Meditation and Western Buddhism in West London
Now you can come to a drop-in meditation class every weekday from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. Suitable if you are new to meditation–full instruction given–or already have a practice, so all lunchtime classes are now open, and we’d encourage you to support your practice by coming regularly. Details here.
Mondays to Fridays 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm
No booking required. By donation, £5 suggested.
An afternoon course in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), increasingly recommended by doctors and other health professionals. A very thorough way to use Buddhist-based mindfulness methods to relish life as it flows, instead of feeling full up and stressed. Led by trained and experienced MBSR teacher Dhammagita.
Tuesday afternoons, 2.30-4.45, starting 7 February, with a day retreat on Sunday 11 March.
Eight weeks duration, ending 27 March. Booking and more info here.
Introductory Buddhism and meditation courseSix Thursday evenings starting 12 January 2012 COURSE NOW FULL.
Another course starts 27 February, details and booking here.
Six Monday evenings starting 16 January 2012 COURSE NOW FULL.
Another course starts 29 February; details and booking here.
Anyone is really welcome to come along to one of our drop in classes. No need to book.
There is a drop-in meditation class every week day from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. These classes are open to all, whether you are new to meditation or already have a meditation practice.
Mondays to Fridays 1.00 pm to 2.00 pm
No booking required. By donation.
Find our more about our drop-in classes
A thorough introduction to basic Buddhist meditation, with tips on posture, relaxation, and body awareness. Each week is different, so you can learn meditation by coming for a few weeks. People often like to keep coming just to meditate together with like-minded folk: you don’t need to be a beginner to attend.
10-12 every Saturday. Cost: £8 (£4 concs)
A weekend at Vajrasana in the Suffolk countryside, led by Paramananda and Yashobodhi, specially for the WLBC Sangha — do come! Booking and more details here.
With Paramananda, Sunday, 22 January 2012, 10:30-5:00. By donation.
17 January, meditation evening with Paramananda
Before every Tuesday Sangha night at 6:30, come and have some food. Baked potatoes provided, please bring a vegetarian filling, a salad, or a drink.
The Brahma Viharas; Upekkha
Saturday 21 January 2012, 12.30pm to 5.30pm
This Saturday is the final day in our series of events based on the Brahma Viharas (often translated as the sublime states or sublime abodes). We will be exploring Upekkha (Equanimity), the fourth Brahma Vihara. Led by Bodhilila.
Payment by donation. Please phone to book. More here.
Next series, Women on the Bodhisattva Path, starts Sunday 26 Feb.
A new course led by Yashobodhi and Ratnaprabha on six Wednesday evenings from 18 January. Using Sangharakshita’s ‘Living with Awareness’ as text, booking here.
Every Friday 7-9pm, start with tea, then meditation, walking meditation and chanting/puja. Pure and simple, no leading through. (23 and 30 Dec, City Retreat.)
Join at 7.30 or 8.30 during the City retreat, but otherwise we no longer have early morning sessions. Not enough people were attending to make it worthwhile.
West London recordings are on the Free Buddhist Audio site, along with a treasure-house of audible Dharma.
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