What’s On
February 2026
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7:30pm - 9:30pmlogin to book on this event (50 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism and Meditation: 6-week course
This course will help you uncover genuine ease, contentment and meaning in life through exploring profound yet simple teachings. Come together with others to learn, discuss and discover the means to uncover how to become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly introducing meditation and partly about the Buddhist context, that helps meditation to be a real power for change. There will be input from the experienced teaching team plus an more...
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10:00am - 12:30pmin personlogin to book on this event (8 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationMindfulness for Health (8-week course)
The Breathworks Mindfulness for Health course has helped thousands of people learn how to manage chronic pain, illness, fatigue, or anxiety with greater ease through mindfulness and compassion.
This evidence-based programme was developed by Vidyamala Burch, founder of Breathworks, drawing on her personal experience of managing severe pain with mindfulness and meditation. It integrates meditation, pacing, mindful movement, and group sharing to build skills that improve quality of more...
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10:00am - 12:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Sangha Works
What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?
Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!
We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.
Come along more...
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1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Lunchtime meditation drop-in (intermediate level)
If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.
Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.
To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.
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5:45pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners’ meditation class
If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.
You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.
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5:30pm - 6:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Mindfulness Yoga
Every Thursday, 5.30pm – 6.30pmMINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS
In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.
We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach more...
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10:30am - 4:30pmlogin to book on this event (40 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationDiverse Sangha: Coming together in all our glory with Jayachitta
Booking is for both days 7th and 8th
Jayachitta writes: Bristol Buddhist Centre welcomes people from all walks of life, genders and backgrounds.
How can we meet in this glorious diversity, appreciating difference of expression, while still being held together, cherishing and nurturing our connectedness. Can we find ways to bridge the seeming gap between self & other?
If we engage in that, we might find our Sangha becomes richer and also more...
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10:30am - 4:30pmlogin to book on this event (40 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationDiverse Sangha: Coming together in all our glory
With Guest Teacher Jayachitta
Bristol Buddhist Centre welcomes people from all walks of life, genders and backgrounds.
How can we meet in this glorious diversity, appreciating difference of expression, while still being held together, cherishing and nurturing our connectedness. Can we find ways to bridge the seeming gap between self & other?
If we engage in that, we might find our Sangha becomes richer and also contributes more...
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7:30pm - 9:30pmlogin to book on this event (50 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism and Meditation: 6-week course
This course will help you uncover genuine ease, contentment and meaning in life through exploring profound yet simple teachings. Come together with others to learn, discuss and discover the means to uncover how to become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly introducing meditation and partly about the Buddhist context, that helps meditation to be a real power for change. There will be input from the experienced teaching team plus an more...
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10:00am - 12:30pmin personlogin to book on this event (8 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationMindfulness for Health (8-week course)
The Breathworks Mindfulness for Health course has helped thousands of people learn how to manage chronic pain, illness, fatigue, or anxiety with greater ease through mindfulness and compassion.
This evidence-based programme was developed by Vidyamala Burch, founder of Breathworks, drawing on her personal experience of managing severe pain with mindfulness and meditation. It integrates meditation, pacing, mindful movement, and group sharing to build skills that improve quality of more...
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10:00am - 12:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Sangha Works
What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?
Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!
We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.
Come along more...
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1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Lunchtime meditation drop-in (intermediate level)
If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.
Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.
To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.
-
5:45pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners’ meditation class
If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.
You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.
-
5:30pm - 6:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Mindfulness Yoga
Every Thursday, 5.30pm – 6.30pmMINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS
In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.
We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach more...
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7:30pm - 9:30pmlogin to book on this event (50 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism and Meditation: 6-week course
This course will help you uncover genuine ease, contentment and meaning in life through exploring profound yet simple teachings. Come together with others to learn, discuss and discover the means to uncover how to become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly introducing meditation and partly about the Buddhist context, that helps meditation to be a real power for change. There will be input from the experienced teaching team plus an more...
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10:00am - 12:30pmin personlogin to book on this event (8 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationMindfulness for Health (8-week course)
The Breathworks Mindfulness for Health course has helped thousands of people learn how to manage chronic pain, illness, fatigue, or anxiety with greater ease through mindfulness and compassion.
This evidence-based programme was developed by Vidyamala Burch, founder of Breathworks, drawing on her personal experience of managing severe pain with mindfulness and meditation. It integrates meditation, pacing, mindful movement, and group sharing to build skills that improve quality of more...
-
10:00am - 12:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Sangha Works
What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?
Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!
We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.
Come along more...
-
1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Lunchtime meditation drop-in (intermediate level)
If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.
Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.
To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.
-
5:45pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners’ meditation class
If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.
You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.
-
5:30pm - 6:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Mindfulness Yoga
Every Thursday, 5.30pm – 6.30pmMINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS
In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.
We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach more...
-
7:30pm - 9:30pmlogin to book on this event (50 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationIntroduction to Buddhism and Meditation: 6-week course
This course will help you uncover genuine ease, contentment and meaning in life through exploring profound yet simple teachings. Come together with others to learn, discuss and discover the means to uncover how to become the change you want to see.
Each session will be partly introducing meditation and partly about the Buddhist context, that helps meditation to be a real power for change. There will be input from the experienced teaching team plus an more...
-
10:00am - 12:30pmin personlogin to book on this event (8 places left)
Note: Bookings are for in person only. You don't need to book an online place.
by donationMindfulness for Health (8-week course)
The Breathworks Mindfulness for Health course has helped thousands of people learn how to manage chronic pain, illness, fatigue, or anxiety with greater ease through mindfulness and compassion.
This evidence-based programme was developed by Vidyamala Burch, founder of Breathworks, drawing on her personal experience of managing severe pain with mindfulness and meditation. It integrates meditation, pacing, mindful movement, and group sharing to build skills that improve quality of more...
-
10:00am - 12:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Sangha Works
What would it be like to turn all that we do into practice? Would we experience the world, ourselves and others differently?
Come and found out at Sangha Works – turning the ordinary into the extraordinary!
We start with a check-in, then choose tasks to work with as practice. These usually involve cleaning the centre, tending the shrine and light gardening work, but can include more! We can offer sitting down jobs as well as more active jobs.
Come along more...
-
1:00pm - 2:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Lunchtime meditation drop-in (intermediate level)
If you already have experience of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana (Loving Kindness) meditations that we practise in our sangha, join us on a Wednesday lunchtime to meditate with others and take your practice deeper.
Every Wednesday at the Bristol Buddhist Centre. The meditation finishes at 2pm, with the option to stay on until 2.30pm for tea and a chat.
To view details of our beginners’ class, click here.
-
5:45pm - 7:00pmbooking not requiredby donation
Beginners’ meditation class
If you’re curious about and new to meditation, or haven’t yet been acquainted with the practices we follow in our community (Mindfulness of Breathing and Loving Kindness meditations), come along to our drop-in class for beginners on a Wednesday evening.
You’ll be guided through the stages by an experienced practitioner, with the opportunity to discuss your experience and ask questions.
-
5:30pm - 6:30pmbooking not requiredby donation
Mindfulness Yoga
Every Thursday, 5.30pm – 6.30pmMINDFULNESS YOGA: CULTIVATING AWARENESS WITH KINDNESS
In these sessions, we focus on unifying and bringing gentle awareness to our body, breath, and mind. The pace is considered, encouraging us to integrate mindfulness not only into our yoga practice but also into our daily life.
We will explore physical sensations and breath, noting our thoughts and feelings, all through a lens of love and kindness (metta). This internal approach more...





