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An eight-week online retreat

Your Invite to Step into the Silent Mind...

Find the peace that never leaves you

Transcending Thought

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An eight-week journey beyond overthinking, into greater awareness, inner stillness and a deeper connection with yourself.

Going beyond the thinking mind

About the 8 week online retreat

For many people, the mind has become a burden they must carry wherever they go. Trapped in the noise of incessant thinking, they find themselves lost in worry, self-criticism and an endless search for peace.

But what if there was another way?

The Transcending Thought Online Retreat is an invitation to step beyond the noise of the thinking mind and discover the peace that already lies within you.

Over eight weeks, you will be guided on a journey of self-discovery, learning how to quieten your inner world, step back from your thoughts and reconnect with the stillness of the present moment.

Through profound teachings, compassionate insights and practical tools, you will explore how to free yourself from the grip of habitual thinking, cultivate a deeper sense of awareness and find greater peace and freedom, regardless of your external circumstances.

You do not have to spend your life at the mercy of your thoughts. A different relationship with your mind is possible.

The peace you have been searching for may be closer than you think.

If Luke's teachings have resonated with you, we warmly invite you to take the next step on your journey.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Guided

Let Luke guide you through a journey of awareness, self-understanding and emotional healing. Through recorded teaching and gentle enquiry, you will explore your inner experience at your own pace, with a clear direction to return to along the way.

Compassionate

Luke has created this retreat to feel grounded and peaceful. Explore practical tools and fresh insights that can support emotional wellbeing, while learning to meet yourself with greater kindness, patience and understanding.

Integrated

You do not need to leave your everyday life for an eight-week retreat in Bali. This retreat brings the journey to you, wherever you are, so you can make space for practice when you need it and carry what you discover into daily life.

THE EIGHT-WEEK JOURNEY

From the Noise of Thought to the Peace of Awareness

Imagine no longer feeling imprisoned by your own thoughts. Imagine being able to experience difficult emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them, and finding moments of peace even when life around you feels uncertain.

Over eight weeks, you'll be guided through four transformative areas of self-discovery, each designed to help you move beyond the habitual patterns of the mind and cultivate a deeper sense of awareness, acceptance and inner freedom.

01

Freedom from the Thinking Mind

Discover that you are not your thoughts. Learn to step back from the constant chatter of the mind, loosen the grip of overthinking and experience the freedom of simply being aware.

02

Finding Peace Through Acceptance

Discover how resisting difficult emotions can deepen our suffering. Learn to meet your inner experience with acceptance and compassion, creating space for greater emotional peace and healing.

03

Awakening to Your True Nature

Look beyond the thoughts, beliefs and stories that have shaped your identity. Through meditation and self-enquiry, explore the awareness that remains present through every experience — and the stillness that can be discovered within it.

04

Living in Peace and Presence

Bring your discoveries into everyday life. Learn to respond rather than react, navigate life's challenges with greater clarity and cultivate a more peaceful relationship with yourself and the world around you.

THE RETREAT EXPERIENCE

Everything You Need for Your Journey Within

Your eight-week retreat brings together transformative teachings, guided meditations and practical exercises to help you move beyond the thinking mind and bring greater awareness, peace and presence into everyday life.

  • 8 Weeks of Transformative Video Teachings

    Each week, you'll be guided through a new teaching exploring the mind, awareness and inner transformation. Drawing on Luke's core teachings, these sessions will offer insights and practical guidance to help you awaken to a deeper sense of peace, freedom and presence.

  • 6 Guided Meditations for Inner Transformation

    Move beyond intellectual understanding and experience the teachings for yourself. These guided meditations will support you in quietening the mind, deepening awareness, cultivating acceptance and reconnecting with the stillness within.

  • Weekly Practices, Tools and Techniques

    Each week, you'll receive practical exercises and techniques to take into your daily life. Rather than simply learning about mindfulness and awakening, you'll be encouraged to put the teachings into practice and experience their impact for yourself.

  • Reflection Worksheets and Resources

    Deepen your understanding with guided reflection worksheets and downloadable resources designed to help you explore your own experience, integrate key insights and carry what you've learnt beyond each session.

More than a course to watch. A journey to experience, practise and carry into your everyday life.

Your guide

Luke Draper

I’m a CBT therapist, with a deep interest in mindfulness and how we relate to our inner experience.

Transcending Thought brings together a practical exploration of the mind with a contemplative enquiry into awareness. The invitation is to discover through your own experience, rather than feel you have to adopt a particular belief.

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Is this for you?

For the part of you ready to pause.

This retreat may resonate if you are curious about meditation, want to explore your relationship with overthinking, or feel drawn to a deeper enquiry into awareness and self-compassion. You do not need to identify as spiritual to explore these themes.

There is no promise of a particular awakening experience or healing outcome. The invitation is to practise, reflect and discover what is meaningful for you.

Before you begin

A few helpful answers.

Is the retreat live or self-paced?

It is planned as a self-paced retreat delivered through recordings, so you can work through the eight-week journey around your own schedule. Access arrangements and the suggested weekly time commitment will be confirmed before booking opens.

Do I need meditation experience?

The proposed journey begins with the foundations of present-moment awareness. Full guidance on suitability and any preparation will be provided with the final programme.

What does “awakening” mean here?

Awakening is explored as an enquiry into awareness and the way we identify with thoughts and stories about ourselves. It is not a promised event, achievement or permanent state.

Is this a therapy programme?

This is a mindfulness and contemplative retreat, rather than individual CBT or a replacement for mental health care. If you are unsure whether this kind of practice is right for you, discuss it with a clinician who knows your circumstances.

What is the price, and when can I enrol?

The full retreat price is £499, with a special enrolment price of £295 as a one-off payment. Use any enrolment button on this page to continue to checkout.

YOUR JOURNEY BEGINS HERE

Are You Ready to Discover the Peace Within?

Eight weeks of transformative teachings, guided meditations and practical tools to help you move beyond the thinking mind and discover a deeper sense of peace and freedom.

Full retreat price

£499

SPECIAL ENROLMENT PRICE

Just £295 today!

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One-off payment · Self-paced online retreat

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