Arts & Culture

Arts & Culture

Culture and the arts bring richness and colour to our lives. And if we're receptive, art can awaken us to what the poet and philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge called our faculty of Imagination. It's through this faculty that we're able to see into a deeper aspect of reality: one characterised by beauty, meaning and sense of the sacred.

Events to stimulate your imagination and build community include our monthly film night, creative writing workshops, and conversations with guest speakers as part of our PoetryEAST series.

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Candlelit Social with Irish Trad Music

Candlelit Social with Irish Trad Music

At the Mandala Cafe

Step into a Candlelit Social at the Mandala Café, featuring live Irish and Scottish music, food and drinks. Our house band — Kavyamani, Chintamani, Maitrishura, Amalavira, Ruth, and Ian — will be playing a lively mix of traditional tunes, with other folk musicians welcome to bring their instruments and join the session. Enjoy the relaxed atmosphere with food and drinks available to purchase from the café canteen throughout the evening.
£5
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Burr Island

Burr Island

Live Music at the Mandala Café

Burr Island are an Alternative Indie Folk duo based in East London, originally from the West Country. Following the release of their debut album, Burr Island will take the stage at the Mandala Café for this intimate acoustic gig. “A special weave of voice and harmony” - Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
£12
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Arts & Culture
Saturdays
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14
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14 Mar
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7:15 pm
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Film Night:

Film Night:

Ikiru (1952)

After a lifetime of routine, a bureaucrat facing terminal illness begins a poignant search for meaning in his final days. Ikiru is one of Kurosawa’s greatest films — humane, deeply moving, and ultimately life-affirming.
Free (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
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Arts & Culture
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15 Mar
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10:30 am
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15 Mar
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Mindful Writing:

Mindful Writing:

On Awe with novelist Monique Roffey

Aryavandana asks how the Dharma can help us cultivate awe and reverence.
Free (suggested donation £25).
In person, just turn up.
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Arts & Culture
Sundays
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11
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11 Apr
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7:15 pm
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9:30 pm
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Film Night:

Film Night:

Sound of Metal (2019)

Sound of Metal follows a drummer whose sudden hearing loss forces him into a profound confrontation with impermanence, identity, and acceptance. It’s a moving, quietly powerful film about the challenge of finding peace in the face of loss. Contains frequent use of strong language.
Free (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
More info
Arts & Culture
Saturdays
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28
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28 Apr
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PoetryEAST with Jane Hirshfield

PoetryEAST with Jane Hirshfield

At the Mandala Café

A rare chance to meet the American poet, Jane Hirshfield on her first visit to London since 2007. Jane will be reading from The Asking: New & Selected Poems (2024). She’ll be in conversation with Maitreyabandhu in a special celebration of her work at the Mandala Café. Come for a wonderful vegan meal on sale from 6.30pm, with the readings and conversation starting around 7.15pm.
£15
In person, book online.
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Arts & Culture
PhilosophyEAST
Tuesdays
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02
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2 May
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7:30 pm
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9:45 pm
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2 May
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2 May
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PoetryEAST with Bernard O'Donoghue

PoetryEAST with Bernard O'Donoghue

We’re delighted to welcome Bernard O’Donoghue back to PoetryEast to be in conversation with Maitreyabandhu about his Selected Poems (2008) and his new collection with Faber, The Anchorage (2025).
£15
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Arts & Culture
PhilosophyEAST
Saturdays
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09
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9 May
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7:15 pm
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9 May
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9 May
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Film Night:

Film Night:

Arrival (2016)

Arrival follows a linguist who must learn to communicate with extra-terrestrial visitors, discovering that true understanding requires deep listening and a willingness to see beyond our limited way of seeing things. A moving, thought-provoking film about connection, impermanence, and the choices that shape our lives.
In person, just turn up.
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Arts & Culture
Saturdays
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23
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23 May
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7:15 pm
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23 May
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23 May
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Inside Sound

Inside Sound

With Aryavandana, Dayabhadra and Guests

Join this listening session, designed to encourage the development of positive emotion and states of meditative absorption. Through mantra chanting, singing bowls and wind gong, Aryavandana and Dayabhadra will offer sound as a devotional practice, rooted in their shared love of the Dharma.
Free (suggested donation £11).
In person, just turn up.
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Arts & Culture
Saturdays
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Fri 28 Aug - Mon 31 Aug 2026

Gender Diverse Sangha Retreat

Beyond the binary

This retreat will be led by a team of gender diverse order members. It is open to those that are mitras and order members as well as those who are thinking of becoming mitras (by invite).
We will explore practising the dharma together as gender diverse people. People who identify as trans, non-binary, gender fluid, gender non-conforming, agender, intersex and gender diverse are all welcome.
Adhisthana retreat centre
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23 Feb
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27 Feb
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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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28 Feb
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Morning Yoga Class

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28 Feb
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28 Feb
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3:00 pm
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Mindful Movement Workshop

£26/£19
More info
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2 Mar
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2 Mar
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4 Mar
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4 Mar
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6 Mar
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6 Mar
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7 Mar
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Morning Yoga Class

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7 Mar
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11:30 am
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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9 Mar
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9 Mar
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10 Mar
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11 Mar
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11 Mar
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12 Mar
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13 Mar
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
13 Mar
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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

Fri
13 Mar
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7:00 pm
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3:00 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Yoga for Meditation Weekend

£295 full | £235 low income
More info
£295 full | £235 low income
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23 Feb
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23 Feb
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24 Feb
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24 Feb
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Chi Kung

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25 Feb
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25 Feb
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26 Feb
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27 Feb
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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27 Feb
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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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28 Feb
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45 min
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Morning Yoga Class

Sat
28 Feb
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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2 Mar
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Chi Kung

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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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6 Mar
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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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7 Mar
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Morning Yoga Class

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7 Mar
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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9 Mar
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10 Mar
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11 Mar
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11 Mar
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Sat
28 Feb
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Mindful Movement Workshop

Have you ever wanted to be able to move more freely? In this class we playfully explore movement using our imagination. Movement will be inspired by tai chi, yoga, and free-form contemporary dance.
£26/£19
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Sun
29 Mar
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Flow & Restore Yoga Afternoon

In Flow & Restore, we move and then we soften, creating space for both energy and ease. Join us on the mat for an afternoon of movement, release and deeply supported rest.
£26/£19
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Sun
19 Apr
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Spring Restorative Yoga Afternoon

A quiet afternoon of Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidra to renew our energy and vitality. We'll be brightening our mind and body and finding our inner Spring.
£26/£19
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Sun
24 May
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Yin to Yang Yoga Afternoon

A longer session of Yoga with a mix of quiet, receptive poses and more vibrant, dynamic ones. A chance to rest, replenish and revitalise body and mind leaving us refreshed and uplifted.
Fri
13 Mar
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7:00 pm
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3:00 pm

Yoga for Meditation Weekend

£295 full | £235 low income
More info
Fri
12 Jun
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8:00 pm
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4:00 pm

Yoga for Meditation Weekend

£295 full | £235 low income
More info
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11 Sep
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8:00 pm
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4:00 pm

Yoga for Meditation Weekend

£295 full | £235 low income
More info