Guided Meditations to suit all levels of experience (and none)
Saturday Morning Meditation
Saturday mornings all through the year
10.30 am to 12.15 Every Saturday (except 28th December)
There will be a short break around 11.15 am
Meditating with like-minded people can be much easier than meditating alone, especially when the meditation is gently guided. And whether you are a regular meditator or a complete beginner, you will be very welcome to join us at our friendly Saturday Morning session.
We practise two meditations each week with a tea break in between at approx 11.15 am. Join us for either or both sessions. We suggest a donation of £10 for this class.
Thursday Morning Meditation
Every Thursday Morning - 11.00 am to 11.50 am
Join us on any Thursday Morning at 11.00am for meditation until 11.50.
Each week we will practise one of two guided meditations - either the Mindfulness of Breathing or the Metta Bhavana (Loving-Kindness Meditation). Both of these practices help us to calm our mind and ultimately develop a sense of well-being and contentment. You may sit on a chair or a mat, the main thing is to be comfortable.
The session is open to everyone over 18. You don't need to be a Buddhist! And those new to meditation are very welcome.
Meditation Day Retreat:
Being with Being
The Buddha’s Teaching to Bahiya
Sunday 19 October 10:30am – 4:30pm
2,500 years ago the Buddha gave a pithy teaching to a man called Bahiya who had travelled across India to find him.
The Buddha said to Bahiya, ‘In the seen only the seen; in the heard only the heard; in the cognised only the cognised; in the known only the known.’
“That’s how you should train. When you have trained in this way, you won’t be ‘with that’. When you’re not ‘with that’, you won’t be ‘in that’. When you’re not ‘in that’, you won’t be in this world or the world beyond or between the two. Just this is the end of suffering.”
Bahiya, who had practised deeply for many years became Enlightened on the spot.
During this Day Retreat Shakyapada will be exploring Awareness once again and how it relates to the the six senses of hearing, seeing, touching, tasting, smelling and thinking. There will be short talks, discussions and a number of guided meditations.
An Introduction to Meditation
Find More Peace in Your Life
Have you noticed how busy your mind is?
For most people, thoughts come and go in a torrent. Busy minds use up energy and constantly propel us from one difficult mental state to another. Regular meditation practice helps us to deal more easily with whatever life throws at us
day by day. It also helps us to be kinder and more positive towards ourselves and others
In this five-week course you will learn three meditations: Mindfulness of the Body, Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving-Kindness Meditation Everyone over 18 is welcome (you don't have to be a Buddhist or wish to become one).