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CHESHIRE
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Light &
Sound Meditation
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| Venue: |
HALE
BARNS |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation
and discussion of experiences and philosophy of
oneness. |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Mark
Abadi |
| What
does it cost? |
£33
for 4 weeks |
| When
held: |
Evenings
- Weekly |
| Contact: |
Mark
Abadi |
| Phone
No: |
07773
284966 |
| Email: |
markATmarkabadi.com |
| Website: |
www.syntonium.com/pages/
meditation/meditation-classes.php |
| Also
offers: |
Holistic
therapy service as well as individual spiritual
life coaching either remotely or in person. |
|
These
sessions are designed to provide you with a space
to be yourself within and potentially move
onto working with the subtle nature of creation
manifesting through light and sound.
As
well as the lengthy guided group meditation,
the course will include group discussion and
exercises on:
Meditation Postures and positions
Breathing techniques
Mantras - sounds and effects
Physiology - Chakras, Auras and Auric
Hygiene
Environmental - Clearing Space for
change
Philosophy of consciousness
Advancing your meditation - discovering
your true self |
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| Back
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Hope
Centre (Manchester)
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| Venue: |
SALE |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation
Group |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Various |
| What
does it cost? |
First
Meditation FREE -
then
£3 Evening, or £2 Lunchtime |
| When
held: |
Daytime
& Evenings |
| Contact: |
Hope
Centre |
| Phone
No: |
0161
973 9130 |
| Email: |
manchesterATlightofhope.co.uk |
| Website: |
www.lightofhope.co.uk |
| Also
offers: |
Healing,
Workshops, Ascended Masters Spiritual Teaching |
|
Guided Meditation, session lasts about
half an hour followed by refreshments
& optional chat. |
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CUMBRIA
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The
'Exploring Buddhism' Carlisle Group
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| Venues: |
CARLISLE |
| Type
of Group: |
The
Theravada Thai Forest Monks Lineage |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Various |
| What
does it cost? |
No
charge, but donations are welcome which go towards
the teachers & room expenses |
| When
held: |
Evenings
- Weekly |
| Contact: |
Jean
Nelson |
| Phone
No: |
01228
546259 |
| Email: |
edwardnelson304ATbtinternet.com |
| Also
Offers: |
Introductory
talks and Meditation from
other lineages within Cumbria and
the Scottish Borders. A
monk from Harnham Monastery,
Nr Belsay, Newcastle and a lay teacher
visit the group once a month. |
|
The
group meets at The Botcherby Community Center,
Victoria Road (off Warwick Road and
J43 of M6).
We meet each Monday night
at 7/7.15 to 9.00 pm.
Exceptions are Bank Holidays and when there is a special
visitor - usually from Harnham Monastery
- on a Tuesday.
The group is for introducing Buddha's Teachings
on a practical and down to earth level
so they can be easily integrated into our
ordinary daily life and relationships.
People are welcome to participate in any part of the
session, and no experience of meditation or
Buddhism is required.
For further details of our Term
Programme contact Jean Nelson. |
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Uma
Buddhist Centre
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| Venues: |
CARLISLE,
PENRITH, WHITEHAVEN, COCKERMOUTH, & MARYPORT. |
| Type
of Group: |
Residential
Kadampa Buddhist Centre |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Various |
| What
does it cost? |
Please
enquire |
| When
held: |
Daytime
& Evenings |
| Contact: |
Kelsang
Lhachog |
| Phone
No: |
01228
594603 |
| Email: |
infoATuma.org.uk |
| Website: |
www.meditateincarlisle.org.uk |
|
Uma
Buddhist Centre is open to everyone
and offers evening classes, lunchtime classes,
day courses, workshops, retreats, study programmes
and educational visits.
We are a registered charity and part of the New
Kadampa Tradition of Buddhism.
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Buddhist
Group of Kendal
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| Venue: |
KENDAL
- Fellside Centre, Lower Fellside, Kendal,
LA9 4NH. Entrance on Sepulchre Lane - please
use main (top) door, down stone steps. |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Teachers
are authorised by the Theravada Sangha (community)
of Buddhist Monks. |
| What
does it cost? |
No
charge - but if you wish to make a donation
towards room hire you are welcome to do so. |
| When
held: |
Monthly
on Sundays (2.00 - 4.30pm)
November 1 09, Dates in 2010: January
17, February
14, March 14, April 11, May 2*,
June 13*, July 11*, August 8*, September 12*, October
10*, November 7*. |
Contact: |
BGKT
- Above address |
| Phone
No: |
01539
729793 |
| Website: |
www.communigate.co.uk/lakes/
buddhistgroupofkendal/ |
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This
small Theravada Buddhist Group holds monthly
meetings on Sunday afternoons.
