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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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 (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
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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 £11).
In person, just turn up.
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Daytime Buddhism & Meditation Class

Daytime Buddhism & Meditation Class

Essential Buddhism

In this series, we will be exploring the essential teachings of Buddhism. We will do this by way of talks, discussion and workshops looking at the Three Jewels – Buddha, Dharma, Sangha – and seeing how these can guide us in our lives today.
In person and online.
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Meditation
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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 (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
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Wednesday Night Meditation

Wednesday Night Meditation

Our weekly Wednesday class gives you the chance to learn fresh approaches to meditation, try them out and ask questions to experienced meditators.
Free (suggested donation £11).
In person and 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 (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
More info
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Thursday Night Class: Meditation & In-Conversation

Thursday Night Class: Meditation & In-Conversation

Join us for an evening of meditation, discussion and Dharma teaching. The second half of the class features a conversation about how we can relate themes from the Buddhas teachings to our lives today.
Free (suggested donation £11).
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 (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
More info
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Meditation
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Sub30 Weekend Retreat

Sub30 Weekend Retreat

Join in this weekend retreat for people aged 18-30 to explore meditation and Buddhism, and discover how they can support you to transform yourself and the world around you.
£150 full | £100 low income
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Meditation
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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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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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Morning Yoga Class

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Morning Yoga Class

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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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20 Nov
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21 Nov
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Morning Yoga Class

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21 Nov
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Kum Nye Tibetan Yoga Workshop

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23 Nov
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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23 Nov
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7:00 pm
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Yoga for Meditation Retreat

£480 full | £390 low income
More info
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3 Oct
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3:00 pm
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Autumn Restorative Yoga Afternoon

A longer session of restful poses, turning inwards and promoting more relaxation as we move into Autumn.
£26 full | £19 low income
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10 Oct
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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
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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