Unless otherwise stated, all events, programmes, classes and courses take place at the London Shambhala Meditation Centre in Clapham. Please see Location Map for directions. Evening sessions usually begin with a short session of meditation.
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche: Creating Enlightened Society
An evening with Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
“The history and legend of Shambhala is based upon a great community that was able to reach a higher level of consciousness. This community could occur because its individual members participated fully in creating a culture of kindness, generosity, and courage.” – Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is head of the Shambhala global network of meditation centres and a best selling author. On this special visit to London, as part of the Awake in the World Festival, he will present the vision of Shambhala and show how it can enrich us and our world.
Rooted in ancient Buddhist teachings, the way of Shambhala is a fresh spiritual path for our times. In the Shambhala vision, human beings are fundament ally good, warm and intelligent. These qualities can be cultivated through meditation, and further developed in daily life. Through this simple but profound process, they start radiating out to our family, friends, community and society.
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche will be presenting this vision for newcomers as well as established practioners. He will offer guided meditation on connecting with our fundamental dignity, and using this as a force to shape the world around us.
For more information visit the Awake in the World website awakeintheworld2013.org To purchase tickets follow this link tickets
Friday 13 September
Remembering Chögyam Trungpa
A day of celebration
Remembering Chögyam Trungpa is part of an extraordinary celebration in London from 12 - 15 September 2013 to mark 50 years since the arrival of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in Europe in 1963.
The founder of our lineage arrived in the UK as a young monk on board a steamer from India in 1963. This day of celebration will feature speakers from inside and outside Shambhala who knew Trungpa Rinpoche during his years in UK from 1963 to 1970 , and others who will shed light on aspects of what made Chögyam Trungpa such a unique teacher. His world of the 60s and 70s will be brought to life through poetry, narrative and music.
For more information visit the Awake in the World website awakeintheworld2013.org To purchase tickets follow this link tickets
Saturday 14 to Sunday 15 September
Awake in the World
A festival of meditation, arts and social vision
How can we talk about creating an 'awake' or 'enlightened' society in the 21st century? How do we nurture the inner resources needed for the challenges of living and working today? Can creating space for a practice of meditation or creativity transform what we do in the world? Can it even transform society itself?
As part of the anniversary celebrations marking Chögyam Trungpa's 50 years in the West, this weekend festival will feature keynote talks from leading speakers and creative workshops designed to wake us up to the magical quality of the world. Take part in an evolving discussion on how we can act effectively in the world -- whether in the fields of education, environment, social action, or in our own workplaces and families.
Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche: Gesar of Ling: Principles of Enlightened Warriorship
Gesar's story is the Tibetan national epic and the last living epic in the world. The life of Gesar of Ling has been an inspiration to many great practitioners and teachers. The stories and songs celebrate an enlightened warrior king. But how does this relate to our modern life and why is this relevant to us now?
The Gesar epic discusses the principles of living our lives as an enlightened warrior with the qualities of confidence, brilliance, vitality, gentleness and wisdom. These teachings are said to be particularly relevant for our time dominated by speed, materialism, individualism and isolation. A time where it is not practicable for those interested or engaged in a spiritual path to disengage from the demands and complexities of everyday life.
Gesar was an enlightened leader who practiced full engagement with all aspects of the world around him, therefore these teachings lead us into noble, fearless qualities that can be used in our day to day lives and inspire enlightened leadership. Leadership based on the notion of our true nature, basic goodness, and inherent compassion for others.
The teachings of Gesar were a deep inspiration to Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of the Shambhala lineage, in his proclamation of the Shambhala dharma in the west and many aspects of our Shambhala tradition are embodied in the life of Gesar.
Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche is the lineage holder of the new Gesar transmissions and is uniquely placed to share with us the relevance of this epic to our lives now and how the teachings of Gesar can help us manifest the Shambhala vision of societal transformation.
During this programme he will guide us in the inner meaning of warriorship and the practices revealed in these teachings. His clear and fresh outlook very quickly cuts through cultural misperceptions about this ancient, Tibetan story.
