Buddhist meditation, retreats, courses and classes
EVERYONE WELCOME
EVERYONE WELCOME
Buxton
Samudra Buddhist Centre
Weekend Day Courses
Take your practice further with our day and half-day courses. Perfect for both beginners and experienced meditators, each session offers practical insights to help you challenge limiting beliefs and find peace.
"Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions."
New To Our Courses?
If you enjoy our weekly drop-in classes, our weekend courses offer the chance to explore a topic more deeply.
Guided Sessions
2 or 3 back-to-back sessions combining practical talks and guided meditations.
Tea & Discussion
Built-in refreshment breaks between sessions to relax, enjoy tea and biscuits, and ask questions.
Everyone Welcome!
Built-in refreshment breaks between sessions to relax, enjoy tea and biscuits, and ask questions.
Advance Booking
Unlike our weekly classes, weekend courses are limited and need to be booked online in advance.
Upcoming Courses
Letting Go of the Past
So much time and energy can go into recalling past painful experiences instead of learning to heal ourselves through gentle meditations. In this practical meditation course, we will learn how to release ourselves from these memories and create more time for living in the present.
Sat Sept 12th | 10:00 - 13:00 | £15
Half-Day Course
A Life Less Distracted
If we could focus our attention in a more relaxed and sustained way, we could accomplish so much more both internally and externally. Meditation is the method we need to be able to increase our concentration and learn how to be less distracted.
Sat Oct 24th | 10:00 - 13:00 | £15
Half-Day Course
Don't Believe What You Think!
Our way of understanding reality makes it difficult for us to relate to ourselves, other people, and situations in a beneficial and enjoyable way. In this course, we will learn how to live more lightly, not clinging so tightly to how things appear to be.
Sat Nov 7th | 10:00 - 13:00 | £15
Half-Day Course
Freedom From Insecurity
Needing approval from others to make us feel secure means that we are restricted from exploring new ways of being. By learning how to be less dependent on others' opinions of us, we can experience greater freedom in the way we live.
Sat Nov 21st | 10:00 - 13:00 | £15
Half-Day Course
How To Keep The Peace At Christmas
Although a period of celebration, we can often find Christmas time stressful. In this timely course, we take a light-hearted look at ways to deal with this stress which will help us to be less uptight and enjoy this wonderful occasion with peace and joy.
