

Morning greeting from one of our residents...😊

31/10/2024

Happy Samhain🧙🧛‍♂️💫👹 xx

30/10/2024

Bond And Free

Love has earth to which she clings
With hills and circling arms about—
Wall within wall to shut fear out.
But Thought has need of no such things,
For Thought has a pair of dauntless wings.

On snow and sand and turn, I see
Where Love has left a printed trace
With straining in the world's embrace.
And such is Love and glad to be
But Thought has shaken his ankles free.

Thought cleaves the interstellar gloom
And sits in Sirius' disc all night,
Till day makes him retrace his flight
With smell of burning on every plume,
Back past the sun to an earthly room.

His gains in heaven are what they are.
Yet some say Love by being thrall
And simply staying possesses all
In several beauty that Thought fares far
To find fused in another star.

Robert Frost

Autumn is here...
27/10/2024

Autumn is here...

04/10/2024

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Last weekend we had a lively and lovely group, the Water Warrior Women. Their weekend consisted of cold water dips, med...
28/09/2024

Last weekend we had a lively and lovely group, the Water Warrior Women. Their weekend consisted of cold water dips, meditation, dance and sound bath sessions. Also they enjoyed walks on this beautiful island. Thank you for all being so 😎
Here's just a few photos, some kindly given to me and some nicked from their page 🙃

The Lamlash splash started just at midday here at Holy Isle 🌊😊 with Andy from Otters Tail Arran overseeing/shepherding 😁
21/09/2024

The Lamlash splash started just at midday here at Holy Isle 🌊😊 with Andy from Otters Tail Arran overseeing/shepherding 😁

18/09/2024

My goodness, this Lions mane jellyfish was ginormous! Just seen off the jetty here on Holy Isle this afternoon 😲 😊

Full moon over Arran this morning 🙏
18/09/2024

Full moon over Arran this morning 🙏

Guests enjoying their Karma yoga hour despite the midges. Some strange shaped potatoes were unearthed 😆
13/09/2024

Guests enjoying their Karma yoga hour despite the midges. Some strange shaped potatoes were unearthed 😆

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Lamlash Bay
Isle Of Arran
KA278GB

Website

http://holyisland.wordpress.com/

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One of last years foals... they've changed so much,.. this one, to me, is especially unique 😊 Music credits: https://uppbeat.io/t/jonny-easton/memories License code: FDD4CSSASAHHISWK

🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️VOLUNTEERS WANTED! 🙋‍♂️ 🙋‍♀️ Would you like to experience a different way of life, as part of a small community on an island in Scotland?? We need enthusiastic, easygoing people to help our centre grow and thrive. No experience is necessary, but any is very welcome. A willingness to learn, give your time and energy for the benefit of the island, the community, and our guests is what we wish for. Volunteers are needed in all departments but especially housecare, gardening, general maintenance (inc electrician/plumber) office and environmental work. A two weeks trial period is required initially and we will see what happens from there...opportunities for short term and longer term stays are available 🙏 Contact [email protected] Music credits... https://uppbeat.io/t/aylex/wanderer8

Morning greeting from one of our residents...😊

Happy Samhain🧙🧛‍♂️💫👹 xx

Bond And Free Love has earth to which she clings With hills and circling arms about— Wall within wall to shut fear out. But Thought has need of no such things, For Thought has a pair of dauntless wings. On snow and sand and turn, I see Where Love has left a printed trace With straining in the world's embrace. And such is Love and glad to be But Thought has shaken his ankles free. Thought cleaves the interstellar gloom And sits in Sirius' disc all night, Till day makes him retrace his flight With smell of burning on every plume, Back past the sun to an earthly room. His gains in heaven are what they are. Yet some say Love by being thrall And simply staying possesses all In several beauty that Thought fares far To find fused in another star. Robert Frost

My goodness, this Lions mane jellyfish was ginormous! Just seen off the jetty here on Holy Isle this afternoon 😲 😊

Pure magic this evening...🙏 Music credits: Nowhere to be Cory Alstad https://t.ly/3TS66

Sea going out, rain coming in...❤️

A beautiful calm evening 🙏 feeling blessed...

Pretty sure this is a sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia pileus) Seen next to the jetty here on Holy Isle. These beautiful creatures shimmer with rainbows colours as their combs, which they use to propel themselves through the water, refract light. Music credit- Slo mo crumpet falling. Oh no. Joe Wyand

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