Gyetrul Jigme Rinpoche is the son of H. E. Namkha Drimed Rinpoche, the supreme head of the Ripa Lineage, and the brother-in-law of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. He is known for his fluency in English and his lively, direct, fluid, humorous and down-to-earth teaching style.
This cycle of teachings will begin an ongoing series that Rinpoche will develop and deepen over a number of years at Shambhala London. This programme will be both a good opportunity for those who attended last year to deepen their connection to these teachings and for everyone who is interested, a fresh opportunity to experience these teachings for the first time. All are warmly welcome.
To pre-register please send a deposit of £20 payable to London Shambhala Meditation Centre / London Shambhala Meditation Centre, 27 Belmont Close, London, SW4 6AY or call us on 020 7720 3207 to make a card payment.
For any additional queries please email:
Timings: Friday evening from 7pm. Saturday & Sunday 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Programme fee: £120 (£100 Earlybird concession if registering by 30 April). Concessions available by application prior to the programme
Sunday 2 June
Shambhala Community Day
Manifesting enlightened society is part of the core teachings of Shambhala. Integral to this vision is how the community comes together to celebrate the natural brilliance of humanity.
Please join us for all or part of the day and discover how we can come together and share our time with dignity, kindness, and joy.
If you would like to come for lunch please send us an email at the address below so we can get an idea of the numbers to cater for.
The Tea Salon gives us the opportunity to gather in an uplifted environment, to socialize with each other and engage in the simple joy of conversation. We invite you to share in conversations that matter to you and are relevant to our world.
The Tea Salon is an offering from the Shambhala Meditation Centre to its community and its guests to enjoy drinking fine teas and eating delicious, homemade cakes.
Please save the date of the next Shambhala Community day which will be on Sunday 28 July 2013.
As part of the Shambhala Community Day, this group offers the chance for young people aged 6-11 years old to learn the simple human practice of meditation and apply it to their daily lives of friends, school and family.
Meditation can help us work with difficult emotions, develop a grounded connection to ourselves, and notice and enjoy the richness of our world. We will learn and practice sitting meditation, mindful movement and the expressive arts. Ali Warner will lead the group.
A meditation session for adults will run at the same time in a separate room. Open to all parents. Meditation instruction will be available. Adult session offered by donation.
Ali Warner is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, and is committed to bringing the meditative arts into children'’s education. She has taught meditation and embodied musicianship in schools, and is the Director of Shambhala London.
As part of the Shambhala Community Day, join us for a monthly practice of exploring our voices through vocal exercises, and simple traditional songs and chants.
Inspired by the celebrated polyphonic songs of Georgia in the Caucasus, we will practice making sound in a way that enriches our connection to ourselves and others. All welcome. No experience of singing necessary. This group will be led by Ali Warner.
Ali Warner is a meditation student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, and follows the teaching of Frank Kane with his mastery of embodied voice through the study of ancient singing practices. She sings traditional song and experimental free improvisation, and continues to explore how the expressive voice can strengthen communities.
Start to bring the simple yet profound practice of meditation into your everyday life with this one day introductory workshop.
This workshop offers you the opportunity to learn and practice meditation with qualified meditation teachers in a supportive environment. The day will involve guided meditation instruction, practice, teachings and group discussion.
This course is open to those who are new to meditation and those who wish to refresh or deepen their connection to meditation practice. This workshop will be taught by Ali Warner & Sid Liddall.
Ali Warner is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and Director of Shambhala London. She teaches whole systems leadership in public and private sector organisations using arts, communication and mindfulness practices. She is a practitioner of traditional singing and experimental voicework.
Sid Liddall is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and holds the position of Director of Societal Health & Wellbeing at Shambhala London. He has had various careers including shiatsu massage, web development and tree surgery and is particularly inspired by social and environmental transformation.
Please bring your own lunch so that we can eat together at the Centre. Kitchen facilities are available.
To pre-register please send a deposit of £20 payable to: 'The London Shambhala Meditation Centre' c/o London Shambhala Meditation Centre, 27 Belmont Close, London, SW4 6AY or call us on 020 7720 3207 to make a card payment over the phone.
