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MEDITATION AND BUDDHISM Courses

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Meditation is best learnt from an experienced teacher in a structured course. A meditation course is a good way of systematically exploring meditation: how to work with what happens in your mind, how to become calm and deeply absorbed.

We run courses introducing the Buddhist vision. The Buddha taught what reality is and what we need to do about it – if we want to be truly happy. On these courses, you can find out what Buddhism really is.

Our health and wellbeing courses help reduce the risk of relapsing into depression or addiction. We help those working with bereavement, chronic pain and local carers.

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MEDITATION COURSES

Buddhist Meditation Foundation Courses

Meditation is an art. Learning to meditate requires skill, patience and application. Our foundation courses provide a thorough grounding in training the mind - both how to work effectively with your experience and how to make progress in meditation.

Recommended Title

Change your Mind - book


Change your Mind -
available from the LBC bookshop.


12 Mar- 2 Apr 4 weeks Thu 7.15- 9.45pm LBC £50/30 booking form
14 Mar- 4 Apr 4 weeks Sat 10am- 12.30pm Central London £70/50 booking form
11 Apr- 2 May 4 weeks Sat 10am- 12.30pm Central London £70/50 booking form

Living Practice

Developing mindfulness in everyday life. How can we live with full awareness? How can meditation permeate our life? This course guides you through six weeks of mindfulness using a daily mindfulness diary, guided practices and discussion. You need to be familiar with both practices we teach at the LBC.

24 Feb- 31 Mar 6 weeks Tue 7.15- 9.45pm LBC £70/50 booking form

Cultivating Loving Kindness

There is an international shortage of positive emotion. This six-week course explores how to cultivate emotional positivity and courage. You need to be familiar with both practices we teach at the LBC.

14 Apr- 19 May 6 weeks Tue 7.15pm-9.45pm LBC £70/50 booking form
 

 

BUDDHISM COURSES

Introducing Buddhism

No God? No problem. Buddhism is mysterious. It embraces the search for truth, the need for love, and the desire for meaning. These courses are a good introduction to what Buddhism has to offer here and now.

Recommended Title

Principles of Buddhism - book


Principles of Buddhism -
available from the LBC bookshop.

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Depression Course

MBCT was developed through clinical research to help people who have suffered from depression to remain well. We offer MBCT in a structured course guiding participants through a series of self-care strategies, which help resolve unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour that can cause relapse. The course is enhanced by a daily coursework diary and CDs to help you practise at home.

It is not suitable for someone who is currently depressed.

A limited number of free places on this course are available for people living in Tower Hamlets on a low income. To request an application form call the LBC on 0845 458 4716.

MBCT Information

Recommended Title




The Mindful Way Through Depression -
available from the LBC bookshop.

16 Apr- 4 Jun 8 weeks Thu 7.15- 9.45pm LBC £125/95 booking form

NEW COURSE: Mindfulness Based Smoking Cessation (MBSC)

With 'mindfulness' meditation, quitting is much easier than you think. When you give up smoking the real work is in the mind. By bringing us into a more spacious relationship with our minds, mindfulness meditation practice allows us to get inside our minds, to deconstruct the thoughts and feelings that compel us to smoke. Helps relax and soften any symptoms of stress that arise when we stop smoking.

Led by Nagabodhi

20 Apr- 25 May 6 weeks Mon 7.15- 9.45pm LBC £92/70 booking form
Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention (MBRP) for Addiction Course

This course teaches mindfulness meditation used with elements taken from cognitive therapy (Mindfulness based cognitive therapy) which can help prevent falling back into recurrent habits and addiction. No previous experience is required.

Not suitable for anyone currently taking alcohol or stimulants.
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