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.

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

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. 

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.

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

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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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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Buddhism
Meditation
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Online Morning Meditation

Online Morning Meditation

This week-long series of guided meditation happens at the start of every month. An opportunity to meditate with others and ask questions.
Free (with donations welcome).
Online only.
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Meditation
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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Thursday Night Class: Meditation & In-Conversation

Thursday Night Class: Meditation & In-Conversation

The Buddha's Noble Eightfold Path

The Noble Eightfold Path is one of the Buddha's most complete and practical guides to living a life that leads to liberation. Over eight weeks, we will explore each step of the path, drawing on Bhante Urgyen Sangharakshita's seminal lecture series as our guide.
Free (suggested donation £11).
In person, just turn up.
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Meditation
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Online Morning Meditation

Online Morning Meditation

This week-long series of guided meditation happens at the start of every month. An opportunity to meditate with others and ask questions.
Free (with donations welcome).
Online only.
More info
Meditation
Online
Regulars
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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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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 £11).
In person, just turn up.
More info
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Sub30 Breakfast Seminar

Sub30 Breakfast Seminar

Join this vibrant monthly seminar for people aged 18–30, and explore Buddhist wisdom in the context of the modern world.
Free (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
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Buddhism
Meditation
Sub30
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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 £11).
In person, just turn up.
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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.
More info
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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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Evening Yoga Class

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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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25 Aug
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Qigong

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26 Aug
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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26 Aug
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5:30 pm
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Evening Yoga Class

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28 Aug
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12:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
28 Aug
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5:30 pm
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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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29 Aug
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10:00 am
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75 min

Morning Yoga Class

Sat
29 Aug
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12:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

Sun
30 Aug
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3:00 pm
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Summer Restorative Yoga Afternoon

£26 Full / £19 Low Income
More info
£26 Full / £19 Low Income
BookBook
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31 Aug
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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31 Aug
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5:30 pm
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Evening Yoga Class

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1 Sep
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12:00 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Tue
1 Sep
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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

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2 Sep
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12:00 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Wed
2 Sep
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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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4 Sep
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
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60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
4 Sep
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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

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5 Sep
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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
5 Sep
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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
7 Sep
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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60 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Mon
7 Sep
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5:30 pm
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6:30 pm
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60 min
60 min
75 min

Evening Yoga Class

Tue
8 Sep
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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

Fri
11 Sep
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8:00 pm
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4:00 pm
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45 min
60 min
60 min
75 min

Yoga for Meditation Weekend

£295 full | £235 low income
More info
£295 full | £235 low income
BookBook
Sat
12 Sep
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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

Tue
15 Sep
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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

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19 Sep
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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

Tue
22 Sep
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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

Sat
26 Sep
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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
3 Oct
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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

Fri
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
Sun
12 Jul
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Yin to Yang Yoga Afternoon

A longer practice that starts slowly with some quieter poses and then builds up to Sun Salutations to open the heart and cultivate an inner radiance. There will also be some cooling asanas and a Yoga Nidra.
£26 / £19
Book
Sat
8 Aug
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Mindful Movement Workshop

Have you ever wanted to be able to move more freely? In this class we playfully explore movement inspired by Qi Kung, Yoga, and improvised dance.
£26 / £19
Book
Sun
30 Aug
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm

Summer Restorative Yoga Afternoon

A slow yoga practice using the bolsters and props to help you to fully relax, release and restore. Come and enjoy these quiet peaceful poses to cultivate stillness at the end of the summer season.
£26 Full / £19 Low Income
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