These short courses are ideal for getting some positive inspiration, gathering your thoughts and seeing things in perspective.
With talks, guided meditations, discussion and Q&A. No experience necessary, everybody welcome!
Suitable for all levels of experience.
10am – 1pm on the following dates.
A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation
How to introduce meditation into your life
Sat 17th Jan, 10am-1pm
with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogma
Enjoy some mental space and peace… and learn to take it with you!
Meditation has become widely recognised as a simple but very effective method to calm the mind, let go of stress and give rise to an experience of inner peace and wellbeing. Especially suitable for beginners, this course will introduce meditation techniques that can be practised by anyone.
Drawing on expert advice from Buddha, Gen Chogma will reveal methods for how to begin and then maintain an effective meditation practice. The benefits of meditation and its power to overcome stress, be happy, stay focused and enjoy harmonious relationships will be clearly presented. At the end of the course you can choose one of the guided meditations to focus on and train in at home to continue to experience these benefits for yourself.
“So much of the stress and tension we normally experience comes from our mind.”
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Cost: £15
(Free and Live-streamed for Monthly Members)
Keeping a Happy Heart
How to stop feeling fed up
Sat 24th Jan, 10am-1pm
with Buddhist Teacher, Mike Whitaker
There are so many things in life that can get us down and if we don’t deal with them appropriately they can send us into a negative spiral. We need practical methods to overcome the tough times that we can often face, especially these days!
Maybe you’ve tried other things and this could be the time for you to try a more meaningful solution.
On this half day course we will learn practical and inspiring methods to lift our mind up and develop inner strength and resilience.
Cost: £15
(Free and Live-streamed for Monthly Members)
The Power of Prayer
How to use Buddhist prayers for contemplation, peace & protection
Sat 21st Feb, 10am-1pm
with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogma
We see so many problems in the world nowadays, with people experiencing great difficulties. We often wonder what we as Buddhists should do to help with these problems? Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s advice is that our job is to pray, as this is the best method to benefit others.
In this course we will learn the nature of prayer, how to make our prayers powerful and effective, and how to unite prayer with our busy daily life. We will discover how, through prayer, we can create pathways in our mind for positive change.
Cost: £15
(Free and Live-streamed for Monthly Members)
Booking coming soon
Torma Making Workshop
Sat 28th Mar, 10am – 1pm
with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogma
A hands-on workshop to learn how to make tormas – a special food offering usually made of marzipan. Full instruction and practical demonstrations given.
Cost: £15
(In person only. Free for Monthly Members)
Booking coming soon
Dealing With Loss and Change
Sat 18th Apr, 10am – 1pm
with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogma
Losing the people and things that we love and dealing with unwanted changes in our lives is an experience that we often find deeply painful. Although we long to find lasting pleasure, comfort and security in other people and things, in the end none of them can stay with us forever.
In this course we will learn how, through meditation, we can develop a special wisdom that will help us to heal from the inevitable winds of change and loss in our lives and come to a deep and peaceful acceptance of impermanence. Through this we can become a strong, wise and peaceful person for the benefit of ourselves and others.
Cost: £15
(Free and live-streamed for Monthly Members)
Booking coming soon
Letting Go of Overthinking
Sat 9th May, 10am – 1pm
with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogma
Our minds are often filled with constant chatter—racing from one thought to the next, analysing, planning, and worrying. This mental noise can leave us feeling tired, anxious, and disconnected from the present moment.
In this retreat, we’ll explore how to let go of overthinking and experience the clarity and ease that come from a calm, focused mind. Through simple yet powerful meditation practices, you’ll learn how to reduce distractions, quiet inner restlessness, and reconnect with a sense of deep inner peace—one you can carry with you into daily life.
You will learn how to:
- Experience deep mental stillness and inner clarity
- Reduce anxiety, distraction, and inner restlessness
- Gain tools to stay calm, centred, and focused in daily life
Cost: £15
(Free and live-streamed for Monthly Members)
Booking coming soon
Understand the Truth of Reality
Sat 6th Jun, 10am – 1pm
with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogma
‘In Buddhism, emptiness has great meaning. It is the real nature of things, and is a very profound and meaningful object. If we realize emptiness directly we will attain permanent liberation from all the sufferings of this life and countless future lives; there is no greater meaning than this’.
From How to Transform Your Life by Venerable Geshe Kelksang Gyatso.
By meditating on the true nature of things, emptiness, we can realize that everything is a mere appearance to the mind, like a dream. Thinking in this way our wisdom increases, we can let go of grasping, heal ourselves and live lightly in our world.
This course will be based on the chapter ‘Ultimate Bodhichitta’ in the books Modern Buddhism and How to Transform Your Life. You can download these as free ebooks here.
Cost: £15
(Free and live-streamed for Monthly Members)
Booking coming soon
How to Feel More Joy in Your Life
Sat 11th Jul, 10am – 1pm
Unlock the power of gratitude and create a life that feels deeply meaningful. This course will help you create habits and ways of thinking that promote a powerful sense of purpose and joy.
Cost: £15
(Free and live-streamed for Monthly Members)
Booking coming soon