Cost: £35 (£20 Concessions available by prior application)
Friday 28 to Sunday 30 June
Contemplative Writing
with Miriam Hall
Miriam Hall:
I have written and read since I was in primary school, when I learned that fiction could carry me away from difficult struggles at home. Poetry saved me from my father’s death in middle school, and plays softened the harsh realities of my high school experience.
But it wasn’t until after college that I discovered there was another way to approach writing. Writing not just for writing’s sake, not just as something to be edited, finished, published; writing also as a process, a practice. My first teacher, Paula Novotnak, taught me first and foremost that “Practice makes Practice, not Perfection.”
She was the first person to create for me an environment of raw creativity I felt I could rely on, week after week, as a safe container for whatever needed to emerge. Learning to abide by the creative process, all of its ups and downs, resistance and flow, is essential if we want creativity to really work in our lives.
On this weekend retreat we will work with walking meditation, contemplative writing (writing and listening) and sitting meditation. The writing is on a theme, with guiding questions. The writing is without break and often subconscious. The second half is spent sharing and/or listening to each other. Creative writing and compassionate listening are inexorably linked, which becomes apparent to all who practice over time.
Compassion comes out of Buddhist teachings, but can apply to any religious belief or philosophical approach. It is a common core for all of us. All of our relationships, activities, creative or otherwise, need compassion in order to truly benefit the world. The practice of listening, being listened to, and reflecting back to each other is perilously rare in our modern world.
Through the mixture of practices of stillness and sharp awareness, our writing begins to sharpen and deepen, and, most importantly, we begin to connect with ourselves and each other as human beings with real hearts and real stories.
Miriam Hall is a senior Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography, Contemplative Writing and Shambhala Art instructor. She teaches in North America and Europe, and frequently publishes articles related to her teaching online at elephant journal.
Cost: course fee: £130, Friday evening taster: £20, concessions are available on application
Friday 5 to Sunday 7 July
Contemplative Photography
The Way of Nature with Miriam Hall
The Way of Nature is a special offering - a weekend retreat that combines Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography and the ancient short poetry practice of Haiku.
The weekend consists of instruction in both Miksang and Haiku, periods of solo, quiet practice in nature, group sharing and review.
We will explore the history of Haiku through examples from writers as varied as Richard Wright and Basho. We will explore the forms of Miksang through painting and photography examples and by photographing Landscape and Intimate Landscape, Visual Haiku and Flowers and Weeds, amongst other topics.
No prior experience in either Haiku or Miksang is required, though Miksang Level I is suggested, if possible. Participants need a digital camera (point and shoot is fine) and to dress for outdoor activities.
Miriam Hall is a senior Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography, Contemplative Writing and Shambhala Art instructor. She teaches in North America and Europe, and frequently publishes articles related to her teaching online at elephant journal.
Course fee: £130, Friday evening taster: £20, concessions are available on application
Saturday 13 to Sunday 14 July
The Art of Being Human
Shambhala Training Level One
'The way of the Great Eastern Sun is based on seeing that there is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in the world, which is the innate wakefulness of human beings.' Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche.
The Shambhala Training path of study and practice or the Way of Shambhala begins with The Art of Being Human: Shambhala Training Level One. The Way of Shambhala consists of five weekend programmes ("levels") and five evening courses which offer meditation instruction and practice, talks on the Shambhala teachings, group discussions and interviews.
Completing the Way of Shambhala provides the tools you need to establish a personal meditation discipline and take the basic principles of warriorship forward into your daily life.
Level One introduces the rich Shambhala tradition, which inspires and encourages us to explore and celebrate what it is to be human. During the weekend we begin to work with the practice of meditation which allows this gentle exploration to take place.
Level One offers both a good introduction for complete beginners and a fresh inspiration for those who may already have some experience of meditation within their own spiritual traditions. This retreat will be led by Peter Conradi.