Teachings are given by authorised teachers
according to Theravada Buddhism (as
practised in Sri Lanka, Burma, Cambodia, Laos and
Thailand).
The meetings last from 2.00 to 4.30pm
and activities include meditation, talks,
discussion and tea.
These are open meetings to which all are welcome.
There are no charges.
*Dates are provisional & subject to change.
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GREATER
MANCHESTER
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Manchester
Meditation
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| Venues: |
MIDDLETON,
MANCHESTER, ROCHDALE, OLDHAM & BURY |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation
Gathering |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Gail
McPhillips |
| What
does it cost? |
£5 |
| When
held: |
Evenings - monthly |
| Contact: |
Gail |
| Phone
No: |
07931
317497 |
| Email: |
opelskiesATopelskies.com |
| Website: |
www.opelskies.com |
| Also
offers: |
A range of natural healing energy practices
and a variety of workshops. |
|
|
Meditation Gathering on the Last
Friday of the Month.
Open to all levels and abilities,
meditating on breath.
|
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Manchester
Inner Winds
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| Venue: |
STALYBRIDGE |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation
and Buddhist Living -
open to any age or level of experience. |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
No
- we meet for mutual support |
| What
does it cost? |
Donation
to Charity |
| When
held: |
Daytimes
and Evenings - once a month + |
| Contact: |
Gail |
| Phone
No: |
0161
338 8323 |
| Email: |
ggaildysonATaol.com |
| Also
offers: |
Spiritual
Teachings, Reiki, Meditation and Weekend Retreat
with Accommodation. Dharma for kids. |
|
Our home is used to provide a safe and reflective
space for discussion, meditation
and helping others to enjoy
peace and their spirituality.
Set in moorland it is a haven.
Weekend retreats with homecooked veggie food
throughout the year.
Guided meditation and personal space.
We are a family leading a Buddhist way of
life.
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Manchester
Manchester
Chan Group
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| Venue: |
MANCHESTER |
| Type
of Group: |
Chan
(Chinese Zen) Group
All welcome, whether beginners or experienced,
Buddhist or non-Buddhist, |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Simon
Child |
| What
does it cost? |
No
Charge |
| When
held: |
Thursday
Evenings - weekly |
| Contact: |
Simon
Child |
| Phone
No: |
0161
761 1945 |
| Email: |
manchesterATwesternchanfellowship.org |
| Website: |
www.westernchanfellowship.org/manchester-chan.html |
| Also
offers: |
We
are affiliated with the Western
Chan Fellowship www.westernchanfellowship.org
which organises longer residential retreats and
Chan groups at various locations across
the UK. |
|
|
The Manchester Chan group meets
weekly for Chan (Chinese Zen) meditation
and discussion. Meditation instruction
is available for newcomers. Our website
shows our typical schedule.
Simon Child, Chuan-fa Jing-hong,
is a fully authorised teacher of Chan
(Chinese Zen Buddhism), having received
Dharma Transmission from Chan Master Sheng-yen
in the Linji (Rinzai) and Caodong (Soto) lineages.
We also hold occasional day retreats
which provide an opportunity for longer periods
of meditation and also for personal interview with
the teacher.
Refer to our website for dates and arrangements.
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Manchester
Tsepagme Buddhist
Centre
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| Venues: |
OLDHAM,
SADDLEWORTH, TAMESIDE & ROCHDALE |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation
classes and courses. |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Yes
|
| What
does it cost? |
Suggested
donation £5 per class
(concs. available) |
| When
held: |
Evenings
- weekly |
| Contact: |
Kelsang
Tubchen |
| Phone
No: |
01457
877406 |
| Email: |
tsepagmeATyahoo.co.uk |
| Website: |
www.meditation-tsepagme.org.uk |
| Also
offers: |
Meditation
and Inner Peace - classes and courses.
Spiritual
care also provided for local hospitals/hospices
if required.
School visits also provided to introduce Buddhism
and the benefits of meditation. |
|
|
The Tsepagme Centre is a residential Buddhist Centre
in the heart of the beautiful Saddleworth countryside
near Oldham and promotes the development of
lasting inner peace through meditation
via its weekly Evening Classes and study programmes.
The
evening classes provide an excellent introduction
to meditation and the development of inner
peace through Buddhist thought and practice,
and include guided meditations, talks and
discussion in a comfortable environment.
Everyone is welcome.
There are also a variety of day courses and retreats
throughout the year.
Visit www.kadampa.org
our international site, for details of festivals,
temples and find a class near you.
