This weekend is a special opportunity to do a gentle weekend retreat in the city.Calm abiding meditation (Shinay in Tibetan; Shamatha in sanskrit) is accomplished through the development of mindfulness, which can be described as an ongoing awareness in the moment.

By training in focusing this awareness stably in meditation we can give rise to a more peaceful mind.

Meditation and mindfulness, practised regularly over time, have strong potential to make one’s general state of mind more positive: increasingly we can become free of habitual reactivity, unhelpful emotional patterns, and limited ways of seeing ourselves and others. With a more open and relaxed mind we will have less stress resulting from our living situation, and less tendency to be thrown by the ups-and-downs that life presents.

Over this practice weekend Lama Zangmo will give brief instructions and reminders, but the emphasis will mainly be on having plenty of time for actual sitting practice on both days interspersed with some walking meditation. It is suitable for anyone who has already attended our introduction to meditation courses or similar courses.

The daily schedule is:

10.00 – 11am Session

11.00 – 11.30am Break

11.30am – 12.30pm Session

12.30 – 1.30pm lunch break (Lunch will be served in our Tibetan Tearoom)

1.30 – 2.30 Session

2.30 – 3pm Break

3.00 – 4pm Session

We have overnight accommodation available which can be booked by contacting the office.

The £5 is a non refundable registration fee, not a payment for the course. There is no charge for our courses and teachings, but donations to help cover the costs of running the centre are very welcome.