Peter Conradi is a long-term student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and has been appointed by the Sakyong as a 'shastri', or senior teacher. He is English Professor Emeritus at Kingston University, and the author of a number of books including Going Buddhist and Iris Murdoch: A Life. He is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
To pre-register please send a deposit of £20 payable to: 'The London Shambhala Meditation Centre' c/o London Shambhala Meditation Centre, 27 Belmont Close, London, SW4 6AY
For any additional queries please email:
Timings: Saturday & Sunday: 9.00am - tea & coffee, 9.30am - start. 6.30pm - finish. Lunch is provided on both days and there will be a small reception at the end of the weekend on Sunday evening
Cost: £120 (£100 if registering before Friday 5 July). £70 Concessions available by prior application
TALKS
Monday 27 May
Open House Talk: Fear & Fearlessness
'Not understanding the nature of fear, it is impossible to realise fearlessness' - Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
The Shambhala tradition is unique in today's world in fore-grounding the absolute need for courage. In this Open House Talk we will look at the fear-of-fear as a source of paralysis while fear itself, by contrast, can be a potential source of valuable energy and discovery. This talk will be given by Shastri Peter Conradi.
Peter Conradi is a long-term student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and has been appointed by the Sakyong as a 'shastri', or senior teacher. He is English Professor Emeritus at Kingston University, and the author of a number of books including Going Buddhist and Iris Murdoch: A Life. He is an elected fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
Open House Talks are a great introduction to meditation and the Shambhala Buddhist teachings. They are an opportunity to connect with other people interested in meditation and you are warmly invited to attend a drinks reception afterwards.
There are no pre-registrations for this talk. Please come along on the evening - all welcome.
For any additional queries please email:
Timings: Open from 7.30pm. Talk at 8pm
Cost: Suggested Donation: £5 (£4 concession) including a glass of wine or soft drink. There will be a charge of £1 per glass thereafter
COURSES
Thursday 2 to Thursday 9 May
Contentment in Everyday Life
An introductory evening course over five weeks
This course provides an exploration of mindfulness meditation, and meditation in action for daily life. With meditation practice we learn to appreciate ourselves and simple human experiences. Difficult emotions and the challenges of life can be met with gentleness, steadiness and good-humour.
This five week evening course is one of the main introductions to meditation that we offer. We highly recommend it for anyone interested in meditation, Buddhism or Shambhala.
It offers both a good introduction for complete beginners and a fresh inspiration for those who may already have some experience of meditation within their own spiritual traditions.
This course is also one of the first parts of the evening course curriculum from the Way of Shambhala, an ongoing training in meditation and how we can use Buddhist teachings to awaken to our inherent potential. This course will be taught by Jane Hope & Angie Nehring.
Jane Hope is a long-term student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, and a founding member of the London Shambhala Meditation Centre. She has been appointed by the Sakyong as a 'shastri', or senior teacher, for the UK and the Ukraine.
Angie Nehring is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and has been an active member of Shambhala since 2001. She has held various senior positions within the organisation, including Director of Culture and Decorum and Shambhala Training Coordinator. She works at the BBC as a producer.
To pre-register please send a deposit of £20 payable to: 'The London Shambhala Meditation Centre' c/o London Shambhala Meditation Centre, 27 Belmont Close, London, SW4 6AY
Dates: Thursdays 11, 18, 25 April & 2, 9 May Please note that our Meditation in Everyday Life & Contentment in Everyday Life courses will now be running on Thursday evenings.
For further information contact:
Timings: From 7:30PM until 9:30PM
Course Fee: £60 (£50 if booking before 4 April). £40 Concessions
Tuesday 14 May to Tuesday 18 June
NEW: How Can I Help? The Basic Goodness of Society
'How Can I Help? The Basic Goodness of Society' is the second of three new courses collectively called the Basic Goodness Series which offers us a powerful journey through the complete view and experience of basic goodness - our personal experience, our experience with others, and our relationship with the reality of life itself.
This second course asks the question, “How can I help?” and explores our relationships with others, an aspiration to help our world, and specific aspects of social transformation. We look at a Shambhala understanding of society, and what enlightened society may be. Is society something that is ultimately confused, or is there goodness in human society?
The course focuses on transforming four aspects of society: relations with family (household), professional life, entertainment, and economy. We learn the traditional mahayana practice of “sending and taking” (tonglen).