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LANCASHIRE
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Preston
Serene Reflection Meditation Group
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| Venue: |
PRESTON |
| Type
of Group: |
Zen
Meditation Group |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Yes |
| What
does it cost? |
No
Charge |
| When
held: |
Tuesday
Evenings - Weekly |
| Contact: |
Chris
Richardson |
| Phone
No: |
01772
863232 |
| Email: |
serenereflectionATgooglemail.com |
| Website: |
www.prestonserenereflection.org.uk |
| Also
offers: |
Regular
talks by a senior monk of the Order of Buddhist
Contemplatives, and short retreats. |
|
Meditation
instruction (Soto Zen) for beginners;
sitting and walking meditation together;
Buddhist readings and discussion.
Before and after meditation there is usually a short
recitation of Buddhist Scriptures in English and an
incense offering.
The Group is supported by Lay Ministers
of the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives
and by Rev Alina Burgess, a senior
monk at Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, who visits regularly
to give Dharma Talks and to lead
short retreats. |
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A
Day of Zen - Kannon Ji |
| Venue: |
Bilsbarrow,
PRESTON |
| Type
of Group: |
Zen
Meditation Group |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Genshin
Sensei |
| What
does it cost? |
No
charge |
| When
held: |
Wednesday
Evenings - weekly |
| Contact: |
Genshin
Sensei |
| Phone
No: |
07838
173172 |
| Email: |
kannonjiATxs4all.nl |
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Genshin
Sensei is a fully qualified successor
of the renowned Zenmaster Genpo Roshi
from the USA.
She returned to England last year after receiving
the Dharma Transmission and set up
a small home temple, Kannon-ji, in
Bilsborrow, near Preston.
Her condition is fragile due to a stroke, but she
is ready to receive students.
Sign up by telephoning or emailing
Genshin Sensei. The postcode is PR3 0RL. |
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Milnrow
Village Meditation Group |
| Venue: |
19
Equitable Street, MILNROW, Rochdale, Lancashire
OL16 4HD |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation
techniques |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Yes |
| What
does it cost? |
Just
a dana contribution for the cost of the room. |
| When
held: |
Evenings
- once or twice a week |
| Contact: |
Mr
Des Southall |
| Phone
No: |
01706
357741 |
| Email: |
dsouthall30ATbtinternet.com |
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We teach many Buddhist meditation techniques,
the mindfulness of breathing and the
metta bhavana.
These techniques create calmness and peace within
and change our negative emotions into positive
ones. |
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Debbie does
Meditation
|
| Venue: |
Whittle-leWoods,
CHORLEY, Lancashire |
| Type
of Group: |
Regular
Meditation Workshops & Progressive Meditation
Courses meeting for 2 hrs per month at weekend for
5 months. |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Debbie
Fraser |
| What
does it cost? |
Half
Day Workshops £15, Full day workshops £30,
Meditation Courses £30 (prices correct
July 07) |
| When
held: |
Workshops
held monthly. Meditation courses start each January
& June. Contact for details. |
| Contact: |
Debbie
- please email for booking form |
| Phone
No: |
07940
594374 |
| Email: |
debbiedoesyogaAThotmail.co.uk |
| Website: |
www.prestonyogagroup.com |
| Also
offers: |
Reiki,
Ear Candling, Indian Head Massage, Yoga Therapy,
Private Yoga Tuition,
Yoga & Meditation Classes. |
|
Debbie
is a British Wheel of Yoga qualified Yoga & Meditation
teacher who has been practicing yoga since 1978 and
teaching it since 1999. She is also BWY County Representative
for Lancashire & Secretary of Preston Yoga Group.
BOOKING
IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL EVENTS |
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MERSEYSIDE
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Stonewater
Zen Liverpool
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| Venue: |
LIVERPOOL |
| Type
of Group: |
Zen Meditation |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
David
Shoji Scott |
| What
does it cost? |
Suggested
donation £3 per session |
| When
held: |
Two
Mornings & Two
Evenings a week |
| Contact: |
David
Scott |
| Email: |
adminATstonewaterzen.org |
| Website: |
www.stonewaterzen.org |
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We are a Zen group in the lineage
of the late Taizan Maezumi Roshi,
a Japanese Zen Master recognised by both the Rinzai
and Soto schools of Zen.
The Liverpool group consists of
lay practitioners from all around Merseyside, and
we meet for meditation several times a week,
primarily on Wednesday evenings at 7.00pm.
Newcomers are always welcome to join us
for meditation especially at our twice-monthly
introductory sessions. |
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Duldzin
Centre |
| Venues: |
LIVERPOOL,
CROSBY,
SOUTHPORT & ST HELENS |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation Classes |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Yes |
| What
does it cost? |
£5
per session |
| When
held: |
Daytime
&
Evenings - Weekly |
| Contact: |
Anna
Livsey |
| Phone
No: |
0151
726 8900 |
| Email: |
duldzinATbtinternet.com |
| Website: |
www.meditationinliverpool.org.uk |
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Duldzin Centre offers weekly classes in meditation
across Merseyside for all levels of interest.
