How to Meditate: Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness

The class pairs guided practice with time to reflect and ask questions, while offering both in-person and online attendance and a clear route for beginners.

The 90-minute session includes guided meditation practices and ends with about 15 minutes for sharing experiences, discussion and questions. Optional daily exercises support practice between classes. In-person participants can use the chairs and meditation cushions provided.

Open to all levels, including complete beginners. Attend at The Old Courthouse, 43 Renfrew Road, London SE11 4NA, or join by Zoom. The suggested donation is £15 for this class or £75 for the full six-week course; a reduced rate can be requested, and the organiser says you may also arrive without advance registration. This class is one of six Thursdays from 1 October to 5 November, but single-class tickets are offered. The event page is in English; it does not separately state the spoken teaching language. No booking deadline, cancellation policy or wheelchair-access information is published, so contact the organiser if you need confirmation.

This hybrid meditation class brings mindfulness and loving-kindness together in a practical approach the organiser calls Heartfulness. It is the 22 October session in a six-week Thursday course and can be attended in person at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre or online via Zoom.

• Vinod

  Teacher

  Vinod has practised meditation for more than 30 years. The organiser says he trained in Vipassana at Wat Ram Poeng monastery in Chiang Mai in 1994 and later completed mindfulness teacher training at Bangor University. He facilitates meditation retreats in Assisi and London.

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