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Sun 31 Aug | 10.30am - 4pm
Join us for a day of silent meditative walking through Wandlebury's Woodland with short sitting meditations at each stop, poetry, Buddhist inspired ritual, and nature connection. A Yatra is a silent walking meditation retreat through (and as part of) our sacred landscape where we can connect more deeply with ourselves, each other and our land.
Fri 5 Sep | 7.15pm - 9.30pm
The whole of the Buddhist life, for many people, begins with an image of the Buddha in seated meditation. An image that can say so much more than words. Amritavani will talk to us about her personal connection with images as well as images from Buddhist stories to take us out of our heads and into our hearts.
Tue 16 Sep - Tue 21 Oct | 7.15 - 9.30pm
This six-week course is one of the best ways to get a grounding in some key Buddhist principles and introduces you to meditation practices that cultivate mindful self-awareness and insight.
You’ll learn the Mindfulness of Breathing – said to be the practice the Buddha was doing on the night of his Enlightenment.
Sun 21 Sep | 10am - 5pm
How can we be at ease in a challenging and struggling world? War, famine, violence, uncertainty is happening all around us. How can we develop balance, inner clarity and perspective in today's world? As human beings we have the capacity to develop kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and through these we can still our minds. We can develop Upekkha (equanimity).
Open to all who have a regular meditation practice of the Mindfulness of Breathing and the Metta Bhavana.
Wed 24 Sep - Wed 26 Nov | 7 - 9.30pm
Discover the scientifically proven effects of mindfulness to improve your physical and mental wellbeing. Learning mindfulness shows how paying attention to your experience in a non-judgemental way can help you to face stressful situations with increased confidence.
Our courses are led by Ruchiraketu who has over 40 years' experience of teaching meditation.
Fri 31 Oct - Sun 2 Nov | 6 - 3pm
Take the opportunity to connect with the joy and inspiration of a Buddhist retreat community; there is no better way to connect more deeply with the transformational and deeply positive message of the Buddha's teaching.
This retreat is specifically for people who attend the Cambridge Buddhist Centre regularly and are part of our Sangha (community).