Old Street & Shoreditch meditation classes

Mondays  7.00pm - 8.30pm


Course dates Course titles
30 Aug - 20 Sep (4 weeks) Mind, meditation and happiness
27 Sep – 18 Oct (4 weeks) Meditation and positive thinking
8 Nov – 22 Nov (3 weeks) Creating harmony and fulfilment
29 Nov – 13 Dec (3 weeks) Wisdom and freedom
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You do not need to book in advance - simply enrol when you arrive. The classes are suitable for everyone and can be attended at any point within a course. For more information about meditation classes, see:
What to Expect at a Class and Course titles below.

Venue address

Bunhill Fields Meeting House
Quaker Court
Banner Street
London  EC1Y 8QQ
(near Old Street & Shoreditch tube station)
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Day & Time

Mondays  7.00pm - 8.30pm

Fees

Pay-per-class: £8

Contact

Tel: 020 8455 7563
Email: info@meditateinlondon.org
Website: www.meditateinlondon.org

Bunhill Fields Meeting House, Old Street & Shoreditch
Bunhill Fields Meeting House, Old Street
 
If you haven't attended this venue previously, then you may find it helpful to follow the directions below as the Meeting House is not visible from the road.

Directions from Old Street tube station

From Old Street tube station (Northern Line - Bank branch), take exit 6 to Old Street South. On leaving the station walk straight ahead along Old Street towards Clerkenwell and take the 2nd left into Bunhill Row. Then take the first right into Banner Street and then the first left halfway down the street into Quaker Court. The Meeting House is the other side of courtyard on the corner of a block of maisonette flats - walk under the archway and the Meeting House is directly in front of you.

Course titles August - December 2010

These courses are based primarily on the bestselling title Introduction to Buddhism, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, available from the meditation class, from Tharpa Publications, or at all major book shops. In addition to covering essential meditation techniques, various topics from The New Meditation Handbook will be looked at each week as shown below.

Mind, meditation and happiness: 30 Aug - 20 Sep (4 weeks)
  • Week 1: Meditation and Buddhism
  • Week 2: Understanding the mind
  • Week 3: Creating Happiness
  • Week 4: Understanding life and death

Meditation and positive thinking: 27 Sep – 18 Oct (4 weeks)
  • Week 1: Finding inner Protection
  • Week 2: Permanent inner peace
  • Week 3: The way of loving kindness
  • Week 4: Developing a joyful mind

Creating harmony and fulfilment: 8 Nov – 22 Nov (3 weeks)
  • Week 1: Freedom from within
  • Week 2: Solving stress and disharmony
  • Week 3: Removing obstacles to happiness

Wisdom and freedom: 29 Nov – 13 Dec (3 weeks)
  • Week 1: Clarity and wisdom
  • Week 2: The peace of wisdom
  • Week 3: Supreme inner peace


Meditation classes in Old Street & Shoreditch are open to all, beginners and experienced meditators alike.

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