In general the Basic Goodness Series presents teachings in an experiential way, with an emphasis on understanding the view and meaning of these teachings, and how they can be applied to our lives. They are intended to create learning communities where we can come together and reflect on our own experience and the world.
In addition to welcoming us into an experience of the wakefulness and dignity of being human, the Basic Goodness Series is also describing the underlying understanding of a social revolution. Shambhala vision is not limited to individual awakening; it is a vision for human society and “shifting” human history.
Each course consists of six classes. This course is open to all who have completed the pre-requisites. Both newer and seasoned practitioners could find these courses meaningful and enriching. This course will be taught by Richard Bleckman.
Richard Bleckman is a veterinary surgeon. He also trained in Body Orientated Psychotherapy and in various Western and Eastern Herbal medicines as well as Tibetan Medicine. He has been a Buddhist practitioner for over 35 years and a member of Shambhala for the last 25 years. He currently holds the position of Director of Practice and Education for Shambhala London.
Dates: 14, 21 & 28 June, 4, 11 & 18 June 2013
To pre-register please send a deposit of £20 payable to: 'The London Shambhala Meditation Centre' c/o London Shambhala Meditation Centre, 27 Belmont Close, London, SW4 6AY
People already engaged in the Way of Shambhala should note the Basic Goodness Series will also be considered preparation for Enlightened Society Assembly (Sutrayana Seminary), and is therefore, also a pre-requisite for Warrior Assembly and Sacred World Assembly.
For any additional queries please email:
Timings: 7.15pm - 9.30pm, 7.15pm arrival and registration, 7.30pm class starts
Cost: £60* (early bird discount £50 for registration prior 7 May 2013) £40 Concession. * Directors, Assistant Directors, and MI's are warmly encouraged to attend this course and can register at the discounted tuition of 50%.
Thursday 6 June to Thursday 4 July
Meditation in Everyday Life
An evening course over five weeks
This five week evening course provides tools and teachings for working with meditation in everyday life. With simple instructions and support, mindfulness meditation can become part of our everyday lives and reveal our innate stability, clarity and strength.
Meditation in Everyday Life is one of the main introductions to meditation that we offer and we highly recommend it for anyone interested in meditation, Buddhism or Shambhala. It is suitable for complete beginners and can also provide fresh inspiration for those who may already have some experience of meditation within their own spiritual traditions.
This course is also one of the first parts of the evening course curriculum from the Way of Shambhala, an ongoing training in meditation and how we can use Buddhist teachings to awaken to our inherent potential.
To pre-register please send a deposit of £20 payable to: 'The London Shambhala Meditation Centre' c/o London Shambhala Meditation Centre, 27 Belmont Close, London, SW4 6AY
Dates: Thursdays 6, 13, 20, 27 June & 4 July
Please note that our Meditation in Everyday Life & Contentment in Everyday Life courses will now be running on Thursday evenings.
For any additional queries please email:
Timings: From 7:30PM until 9:30PM
£60 (£50 if booking before Thursday 30 May). £40 Concessions
RETREATS
Friday 2 to Sunday 11 August
Bravery & Compassion
A Meditation Retreat at Bleddfa in Wales
The Bleddfa Centre, in collaboration with the London Shambhala Meditation Centre, is running another nine day meditation retreat.
This retreat will be led by Peter Conradi and Jim O'Neill who have led many retreats over 25 years; and by Jude Hudson and Tom Dillon, both long-term students of Trungpa Rinpoche and Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
This retreat is open to beginners and experienced meditators.
The Bleddfa Centre, set in the wild Radnorshire hills, has on-site accommodation and two tied cottages at Cwmygerwyn, within walking distance, offering individual rooms. Please note that camping facilities are also available for a limited number. The retreat will take place in The Hall Barn.
Maggie Lewis will cook for the group once again. Main meals will be Oryoki style - a traditional Japanese mindfulness eating practice.
