Apologies from the team. There will be no men’s practice morning this month.

A simple morning of practice with no teaching input. We will be doing unled meditation sits as well as walking meditation.

In addition we will be meeting up after the morning of meditation to have lunch together, either within the centre building or by going to a café. This will be an informal chance to meet up with fellow Sangha members more...

Dharma leaves from the forest clearing

A day of sharing our inspiration, challenge and questions in relation to the precious teachings. There will be short talks from mitras and friends, reflective and creative exercises, bodywork and discussion. Another opportunity to create space for engaging with the Sangha and the Dharma.

Please bring vegetarian lunch to share.

With Bhadra and Team

Everyone welcome. If you are bringing your children they must be more...

A practice evening focused around the figure of Amitabha given a slight musical twist by Ratnadhya, as we seek inspiration for our meditation with a musical evocation of sunlight reflecting the radiating love symbolised by the ‘Red Buddha’. With Ratnadhya.

Arrive from 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start.

For those who have completed an intro course at any time.

Please do give for the classes and events you attend. Every financial gift is more...

At the Wednesday lunchtime intermediate meditation class, we are moving on to the stage of exploring the Metta Bhavana practice, the meditation to develop qualities of universal loving-kindness.

Many of us maybe struggle with the side of our lives that relates to our relationship with self and others. How can we become more at ease with ourselves and more able to relate with others and are these two things connected?

In what ways can the metta bhavana practice help us more...

Class cancelled 19th July. due to a combination of illness and attending a funeral Samasuri and Alice are sorry to cancel the class. The last class will be next week until Sept. Sorry for any disappointment this evening. Wishing you well until then.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit comfortably in a more...

Last session until September

5:30pm – 6:30pm – Thursdays

My name is Claire-Louise and I have been teaching Scaravelli inspired hatha yoga classes in Bristol since 2006. 

I see yoga as more of an art form than a form of exercise. If we can engage our curiosity whilst moving with the breath, then yoga  is like experimenting with the melody, tone, volume and pitch of the more...

We are doing things a little bit different this year… and we would love you to be a part of it!

For our Sangha Retreat we are heading to the beautiful Adhisthana Retreat Centre in Herefordshire. This year, whilst we will be going together as a Sangha, there will be other Sanghas from the UK and Ireland on the same retreat. (Please do note that you need to book ASAP as places are limited and disappearing fast.)

A retreat provides a space for meditation, getting to more...

Meaningful activity vs werk, werk, werk, werk

Do you feel it’s important to spend your time meaningfully? Do you long to make a living in a way that is more in line with the things you care about? We spend so many of our waking hours at work that it feels important to consider how our career affects our hearts and minds, and to take a look at the views we have around the ways we spend our time.

This July, we invite you to join us as we hear a bit about the more...

Nirajadhi continues her sharing of her relationship with Pandaravasini (a female buddha figure), which is reflected through the commissioned painting in this image (on the lefthand side of the photo).

On this evening, she will be leading a very rich puja in devotion and reverence to  this figure and all that she symbolises… ‘red magic, fire magic, lotus magic...”

Arrive from 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start.

For those who have more...

The teaching team are away on retreat this week. Back on 19th.

At the Wednesday lunchtime intermediate meditation class, we are moving on to the stage of exploring the Metta Bhavana practice, the meditation to develop qualities of universal loving-kindness.

Many of us maybe struggle with the side of our lives that relates to our relationship with self and others. How can we become more at ease with ourselves and more able to more...

Our beginners classes are a great way to sample meditation for the first time or to get refreshing support and clarity to help you set up a regular practice.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit comfortably in a chair or on cushions on the floor. We’ll introduce our meditation practices, one each week – either the mindfulness of breathing which develops calm, focus and wholeheartedness, or a loving kindness (metta bhavana) meditation which develops emotional more...

The last Going Deeper in Meditation Class

This month we finish a series that’s looking into the system of meditation practice. We look at going deeper into the dimension of spiritual rebirth, exploring how the qualities we develop from all the other aspects of the system of meditation support a deeper experience of the buddhas and bodhisattvas, whether in visual form or as aspects of the nature of experience in awareness.

Suitable for those with 3+ years of more...

Amitabha – Metta Through the Whole Body

This evening we will explore Metta (loving kindness) as felt throughout the whole energy body in meditation, then end with an Amitabha puja.  

In a lightly led practice, we will bring each person to mind in the metta bhavana (loving-kindness meditation), deliberately moving away from the ‘story’ about them, towards our direct felt sense, so that we can see HOW that affects the body, heart and mind.  Allowing more...

At the Wednesday lunchtime intermediate meditation class, we are moving on to the stage of exploring the Metta Bhavana practice, the meditation to develop qualities of universal loving-kindness.

Many of us maybe struggle with the side of our lives that relates to our relationship with self and others. How can we become more at ease with ourselves and more able to relate with others and are these two things connected?

In what ways can the metta bhavana practice help us more...

CLASS CANCELLED THIS WEEK

Due to a combination of illness and attending a funeral Samasuri and Alice are sorry to cancel the class. The last class will be next week until Sept. Sorry for any disappointment this evening. Wishing you well until then.

Our beginners classes are a great way to sample meditation for the first time or to get refreshing support and clarity to help you set up a regular practice.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit more...

“Just as a mother would protect her only child at the risk of her own life… let thoughts of boundless love pervade the whole world”

Our state of mind shapes our world. We are all relational beings, so our ability to love is central. Metta is therefore very powerful. This day of meditation and discussion will be an opportunity to explore the Metta Bhavna and Metta practice in general. We will be drawing on the Karaniya Metta Sutta, a famous discourse by the more...

With Alyson Hurst and team

The first in a series of new opportunities to make and meditate alongside others. We will spend a relaxed morning together learning how to create a unique piece of art, and end the session with a guided meditation. Alyson has drawn over 270 mandalas using a variety of mediums, and loves sharing the practice with others.

Everyone is welcome; no experience in art or Buddhism required. All equipment will be provided.

The techniques to more...

This week is ‘Out of the Box Night’. We will be taking a break from our normal programme to engage with something different. 

There will be an arts leaning to the evening. We will be launching our new group, Sangha Singing, with a mantra and song workshop from Hannah, Suzie and Stefan.

And the painter Bee O’Brien will be with us also to explore painting and music, with a reflective workshop. 

And on top of that, at the end of the evening we more...

At the Wednesday lunchtime intermediate meditation class, we are moving on to the stage of exploring the Metta Bhavana practice, the meditation to develop qualities of universal loving-kindness.

Many of us maybe struggle with the side of our lives that relates to our relationship with self and others. How can we become more at ease with ourselves and more able to relate with others and are these two things connected?

In what ways can the metta bhavana practice help us more...

Get in there just in time! Our last session for our August break. This is a great opportunity to put that intention into action and give it some momentum.

Our beginners classes are a great way to sample meditation for the first time or to get refreshing support and clarity to help you set up a regular practice.

Full instructions will be given including how to sit comfortably in a chair or on cushions on the floor. We’ll introduce our meditation practices, one each more...

Hearing the Lion’s Roar: Three Pali Canon Days

For Order Members and Mitras

How do the foundational teachings of the Buddha shape our lives? We will explore our relationship to the Pali canon through reflection, personal talks, and devotional practice. We have received the Dharma jewel of the Pali canon from a lineage of 2,500 years of practitioners, and we can experience for ourselves how the teachings resonate within us today.

In the first day of this more...