The main aim of these meditation classes is to help
people develop calm and peaceful minds. If we train
in meditation we shall experience a purer and purer
form of happiness. Eventually we will be able to
stay happy all the time even in the most difficult
circumstances.
Each class is self contained and can be attended
at anytime. The classes include two meditations,
a teaching, a question and answer session and refreshments.
The main aim of our meditation classes is to help
people find inner peace in their daily lives. |
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NORTH WALES
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WIRRAL
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Wirral Meditation
Centre
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| Venue: |
Claughton,
WIRRAL |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Paul |
| What
does it cost? |
Donation |
| When
held: |
Evenings
- weekly |
| Contact: |
Paul |
| Phone
No: |
0151
342 7611 |
| Email: |
samadhi55ATyahoo.com |
| Website: |
www.wirral-meditation.co.uk |
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At our classes we teach people to meditate in
a friendly supportive environment.
The evenings start with a talk about
meditation and spiritual development,
We then practise group meditation.
There is also the opportunity to ask any questions
you may have.
What is taught is free from beliefs, dogma or
anything ideological.
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Institute
of Science and Spirituality |
| Venue: |
WEST KIRBY, Wirral |
| Type
of Group: |
Pensée Silenté (Silent Thought) Meditation
|
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Yes |
| What
does it cost? |
No
charge |
| When
held: |
Monthly
- Daytime |
| Contact: |
Nisar
Mir |
| Phone
No: |
07808
779033 |
| Email: |
nisarmirAThotmail.com |
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The Institute aims to promote better
understanding and scientific basis of humanistic
and transpersonal approaches to life and spiritual development.
Objectives of ISS are pursuit
of human values (peace, purity, love and happiness)
through personal change
and to create an educational forum enabling an open
dialogue on scientific basis of spiritual beliefs and
practices that are healthy and rewarding for universal
living in the new era.
It is open to people of all faiths
and does not have an affiliation with any religious,
political or a governmental organisation.
Foundation
course - Pensée Silenté - Pensée
Claire (Clear Thought); Pensée Sympa (Positive
Thoughts)
Advanced Courses - Pensée Vivante
(Thoughts for Living); Pensée Chaleureuse (Warm
Thoughts); Pensée Amoureuse (Thoughts of love);
Pensée Libra (Free Thinking). |
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| Back
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Kailash
Buddhist Centre Meditation Classes |
| Venues: |
WALLASEY
The Grange, Grove Road (Monday) BEBINGTON
Bebington Civic Centre (Monday)
BIRKENHEAD Kailash Centre, 210 Park Road North
(Tuesday)
HESWALL Friends Meeting House (Wednesday)
HOYLAKE Community Centre, Hoyle Rd (Thurs)
UPTON Victory Hall, Salacre Road (Thursday)
NESTON - TBC, starts September 08 |
| Type
of Group: |
Meditation
classes |
| Teacher/
Leader: |
Various |
| What
does it cost? |
£4
per class |
| When
held: |
All
classes Weekly during Term Time -
Evenings 7.30 - 9.15pm |
| Contact: |
Jane
Chan |
| Phone
No: |
0151
652 2210 |
| Mobile
No: |
07747
032572 |
| Email: |
infoATmeditationinwirral.org.uk |
| Website: |
www.meditationinwirral.org.uk |
| Also
offers: |
A Daytime Meditation Class at the Green Community
Shop, Christchurch Rd, Oxton, on Wednesday from
12.00 -12.45pm. These classes cost £1.
A more in depth study and meditation class is available
on Saturdays from 9.30am - 1pm. This is
particularly suitable for those who wish
to make progress along the Buddhist Spiritual Path.
Please contact us for details. |
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These classes are run by a local Buddhist group for
the benefit of local people.
Meditation is something everyone can learn to
do. Please just come and be yourself, Everyone
Welcome!
The
teachers and assistants give their
time freely on a voluntary basis. If you you
would like to volunteer some of your time to help out
at the centre please phone and speak to Sue.
All funds raised at the classes are used to cover room
hire, publicity and the costs of our residential
centre at 210 Park Road North, Birkenhead.
Classes consist of two guided
meditations, a talk by the teacher on developing our
positive states of mind, a discussion, questions and
answers, and tea and biscuits.
The classes are on a drop in basis, no need to book,
you are free to attend as many or few of the classes
as you wish.
By developing a more positive outlook,
we can improve the quality of our life and
gain great power to help others.
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