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Sasha’s spiritual home is within Theravada Thai Forest Buddhist tradition, and she also feels an affinity to the Interbeing Practice of Thich Nhat Hanh. Sasha was first taught meditation as a child by her mother, and attended her first meditation retreat 25 years ago at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery. Sasha values the richness of different meditation teachings (more…)
Lama Rod Owens is a Buddhist minister, best selling author, activist, yoga instructor and authorised Lama, or Buddhist teacher, in the Kagyu School of Tibetan Buddhism and is considered one of the leaders of his generation of Buddhist teachers. He holds a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School and (more…)
Sasha’s spiritual home is within Theravada Thai Forest Buddhist tradition, and she also feels an affinity to the Interbeing Practice of Thich Nhat Hanh. She attended her first meditation retreat 25 years ago and singing mantras has become an important part of her practice. Sasha will share some traditional Buddhist mantras such Om Mani (more…)
11am – 1pm and 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Many of us probably feel we are familiar with Mandalas. They are a central part of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and found in the yoga traditions. Carl Jung made them a central feature of his work, and they are commonly used in therapeutic settings.
But this work often only touches the surface of what mandalas are about – the creation of a whole world manifesting from a central point.
Our minds constantly create mandalas – the core belief, assumption or motivation at the centre of our awareness at any time colours and creates our world. And from this develops our narrative about our experience.
Like a kaleidoscope, shifts in central point re-arrange the objects of our awareness into constantly shifting patterns. Usually we assume these patterns are a true reflection of the world, rather than something born of our own awareness, and struggle to make some reliable meaning from this play of light and colour.
Based the work of the well-known Buddhist teacher, Chogyam Trungpa, and his students Rigdzin Shikpo and Shenpen Hookham, this day retreat will explore how awareness of mandala can inform our meditation, and understanding of ourselves and our relationships.
The day is led by Ian Mackenzie (Sherab Dorjay), one of Lama Shenpen Hookham’s senior students. Please contact Ian on sherab-dorjay@redbuddhahouse.net to find out more about the retreat and the themes it explores. Along with Namka Nyima (Sheila Roche), Ian leads the Brighton Awakened Heart Sangha group. The group offers meditation teaching and exploration of how (more…)
Medhina explored different traditions before settling with Theravadan practice. For twenty years she was a trustee of the English Sangha Trust stewarding monasteries in the UK, and was the founding teacher of the Dhamma School which welcomed teachers of all schools of Buddhism. She has also delivered this course for U3A. (more…)
Ven Canda began meditating in 1996 with SN Goenka and practiced intensively in India for many years. In 2006 she ordained in Burma as a Buddhist nun and in 2012 went to Australia to learn under the guidance of Ajahn Brahm and take full ‘bhikkhuni’ ordination. Ven Canda’s teachings emphasise kindness and letting go as (more…)
10am until 12pm & 2pm until 4pm Sheila Roche (who facilitates the Bodhi Tree Brighton LGBTQ+ Meditation Group) is leading a day of practice which aims to help heal and restore our energies in these difficult times. We will share practices to centre and connect with ourselves and others, opening to the resources (more…)
Jiva has been practicing since 1997, mainly in the Western Insight and Forest Sangha traditions, and teaches secular mindfulness and self-compassion as her day job. She has completed the Gaia House Community Dharma Leader training and also leads their Online Dharma Hall once or twice a month. (more…)
BTB A.G.M. 28th June 2019 (Minutes) Present: Judy, Ian, Jiva, Sheila, Corky, Isla, Anne, Matthew (Zen Group at IO), Ben (Jiva’s group), Steve (Forest Sangha), Tim (Jiva’s Group), Dolly. Apologies: Frances Minutes of the 2018 AGM We discussed the minutes from last year. There were no matters arising. Chair – Annual Report We discussed (more…)
Active hope is waking up to the beauty of life on whose behalf we can act. We belong to this world’ -Joanna Macy
A day outdoors: meditating, creating and exploring with others, in community. There will be opportunities to connect with nature, create with natural materials and practice a range of guided mindfulness meditations.
The inspiration for the day is ‘Active Hope and The Work that Reconnects’ – experiential group work developed by Joanna Macy (and collaborators). The day will include Insight Meditation, Eco Therapy and Art Therapy practices.
In this creative and supportive context, we will bear witness to our individual and collective experiences. Some of the challenges in the time we live include: climate crisis, the global pandemic and structural racism. Feelings of fear and grief, will be held with the compassion and care that is the orientation of mindfulness practice. This will help us engage and potentially take actions.
We will be meeting the challenges and difficulties that are present for us, and move into including our hopes and aspirations. What positive change do we may wish to be part of? We will be connecting with our imagination, potential to be resilient and the ways that we can resource ourselves.
You are welcome to attend if you are a beginner, or more experienced, in meditation or any of the practices – gentle support and encouragement will be offered throughout.
Nicky Roland is an experienced HCPC registered Art Therapist, a trained mindfulness teacher, and a Work That Reconnects facilitator with several years work experience in the NHS, voluntary sector and in private practice. Nicky is training to be a Community Dharma Leader with Gaia House Insight Meditation Centre. Further Information (more…)
