Meditation

Meditation

Meditation is the most direct way to work on your mind and so transform your experience of life. 

Meditation confronts you with who you really are, and what really drives you. It also has the potential to introduce you to a wholly new way of being: insightful, blissful, and absorbed.

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We teach meditation as part of a unified Buddhist vision: a vision of self-transformation that, engaged with intensively enough, leads to Enlightenment. 

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Meditation is a ‘start-where-you-are’ practice. It leads you step-by-step through integration, emotional strength, insight, and finally expresses itself in spontaneous compassion. It is not primarily a technique – it’s more of an art, involving a touch of magic. 

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We recommend:
  • Learn two fundamental meditation practices, cultivating focus and emotional strength, at one of our evening classes.
  • Progress onto one of our more intensive courses.
  • Go on retreat to meditate in the best possible conditions.

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Come to along to the London Buddhist Centre in Bethnal Green, East London. All recurring classes are free, with donations welcome.

Weekly Schedule

Daytime Classes

Lunchtime Meditation | Mon to Sat | 1–2pm

Daytime Buddhism & Meditation | Wednesday | 10.30–12.30pm

Morning Meditation | Saturday | 10.30am–12.15pm

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Evening Classes

Dharma Night | Monday | 7.15–9.30pm

Meditation | Tuesday | 7.15–9.30pm

Meditation | Wednesday | 7.15–9.30pm

Meditation & In Conversation | Thursday | 7.15–9.15pm

Story-telling and Ritual | Friday | 7.15–9.30pm

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All of our weekly classes are free, with donations welcome.

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Lunchtime Meditation Class

Lunchtime Meditation Class

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.
Free (suggested donation £10)
In person, just turn up.
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Friday Night Class

Friday Night Class

End the week in person at the LBC with an inspiring evening of meditation, tale-telling and ritual. For anyone who is familiar with the basics of the Mindfulness of Breathing and Metta Bhavana meditation practices.
Free (suggested donation £15)
In person, just turn up.
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Saturday Morning Class

Saturday Morning Class

Drop in and visit us in Bethnal Green to either learn to meditate from scratch or join the regulars to take your practice deeper.
Free (suggested donation £15)
In person, just turn up.
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Lunchtime Meditation Class

Lunchtime Meditation Class

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.
Free (suggested donation £10)
In person, just turn up.
More info
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Lunchtime Meditation Class

Lunchtime Meditation Class

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.
Free (suggested donation £10)
In person, just turn up.
More info
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Dharma Night

Dharma Night

Our Dharma Night class explores aspects of the Buddhist vision, drawing on two and a half thousand years of teachings to find practical application in the modern world. Join us for an evening of meditation, discussion and Dharma teaching.
Free (suggested donation £15)
In person and online.
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Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation Course

Introduction to Buddhism & Meditation Course

This six-week course on Monday evenings will introduce you to key Buddhist principles and two meditation practices that cultivate self-awareness, open-heartedness, and insight.
£130 full | £85 low income | £65 18-25s
In person, book online.
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Lunchtime Meditation Class

Lunchtime Meditation Class

Join us in person to meditate with others in the LBC shrine room and develop your ability to work creatively with your mind. Ideal for complete newcomers and for those who want to keep learning.
Free (suggested donation £10)
In person, just turn up.
More info
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Meditation
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Tuesday Night Meditation Class

Tuesday Night Meditation Class

You can either learn to meditate from scratch and develop the foundations for a daily practice or join the regulars to build on what you know and discover how to apply Wisdom reflections in meditation.
Free (suggested donation £15)
In person, just turn up.
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Daytime Buddhism & Meditation Class

Daytime Buddhism & Meditation Class

We will be examining the Ten Fetters, the inclinations, attitudes and illusions we must break in order to gain full Enlightenment. Join in for our regular daytime weekly class of Dharma teaching and meditation. In person at the LBC and live on Zoom.
Free (suggested donation £10)
In person and online.
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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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Morning Yoga Class

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28 Nov
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11:30 am
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Saturday Lunchtime Yoga Class

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30 Nov
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12:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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30 Nov
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Evening Yoga Class

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1 Dec
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12:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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1 Dec
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5:30 pm
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Qigong

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2 Dec
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12:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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2 Dec
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5:30 pm
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Evening Yoga Class

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3 Dec
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12:00 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

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4 Dec
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12:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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4 Dec
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5:30 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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5 Dec
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10:00 am
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11:15 am
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45 min
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75 min

Morning Yoga Class

Sat
5 Dec
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11:30 am
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12:45 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Saturday Lunchtime Yoga Class

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5 Dec
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3:00 pm
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5:30 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga Workshop

Free (suggested donation £20)
More info
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7 Dec
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12:00 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Mon
7 Dec
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Evening Yoga Class

Tue
8 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Tue
8 Dec
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Qigong

Wed
9 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Wed
9 Dec
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Evening Yoga Class

Thu
10 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
11 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
11 Dec
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Evening Restorative Yoga Class

Sat
12 Dec
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10:00 am
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11:15 am
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Morning Yoga Class

Sat
12 Dec
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11:30 am
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Saturday Lunchtime Yoga Class

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14 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Mon
14 Dec
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Evening Yoga Class

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15 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Tue
15 Dec
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Qigong

Wed
16 Dec
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
22 Jan
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7:00 pm
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3:00 pm

Yoga for Meditation Weekend Retreat

Fri
23 Apr
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7:00 pm
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3:00 pm

Yoga for Meditation Weekend Retreat

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11 Jun
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7:00 pm
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3:00 pm

Yoga for Meditation Weekend Retreat

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29 Oct
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7:00 pm
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12:00 pm

Yoga For Meditation Long Retreat

Sat
21 Nov
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3:00 pm
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5:30 pm

Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga Workshop

Kum Nye is a Tibetan movement practice, similar to tai chi or yoga. This workshop explores simple exercises using movement, breath and awareness to release tension and develop a deeper sense of ease in both body and mind.
Sat
5 Dec
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3:00 pm
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5:30 pm

Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga Workshop

Kum Nye is a Tibetan movement practice, similar to tai chi or yoga. This workshop explores simple exercises using movement, breath and awareness to release tension and develop a deeper sense of ease in both body and mind.
Sun
20 Dec
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Winter Solstice Yoga Afternoon

An opportunity to rest and relax as we head into the shortest day of the year. A longer session of Yoga and Yoga Nidra to restore and rejuvenate body, heart and mind.
£26 full | £19 low income
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