Meditation classes with Gen Nyingpo

  • Time, dates & venue

    Meditation challenge ¦ 1.00 – 1.45pm ¦ September 3, 10, 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15

    The Buddhist approach to self-care ¦ 1.00 – 1.45pm ¦ November 5, 12,19

    Venue: Kadampa Meditation Centre Reading, 9 Bath Road, RG1 6HH

    Parking: Very limited parking onsite, or street parking at Downshire Square *please allow time to park*

  • Fee and tickets

    Meditation challenge

    £36 for whole 7 week course (33% discount) /  £7.50 each session (drop in or pre-book) / free with membership

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    The Buddhist approach to self-care

    £15 for whole 3 week course (33% discount) /  £7.50 each session (drop in or pre-book) / free with membership

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  • course teacher

    Resident teacher, Gen Kelsang Nyingpo teaches these classes

Meditation challenge

Weekly classes – September 3 – October 15

FEE: £35 (7-week course 33% discount) / £7.50 per week / free with membership

Challenge yourself to a seven week meditation marathon – challenging yourself in two ways: 1 – try to make every meditation class, 2 – try to meditate everyday during the challenge. Meditation is much more than breathing meditation. In this seven week course you will discover a powerful sequence of guided meditations that will help you develop beautiful thoughts and intentions that will enable you to change negative habits of mind. Challenge yourself and increase the depth and experience of your meditation practice. You will be given: seven weeks to deepen your meditation practice, seven new meditations to transform negative habits and seven new perspectives to make your life better

September 3: The Challenge to meditate
September 10: Challenge Your Negative Thoughts
September 17: The Happiness Challenge
September 24: The gratitude challenge
October 1: Changing Challenging Views
October 8: The Challenge of Compassion
October 15: The Healing Challenge

The Buddhist approach to self-care

Weekly classes – November 5th to 19th

FEE: £15 (3-week course 33% discount) / £7.50 per week / free with membership

Using Buddhist wisdom, Gen Nyingpo will explain how to care and carve out time for yourself without feeling selfish or guilty. Superficial affirmations are not enough to let go of ingrained habits that stop you from doing what you need to do to look after yourself. These habits will continue to shape your life and obscure your true potential until you address them directly.

Through practical instructions and guided Buddhist meditations, Gen Nyingpo will explain how to become your own protector. Having this discipline is an essential tool for being able to cope with the stresses and strains of daily life. This way we can learn how to be more effective and deal more easily when life is challenging.

You will:

  • Learn how to care for yourself effectively and bring wellbeing to your life
  • Become more balanced and wise with your approach to self-care
  • See how to protect yourself from guilty over-working

November 5: Self-care and the power of joy

November 12: Combining wisdom with relaxation

November 19: Self-esteem and self-confidence

These feature meditation classes with Gen Kelsang Nyingpo cover a wide range of engaging topics. You can attend the whole course or drop in whenever you can. The classes include 2 guided meditations and a practical teaching on how to apply the ancient wisdom of Buddha’s teachings to busy modern life and are not to be missed! The classes are part of our General Programme.

With Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Nyingpo