Open Heart Meditation Course: The power of kindness for ourselves

BODHI COURSES l SERIES TWO

How would it feel to experience more kindness in your life? To discover more resilience in difficult situations and feel confident in your own emotional stability and your potential to connect to others?

Open Heart is the latest programme in the new and accessible Bodhi series, designed with those new to meditation in mind. Our experienced teachers share the tools we need to discover our own innate resources and cultivate a more gentle experience of life. We learn how:

// Cultivate a stronger sense of kindness and personal wellbeing

// Naturally open up meaningful connections with others

// Explore the benefit of taking regular moments to connect to our body

// Strengthen awareness to feelings as they arise

// Receive more kindness for ourselves

// And radiate more kindness to those around us

When we feel confident that we can ‘be there for ourselves’, it is a certain way to naturally open up meaningful connections with others. Taking regular moments to connect with our body and bring awareness to our feelings, empowers us to receive the kindness we need and radiate kindness towards those around us. Throughout the programme we walk through a sequence of simple steps to help us do just that.

When

Monthly First Saturday in-person: Next Session 20 Sep

10.30am - 1pm (doors open 10am)

Then monthly Saturday Clear Mind modules are: 4 Oct, 1 Nov, 6 Dec

Weekly LIVE Zoom sessions offered on Mondays, 7 pm - 8 pm

Please notes these dates are subject to change.

Suggested Contribution l £70 for 4 months

Includes l

- Once a month in-person gathering

- Weekly Zoom check-in’s- Weekly meditation audio

- Weekly homework task

Donations of any amount are gratefully received.Ticket purchases will cover the costs of running the event.

Rigpa UK has a policy of not turning anyone away on financial grounds. Please do contact us at [email protected] if you are unable to make a donation at this time so we can register you.

Find out more about our experienced teachers:

Dragana Alvarez

Dragana Alvarez has been practising and studying Buddhist Teachings since the early 90s. She taught in higher and further education and also worked as a translator. Her work experience has provided her with an invaluable understanding of the importance of creating a warm environment for clear communication and exchange. She has been an instructor on a range of courses in the London Rigpa Centre for over fifteen years.

Will Mansfield

Will Mansfield has been practising Buddhism for over 25 years and has been instructing on courses in the London Rigpa Centre for over 15 years. He finds it rewarding to see the benefits that meditation and Buddhist teachings can bring to people’s lives and how these two work together to help them deepen their sense of self-discovery.

Vinciane Rycroft

Vinciane Rycroft is passionate about social connection, sustainability and how we can live together well on the earth. She has undertaken a number of projects over the years, including award-winning environmental education programmes, a charity to introduce mindfulness and compassion into schools, as well as conferences on compassion in society. She is a first generation Western Buddhist, who started meditating when she was 18.

Rosey Hastings

Rosey Hastings has been studying and practising Buddhism since the 1980s. She was a schoolteacher for 30 years, teaching children and young adults with learning difficulties and in particular dyslexia. She is passionate about making Buddhism accessible and meaningful to anyone who has the interest and curiosity whatever their background, education, and preferred style of learning. Rosey supports and teaches on the public and sangha programme in the UK.

Carol

Carol has been studying the Buddhist teachings for over 30 years and an instructor at the London Centre for 25 years, specialising in the meditation courses. Previously she worked in I.T . and as a project manager for a major corporation, leading multi cultural teams and enjoying the interaction with others. Having experienced the remarkable benefits of these teachings and practices, it’s her greatest wish to share these with others and enable everyone to integrate them into their own lives.

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Health and well-being

Please note: meditation is not a substitute for medical treatment. If you are receiving treatment for a mental or physical health condition, please continue your treatment and check with your doctor/care professional if these sessions would be suitable for you.

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