Beginners meditation courses - Kadampa Meditation Centre Reading

Beginners meditation with Gen Nyingpo

Courses and dates
Weekly during November ¦ The art of letting go ¦ 60 minute sessions
Course fee & tickets
Weekly during November ¦ The art of letting go ¦ 60 minute sessions ¦ £20 – series of 4 (free with membership)

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course teacher
Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Nyingpo teaches these classes
How the course is run
The course will be run remotely until further notice. When you sign up, you will receive a link to a video of each class. The link will be sent to your email address on the day of the class and will remain valid for seven days.
who can attend
This course is open to anyone in Berkshire ¦ Buckinghamshire ¦ Oxfordshire ¦ Surrey

The art of letting go

Weekly classes during November ¦ The art of letting go

Series of 4 £20¦ individual session £7 ¦ free with membership

Discover the peace of mind, freedom and genuine happiness that comes from learning the art of letting go of anxiety, stress, self-criticism and blame.

In this series we will explore meditations and practises for daily life, to enable us to recognise these unhelpful states of mind as they arise, and learn how to let them go with confidence.We will also explore the power of developing and maintaining a peaceful, positive outlook on life and the challenges we meet, to enable us to gradually become free of all unhealthy anxiety, stress and so forth.

In this way we will come to experience a deep and lasting inner peace and happiness that cannot be disturbed by changing external conditions.

Letting Go of Anxiety (available November 4 – 10)

Letting Go of Stress and Frustration (available November 11 – 17)

Letting Go of Self-Critic (available November 18 – 24)

Letting Go of Blame, Learning to Forgive (available November 25 – December 1)

Thank you for the wonderful course you have been providing online since lockdown. Before lockdown myself and my friend had started to attend the drop in Thursday lunch time sessions which were held at the Kadampa centre in Reading. I hadn’t previously attended a session by Gen Nyingpo but after 8 weeks of meditating with Gen Nyingpo I have felt really uplifted by her style of teaching and I really love the light humour she displays which really resonates with me.

Polly

Firstly I want to say thank you SO much for the amazing online meditation courses that you’ve been running. They’ve been invaluable to me during lockdown. I don’t know where to start on how much your wisdom has helped me and I’m now making an effort to meditate daily.

Catherine

The online teachings and mediations having helped me focus during these strange lockdown times. They give you much to think about and the best ways to lead your life, especially as we move forward into a new way of social interaction. The overall messages – Be patient and Be kind. Thoroughly recommended.

Paul

advice for online classes

Please find a comfortable and quiet place that you consider special in your home or room. Prepare yourself before the class begins by turning off your phone, avoiding distractions, making sure you can focus on the teaching for its duration. Have a notebook to write down some of the key points of the teaching that you want to remember and integrate in your life. Enjoy!

We pray for everyone who is experiencing stress and anxiety, and especially for those who are ill. May everyone enjoy good health, peace and happiness.

Meditation is becoming increasingly recognized as an effective means to reduce stress and improve our quality of life, however it also has much deeper and far-reaching benefits that have been understood by Buddhist practitioners for thousands of years.

The benefits of meditation include:

– Effective means to reduce stress & anxiety
– Improves mindfulness & concentration
– Promotes a more positive approach to life
– Aids relaxation and letting go of tension

Each class consists of two guided meditations and instruction. Anyone can practice meditation and everyone is welcome to attend.