Samatha Buddhist Meditation in London

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Beginners Classes

There are currently four beginners Samatha meditation classes in the London area:

1 - Central London, at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Russell Square, on Wednesday evenings,

2 - Chelsea on Thursday evenings,

3 - Richmond on Thursday evenings,

4 - Uxbridge on Thursday evenings,

See below for details on each class.

The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

The SOAS Centre for Buddhist Studies hosts a weekly meditation class during university term time. Classes run from Wednesday 11th November 2009.

Classes will be held in:

SOAS main building (Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG);

Room 'G3' (situated to the left of the School reception desk).

Teaching is free, and all are welcome. If you wish, bring a cushion to sit on. Contact Stefania (Email: stefaniamenin@hotmail.com) for further information.

SOAS

SOAS (The School of Oriental and African Studies), is part of the University of London. The nearest tube is Russell Square.

[Last updated 5 November 2009]

Samatha Meditation in Chelsea

The Chelsea Samatha class will be starting again on Thursday evenings from 6.30 to 8.30pm, from 25th February 2010.

The new location is:

St James School,

Earsby Street

London W14 8SH

The school is a few minutes walk from Kensington Olympia train and underground stations, and also close to Earl's Court and other stations (click here for map).

The class is open to beginners and those with more experience. Teaching is given on a one-to-one and group basis.

The teaching is given free, but meditators are asked to give a donation to cover the cost of room hire etc. (about £5 per session would cover it).

For any queries please contact Andrew (email olympiasamatha@yahoo.co.uk or call 07948 367 805), but feel free to just come along.

[Last updated 6 February 2010]

Samatha Meditation in Richmond

The Samatha meditation class has been meeting in Richmond since April 2003. We originally met at the Friends Meeting House near Richmond Green but since September 2008, we have been meeting at the Cambrian Centre which is nearer Richmond Park.

The teaching is available to all. No previous experience of meditation is required - beginners are welcome. Please feel free to join at any time.

For beginners, there is a talk each week from 7.30pm to 8pm when you will be given an introduction to the practice.

Once you have done the practice at home for at least a week, you can join the main meeting that starts later on in the evening. During this meeting, there is a group practice, discussion and an opportunity to discuss your practice one-to-one with the teacher. If you are coming to this meeting, please bring a cushion.

There is no charge for teaching, but we welcome donations to cover the cost of the room hire.

The class meets every Thursday night at 7.30pm at:

Cambrian Centre,

Caplan Court,

Corner of Queens Road and Cambrian Road,

Richmond Upon Thames,

Surrey

TW10 6SN.

The Cambrian Centre is on the 371 bus route to/from the Richmond tube/rail station on Kew Road. It is a ten minute walk from the centre of Richmond. There is a small car park at the Centre, otherwise parking can be found on surrounding roads.

For more information, please call Liz on (020) 7381 5288 or email James at: richmond_samatha@yahoo.co.uk

[Last updated 10 February 2010]

Samatha Meditation in Uxbridge

The Uxbridge class is not currently meeting. Please check back for further details, or email Vijay on vijaykhuttan@hotmail.com.

[Last updated 26 May 2009]