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.

Spaces still available...3 day Residential on the Holy Isle off the Isle of Arran. May 20261st to 4th MayCome along and ...
25/04/2026

Spaces still available...

3 day Residential on the Holy Isle off the Isle of Arran. May 2026
1st to 4th May
Come along and share the delights of Natures Wild Medicine Chest with experienced Traditional Herbalists Nicola Dee Kelly MNIMH and Keith Robertson FNIMH. We will be meeting plants in their amazing herb and vegetable garden and hedgerows and collect treasures to create a variety of preparations. These will include teas, decoctions, flower essences, infused oils, poultices etc. Make your own herbal preparations to complete this kit and take it (and the knowledge of how to use it) home for basic self-help for family and friends. Apply now - see website for details.

https://www.holyisle.org/courses/other/view/the-healing-power-of-plants-26

16/04/2026

Spring feels like it has truly arrived when butterflies are around. Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on pot marigold ( Calendula officinalis )

The rain over Arran this evening...🙏
13/04/2026

The rain over Arran this evening...🙏

12/04/2026

A break in the clouds bringing sunshine, highlighting the vivid greens of various mosses, fern, golden saxifrage, and ivy 😍

What a lovely find this morning near the pond...Beautiful,snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris) Also known as ...
10/04/2026

What a lovely find this morning near the pond...Beautiful,snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris)
Also known as snake's head (the original English name), chess flower, frog-cup, guinea-hen flower, guinea flower, l***r lily (because its shape resembled the bell once carried by l***rs), Lazarus bell, chequered lily, chequered daffodil, drooping tulip or, in the British Isles, simply fritillary 💕

We do have a sandy beach! Only visible at very low tides 🏝
28/03/2026

We do have a sandy beach! Only visible at very low tides 🏝

22/03/2026

Young ponies enjoying the mid day sun next to the Akong memorial grove today 🙏

21/03/2026

Stunning evening with the sea fog still rolling in , as it has been for most of the day ❤️

Common slow worm (Anguis fragilis) taking advantage of the afternoon sun 🌞
04/03/2026

Common slow worm (Anguis fragilis) taking advantage of the afternoon sun 🌞

02/03/2026

The Red squirrel is at it again...😄

A stunning day today, the sun is shining enhancing the colours of our spring flowers. A lovely day indeed for our winter...
28/02/2026

A stunning day today, the sun is shining enhancing the colours of our spring flowers. A lovely day indeed for our winter retreatants 🌞

Wherever and whenever we can, we should develop compassion at once.
Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche

Address

Lamlash Bay
Isle Of Arran
KA278GB

Telephone

+441770601100

Website

http://holyisland.wordpress.com/

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