These short daycourses run from 10am – 5.30pm and it is possible to stay overnight before and/or after if you wish – please contact us to arrange. Course fee: £25. For timetable of day, see below.

Protection for the Mind

Saturday 3rd March (in conjunction with Refuge Retreat)
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Our world is full of uncertainty, danger and many stressful and challenging situations. It is easy for us to be overwhelmed by stress, anxiety and depression. During this course, we will learn how by relying upon Buddha’s blessings, the support of spiritual friends and the actual protection in our mind from meditation, we will find we can accept and transform the pain and difficulties we experience in our lives. This mind of refuge empowers us in our spiritual practice and enables us to help others. Refuge Vows will be granted for those who wish to take them at the end of the day.

 

Creating a Meditation Space

Sunday 11 March 2012
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This is an ideal day course for those wanting to understand how to establish a daily meditation practice at home. The course will cover the essentials of meditation including how to still the mind,  sit correctly for meditation and the Buddhist practice of making a sacred space to induce peace of mind.

 

Transforming Pain

Saturday 21 April 2012
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Due to popular request we are repeating this day course. Living with pain is something all of us have to encounter at some time in our lives. On this day course Kelsang Uma, who has been in a wheelchair for over 20 years and has learnt to control chronic pain, will explain the meditation methods that helped him transform his life.

 

Enjoying the Space of Emptiness

Saturday 16 June 2012
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Buddha’s most renowned and precious teachings on the ultimate nature of reality ~ emptiness, shows us how to lightly enjoy what is appearing in our life and let go of the tight grasping at ourselves and others that is the cause of all our suffering and problems.

Day Course Timetable
All daycourses run to the following timetable:

10 – 10.15 am: Refreshments
10.15 – 11.30am: Teaching
11.30 – 12.15: Refreshments
12.15 – 1pm: Meditation
2.30 – 3.45: Teaching
3.45 – 4.30: Refreshments
4.30 – 5.15: Meditation
5.15- 5.30: Q&A