Special Events

Join us for a conversation with Acaladevi and Niki from Lama’s Pyjamas charity shop about Team-Based Right Livelihood, fast fashion, ethical consumption and how a spiritual community can live out the ethical values of reducing harm and cultivating contentment within a consumer culture.

Prajnamanas will be continuing the theme of the lecture series ‘Buddhism for Today and Tomorrow’. Prajnamanas lives and works at Padmaloka, the mens ordination training retreat centre where he is a member of the ordination team. This event is followed by lunch at Mandala Cafe.

Discover a radical vision for a Buddhist way to live. If you’re interested in community living, this day will be an ideal chance to find out more about the vision - and practicalities - of living in a Buddhist community.

An afternoon of restorative yoga and meditation to promote relaxation and calm amidst the heat of the summer and leave you feeling grounded, vibrant and radiant.

Join in with an exploration of what it means to bring our ethics, meditation and insight practice off the cushion and into the world.

An afternoon of restorative yoga, yoga nidra and meditation supporting the body's natural cooling mechanisms and leaving you feeling refreshed and radiant.

Lokamitra has spent over 40 years teaching Dharma, as well as supporting the Dalit Buddhist community in India in their struggle against caste prejudice. On this special evening, he will explore the potential for the Dharma to affect crucial societal issues and Sangharakshita’s vision for this in the Triratna Buddhist Community.

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. Open to all, some experience of yoga or other movement practices is helpful but not essential.

Mindful Recovery is an 8-week face-to-face course, for those who are in recovery from addictive tendencies and compulsive, negative habits.