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.

Regular Events

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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24 Feb
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31 Mar

Foundations of Meditation Course

Our mind is notoriously tricky - hard to manage, mostly unconscious, creative and destructive by degrees. What’s crucial is to be able to work with this tricky ‘non-thing’ called the mind. Buddhism has 2,500 years of experience working with the mind. In this sense, meditation is at the heart of Buddhism.
£130 Full / £85 Low Income
In person, book online.
More info
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Sub30 Breakfast Seminar

Sub30 Breakfast Seminar

With Maitreyabandhu

If you’re 18–30, join this vibrant monthly seminar to explore Buddhist wisdom in the context of the modern world. There will be coffee, croissants and an optional lunch in the café next door afterwards.
Free (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
More info
Sub30
Meditation
Buddhism
Saturdays
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02
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2 May
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11:30 am
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2 May
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2 May
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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.
More info
Meditation
Saturdays
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02
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2 May
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2:00 pm
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2 May
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Lunchtime Meditation Class

Lunchtime Meditation 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 (with donations welcome).
In person, just turn up.
More info
Meditation
Saturdays
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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
Meditation
Mondays
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04
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4 May
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8:15 pm
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10:45 pm
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4 May
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4 May
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May

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 £11).
In person and online.
More info
Buddhism
Meditation
Online
Mondays
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05
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5 May
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2:00 pm
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5 May
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5 May
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May

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
Meditation
Tuesdays
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05
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5 May
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7:45 pm
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9:45 pm
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5 May
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9 Jun
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May

Mind in Harmony

Mind in Harmony

Led by Bodhimati & Pasadaketu

Long before modern psychology, the Buddhist tradition developed a training manual to help us understand and transform our own minds. This six-week course brings that manual to life, illuminating the processes through which we experience the world.
£130/£85
In person, book online.
More info
Buddhism
Meditation
Tuesdays
Courses
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05
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5 May
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8:15 pm
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10:30 pm
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5 May
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5 May
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May

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.
More info
Meditation
Tuesdays
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6 May
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11:35 am
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1:30 pm
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6 May
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Daytime Buddhism & Meditation Class

Daytime Buddhism & Meditation Class

Join in for our regular daytime weekly class of Dharma teaching and meditation. In person at the LBC and live on Zoom. There is also a crèche for those aged 6 months to 5 years old.
More info
Buddhism
Meditation
Wednesdays
Online
Families & Children
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06
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6 May
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2:00 pm
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6 May
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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
Meditation
Wednesdays
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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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14 Feb
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11:30 am
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16 Feb
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17 Feb
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20 Feb
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21 Feb
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10:00 am
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21 Feb
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23 Feb
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23 Feb
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25 Feb
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25 Feb
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26 Feb
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12:00 pm
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27 Feb
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12:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
27 Feb
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5:30 pm
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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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28 Feb
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10:00 am
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11:15 am
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45 min
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Morning Yoga Class

Sat
28 Feb
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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

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Sat
28 Feb
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3:00 pm
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5:00 pm
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45 min
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Mindful Movement Workshop

£26/£19
More info
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2 Mar
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12:00 pm
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12:45 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

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2 Mar
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5:30 pm
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3 Mar
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12:00 pm
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4 Mar
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12:00 pm
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4 Mar
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5:30 pm
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5 Mar
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12:00 pm
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45 min
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6 Mar
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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11 Apr
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11:00 am
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11 Apr
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12:30 pm
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13 Apr
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1:00 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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13 Apr
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14 Apr
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1:00 pm
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1:45 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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14 Apr
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6:30 pm
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45 min
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Chi Kung

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15 Apr
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1:00 pm
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1:45 pm
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45 min
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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15 Apr
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6:30 pm
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45 min
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Evening Yoga Class

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16 Apr
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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17 Apr
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1:00 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

Fri
17 Apr
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6:30 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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18 Apr
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11:00 am
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12:15 pm
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45 min
60 min
75 min

Morning Yoga Class

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18 Apr
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12:30 pm
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1:45 pm
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45 min
60 min
75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

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20 Apr
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1:00 pm
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45 min
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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20 Apr
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Evening Yoga Class

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21 Apr
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1:45 pm
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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21 Apr
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6:30 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Chi Kung

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22 Apr
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1:00 pm
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1:45 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

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22 Apr
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6:30 pm
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45 min
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Evening Yoga Class

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23 Apr
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1:00 pm
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45 min
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24 Apr
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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24 Apr
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6:30 pm
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45 min
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Evening Restorative Yoga Class

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25 Apr
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11:00 am
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12:15 pm
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45 min
60 min
75 min

Morning Yoga Class

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25 Apr
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12:30 pm
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1:45 pm
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45 min
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75 min

Lunchtime Yoga Class

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27 Apr
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Lunchtime Yoga Class

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27 Apr
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28 Apr
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45 min
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Chi Kung

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29 Apr
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29 Apr
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28 Feb
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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 using our imagination. Movement will be inspired by tai chi, yoga, and free-form contemporary dance.
£26/£19
Book
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