For further information about this retreat please send an email to:
Timings: The day will run from 7.30am to roughly 8pm
Cost: Including all tuition and food: £420 for those staying in individual rooms at Cwmygerwyn; £395 for those in dorms at Bleddfa
SCHEDULED PRACTICES
Kyudo Practice
The way of the bow
In 1980 the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche invited Onyumishi Kanjuro Shibata XX to come and teach Kyudo to his students. Rinpoche said “Through Kyudo one can learn to live beyond hope and fear, one can learn how to be”. Since then Shibata Sensei has travelled extensively and established Kyudojos throughout North America and Europe and continued to manifest as a true warrior and teach Rinpoche’s students.
In the words of Shibata Sensei “One is not polishing one’s shooting style or technique, but the mind. The dignity of shooting is the important point. This is how Kyudo differs from the common approach to archery. In Kyudo there is no hope. Hope is not the point. The point is that through long and genuine practice your natural dignity as a human being comes out. This natural dignity is already in you, but it is covered up by a lot of obstacles. When they are cleared away, your natural dignity is allowed to shine forth.”
The way of the bow is a living tradition of meditative archery, rooted in the warrior traditions of Japan. It is an art form with no other goal than the highest experience of the present moment beyond the strategies of thought and concept. Through working with the precision of form a natural process gradually unfolds through which direct experience of the essential nature of mind is realised. This is the target.
RICHARD BLECKMAN has been a student of Shibata Sensei since 1992 and was authorised by Sensei as a Kyudo instructor in 1996.
Kyudo practice is generally held at the centre on the Saturday before the nyinthun day (see below: the first Sunday of the calendar month). .
Nyinthün
Nyinthün is held on the first Sunday of the calendar month.
Meditation practice is from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm in the main hall.
Newcomers are very welcome. However if you require meditation instruction, please arrange this in advance.
Sitting meditation usually also takes place in the afternoon from 2.30 to 4.30, and sometimes additional afternoon events are organised (please check in advance if you are travelling especially to attend during the afternoon).
First Sunday of the calendar month, from 10.30 am. .
Maitri Bhavana
Maitri Bhavana is a meditation on loving kindness which is practised for those who are seriously ill, either physically or mentally. It cultivates our compassion through taking on the sense of suffering of others, provides an opportunity to share our health with them, and acknowledges our deep interconnectedness. A list is pinned up at the centre for any of us to add the names and illnesses of relatives and friends who are seriously ill, so they can be explicitly included in the practice. You should include someone because you feel a personal concern for their suffering, such as a relative dying of cancer or suffering from clinical depression. (It would not be appropriate, for example, to include someone who has a cold or a sprained ankle.)
If you would like more information or would like to add someone to the list for the next practice session, please email . Please include both the name of the individual and the illness. You can submit the same name(s) each month if you wish.
One Wednesday per month, at approximately 8.00 pm. .
Sadhana of Mahamudra
The Sadhana of Mahamudra is special practice which takes place once a month during the Wednesday practice evening closest to the full moon.
The practice involves the meditative recitation (in English) of a sadhana (meditation text) written by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche in 1968. The vivid imagery of the sadhana evokes the qualities of enlightened mind as exemplified by Dorje Tröllo, a manifestation of Padmasambhava, and Karma Pakshi, the second Karmapa.
Held on the Wednesday of the month closest to the full moon, at approximately 8.00 pm. .
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Manifesting enlightened society is part of the core teachings of Shambhala. Integral to this vision is how the community comes together to celebrate the natural brilliance of humanity. 
As part of the Shambhala Community Day, this group offers the chance for young people aged 6-11 years old to learn the simple human practice of meditation and apply it to their daily lives of friends, school and family.
As part of the Shambhala Community Day, join us for a monthly practice of exploring our voices through vocal exercises, and simple traditional songs and chants.
Miriam Hall:
The Way of Nature is a special offering - a weekend retreat that combines Nalanda Miksang Contemplative Photography and the ancient short poetry practice of Haiku. 
'Not understanding the nature of fear, it is impossible to realise fearlessness' - Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
This course provides an exploration of mindfulness meditation, and meditation in action for daily life. With meditation practice we learn to appreciate ourselves and simple human experiences. Difficult emotions and the challenges of life can be met with gentleness, steadiness and good-humour.
The Bleddfa Centre, in collaboration with the London Shambhala Meditation Centre, is running another nine day meditation retreat.