Summer Weekend Courses: Introduction to Meditation and Buddhism
These two day events introduce you to Buddhist meditation and some of the basic principles of the Buddha's teachings. We will be drawing on traditional and contemporary sources and aim to make these of practical relevance to our daily lives.
They are held over two weekends from 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. These are stand alone events but attendance on both will give you a more comprehensive introduction to three meditation practices and some basic Buddhist teachings
Breathing into Awareness
Saturday 24th to Sunday 25th July 10.00am-4.30pm
On this course we will be exploring a meditation centred on the body and the breath, a simple and direct way of cultivating awareness and calm. Through this practice we are able to cultivate calm, clarity and presence. We will also be exploring Just Sitting, an unstructured practice which complements formal meditation. The afternoon will be spent exploring some of the Buddha's teachings and their relevance to our lives today.
Cost for the course: £60/£30 concs
Opening to kindly awareness
Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd August 10.00am-4.30pm
On this course we will be exploring a meditation called the metta bhavana, a practice which allows us to cultivate emotional warmth, calm, kindness and friendliness to ourselves and others. This enhances awareness of our responses to others and enables us to interact in an increasingly positive way with the world around us. This also includes the Just Sitting meditation. The afternoon will be spent exploring some of the Buddha's teachings and their relevance to our lives today.
Cost for the course: £60/£30 concs