Logistical Information
Here you will find general information about the place that welcomes us in England: “The Leela center, retreat center” founded in 1996.
Address : The Leela center, Thorngrove House, Common Mead Lane, Gillingham, Dorset SP8 4RE - England.
Welcome at The Leela center, a center managed by the resident community.
Osho Leela mission is to create a safer space for you to flourish and live your full potential as a human being. With meditation, self-observation and emotional support at the heart of what we offer, trust develops, healing happens and you leave with a renewed sense of purpose and passion for life.
Transportation:
How to join the training center? Click here
By train: The Leela center is in Gillingham Dorset. Gillingham has its own train station with a direct train line from London Waterloo. (Travel time about 2 hours).
The nearest train station is “Dorset”. Here is the list of local taxi driver you can contact:
Premier taxis: +441747 822 228 - Dial a cab (not on Sunday): +441747 821 000 - Ace taxis: +441747 821 111 - Eric’s taxis: +441747 835 317 - Gillingham and Mere: +441747 850 385
- A2B taxis: +447716 829 844. - Accessible taxis: +447711 052 688 - Taxi lady: +447990 788 882 - Jenny’s taxi: +447734 253 039 - Peter’s taxi: +447765 587 418
Need transportation to the training center, want share ?
We organize a discussion group (through the WhatsApp APP) between students for sharing travel and car pooling.
This group is created a few weeks before the course and the link will be sent to you on request. This group is reserved for discussions concerning transport.
Training Center: The Leela center
WhatsApp: For those not yet using it, a WhatsApp group will be created some weeks before the course, in order to put you all in contact and share your information and transport needs. WhatsApp allows us to communicate between groups. If you do not wish to be part of it, simply let us know.
Accommodation, Meals & services at The Leela Center:
For April 2026: Please to fill up the form here - For November 2026: Please to fill up the form here
For April 2027: Please to fill up the form here - For November 2027: Please to fill up the form here (coming)
Additional general information:
Kitchen access: During the course, the kitchen is reserved only for the team of cooks, thank you for your understanding.
Special diet: it is possible and free, please specify it when registering to the previous link in comment section.
Costs:
From 325£ (for external) to 475£ full board:
475£ for 6 days: all food and accommodations in a nice dormitory.
Rooms options:
Accommodation options (depending on availabilities left when you book):
Private rooms ere available for an extra cost of 35£ to 45£ extra/night
Big static caravan for 30£ extra/night
Shepherd huts for 45£ extra/night
Static caravan with 2 rooms (electricity and water)for 30£ extra/night
Static caravan with a small room, 20£ extra
Special Diets are supplied for free on request.
For external participants:
-10£/night (price for 1 night in the dormitory).
Lunch is mandatory, included into the global price.
-10£ for the diner (price for 1 diner)
Sauna and Bonfire are £90 for a 2 hour - Need to be booked in advanced with us.
Meals are vegetarian - The resident are cooking and we help 2-3 times/week with the washing up - The cooker can adapt to specific diets according to your needs on request into this form - Please make it simple.
See the accommodation here: https://osholeela.uk/accommodation/
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