choose happiness
From September 16th ¦ 7-week meditation course
Course fee £35 / individual session £7 / free with membership
These classes provide a comprehensive introduction to meditation and mindfulness, offering guidance for developing and deepening a meditation practice. Presenting meditations to relax body and mind, find inner peace, achieve mental clarity, and increase our good heart.
Week 1 – Planting the seeds of happiness (available September 16 – 22)
Which states of mind give rise to happiness, how to develop and increase the causes of happiness.
Week 2 – Abiding in tranquility (available September 23 – 29)
In meditation we train to develop peaceful, happy states of mind. However we also need to learn how to practice holding positivity for longer periods of time both in the meditation session and also within our daily life. Gen Nyingpo will explain how to do this.
Week 3 – Breaking bad habits (available September 30 – October 6)
In this session Gen Nyingpo will explain how we can begin to carve our new and positive mental pathways so that peace and positivity eventually become our habitual response to life’s events.
Week 4 – Choose joy (available October 7 – 13)
In this session Gen Nyingpo will explain and guide a meditation practice which enables us to uplift our mind and develop a special appreciation and renewed purpose in life.
Week 5 – Spread the happiness (available October 14 – 20)
Discover the magic of karma. The buddhist sage Shantideva explained that all the happiness in the world arises from wishing others to be happy. Gen Nyingpo will explain and guide the magical meditation on giving happiness.
Week 6 – Our potential for lasting happiness (available October 21 – 27)
In this session Gen Nyingpo will introduce you to the mind of nirvana, also known as the supreme inner peace of liberation.
Week 7 – Bliss and enlightenment (available October 28 – November 3)
Dive beneath the surface of your mind and discover its power to create the extraordinary bliss of enlightenment. “If you realise your own mind you will attain enlightenment” Buddha
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.
TEACHER
Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Nyingpo teaches these classes
