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June 29th – Brad Richecoeur
Meditation & Qigong
September 21st - Stephen Batchelor
October 19th - Bhante Bodhidhamma
Saturday, November 8th and Sunday, November 9th
Christina Feldman - Non-residential weekend retreat
December 7th - Rob Burbea
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Other Events at St Ethelberga's Centre
Study Day on Satipatthana Sutta with John Peacock
Saturday October 4th
Registration: 9:45 am Start: 10:00 am Finish: 4:30 pm
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, London EC2
Following the popularity of the last Study Day with John in April, this day provides a chance for further study on the Satipatthana Sutta (The Foundations of Mindfulness). Please book in advance so as to receive some preparatory readings.
Foundations of Insight Meditation
Teachers: John Teasdale and Chris Cullen
Mondays 7-9 pm
10, 17, 24 November, 1, 8, 15 December
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, London EC2
In this six-week course, we will be exploring the basic meditation practices and teachings associated with Vipassana / Insight meditation. The course will be suitable for beginners but also for those with experience who wish to consolidate their meditation practice and understanding of the foundational teachings of the Buddha.
Much of the value of such a course lies in the continuity and deepening over the 6 weeks, and so participants are strongly encouraged to come to all six sessions.
This course is being organised in collaboration with St Ethelburga’s Centre
Please book this course in advance.
If you have any questions about this course, please contact Chris Cullen on 0208 893 3875.
Both of the above events will be held at:
St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation and Peace, 78 Bishopgate, London EC2N 4AG |
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Stephen Batchelor studied for eight years under the guidance of Tibetan lamas and completed a three-year Zen training in Korea. A former Buddhist monk, he is the author of Alone with Others, The Faith to Doubt, The Awakening of the West, Buddhism without Beliefs and Verses from the Centre. He is a member of the Gaia House Teacher Council and co-founder of Sharpham College. He teaches worldwide and lives in Southwest France. Stpehen's most recent publication is Living with the Devil.
Bhante Bodhidhamma began his meditation in the Soto Zen tradition and has practised widely in the Theravada tradition. In 1986, he ordained. From June 2001-2005, he was teacher in residence at Gaia House, where he also guided courses in the Mahasi tradition. He established the Satipanya Buddhist Trust and founded the Mahasi Meditation Centre in the UK.
Rob Burbea has been practising and studying Buddhist meditation and Dharma since 1985 with teachers in England and the USA. He has been teaching since 2004 and is currently Resident Teacher at Gaia House and a Teacher Council member. He is a co-founder of Sanghaseva, an organisation dedicated to exploring the Dharma through service work.
Christina Feldman is a co-founder of Gaia House and is on the Gaia House Teacher Council. She has been leading Insight Meditation retreats worldwide since 1976. She is a guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Society, Massachusetts. Her books include Women Awake , The Way of Meditation, Silence , and The Buddhist Path to Simplicity
Brad Richecoeur has been practising vipassana (insight) meditation since 1985 and Qigong since 1989. He teaches Qigong at Gaia House and offers day workshops, retreats and summer camps.
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John Peacock is both an academic and Buddhist practitioner of over thirty years. He initially trained in the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition. Subsequently, he studied Theravada in Sri Lanka. He has been teaching meditation for nearly twenty years. At present, he lectures in Buddhist thought at the University of Bristol, and is the Guiding Teacher of Sharpham College.
John Teasdale has been practising Insight Meditation for more than a decade. Since 1992, he has been involved in the development and teaching of clinical applications of mindfulness meditation, and he has run mindfulness workshops nationally and internationally. John is a co-author of a number of books, including Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression . He is currently in teacher-training with Christina Feldman.
Chris Cullen works as a school teacher and prison chaplain . He is currently part of the Community Dharma Leader training at Spirit Rock Meditation Centre in California, and is in teacher-training with Christina Feldman.
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