Dear Friends,
We are delighted to announce that there are still tickets available for Wake Up London’s Summer Retreat, 4-7th of August. The retreat is available for those aged 18-35ish, in the beautiful Kent countryside.…
Dear friends,
With a deep mindful breath, we announce our beloved teacher Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has passed away peacefully on 22nd January, 2022. Join Plum Village online as we commemorate his life and legacy with a week of practice and ceremonies.…
We are delighted to let you know that our dear friend, Michael Schwammberger, will be our visiting Dharma teacher on Saturday 4 April, leading morning session.…
Visiting Dharma Teacher — Vari McLuskie
Saturday 7 December, 10.15am – 5pm
We have a further opportunity to deepen our practice on Saturday 7 December when our dear Dharma teacher, Vari McLuskie, will be offering us a day of mindfulness. Vari will share teachings on Impermanence during the morning session, while the afternoon will be devoted to teachings and practices on Awakening Joy.
The day will be divided into two sections: 10.15am-1pm and the afternoon 2.15-5pm. Please feel free to attend either session, or both.
There will be a break for eating mindfully together at 1pm. Please bring a packed lunch which we will eat together on our cushions. There is no need to book, but please come early to ensure you get a seat.
Suggested dana: £7-10 for half day, £14 – 20 full day. No need to book. If you are additionally able to offer dana to Vari this would be appreciated.
Westminster Quaker Meeting House,
8 Hop Gardens,
off St. Martins Lane, London,
WC2N 4EH
Facebook event here.
You are warmly invited to attend our afternoon of mindfulness and then we will gather for an evening of food, songs, poems and stories. You can come of all or part of the afternoon/evening. All welcome.
We would like to ask everyone to please bring your favourite vegan dish to share. If unable to make something there are shops near by.
Facebook event here.
Draft schedule for the afternoon/evening:
2.30pm – 5pm Afternoon of Mindfulness
5pm- 6.30pm shared food
6.30pm – 8.30pm Christmas Be-In Party
8.30pm – 9pm pack up
Christmas Be-in Party:
6.30 welcomes/Put cards and quotes in centerpiece
6.35 silent sit
6.40 Reading Christmas related
6.50 Brief sharing of thoughts on Christmas/the reading
7.00 a song and then swap/read cards
7.15 Song/performance time
8.20 silent sit/song/bows
8.30 pack up
If inspired please bring an inspirational or moving quote that is special to you and write it on the back of a postcard (either bought or handmade or just a piece of card that size). It can be a quote from Thay or anyone who inspires you… even yourself! Doesn’t have to be Christmas related.
We will put them in the centerpiece and everyone who partook will take one to keep and read it aloud.
Bring poems/songs/music/creative offerings to offer on the day if moved and we’ll fit as much as we can in.
Westminster Quaker Meeting House,
8 Hop Gardens,
off St. Martins Lane, London,
WC2N 4EH
We are delighted to announce that we will be holding a walking and sitting Meditation at the School Climate Strike, as part of the wider Global Climate Strike on Friday 20th Sept and you are warmly invited to join us for all or part of the action.…
You’re invited to join us on a special monastic-led spring retreat on the theme “Nurturing ourselves in Nature”. We’ll enjoy sinking deeper into the present moment, connecting deeply with ourselves and each other.
Hosted by the Wake Up Community of young adults, this special retreat is opportunity to practice mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition in the beautiful gardens and woods of Kentwell, a peaceful and expansive countryside venue in Suffolk.…
The Wake Up London Summer Retreat booking form is open here!
The theme of the retreat is Being Together where we’ll explore depth and lightness in community.
Dates: Thurs 30th Aug (evening) – Sun 2nd Sept
Location: The Quadrangle Trust a peaceful countryside venue in Kent, only a short walk from Shoreham Station with direct trains from London Victoria.
We will spend the weekend practicing mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition, enjoying the natural surroundings (including a wild swimming river!) and each other. Get involved 🙂
You can book here.
Facebook event see here.
We are delighted to announce that Plum Village monastics led by brothers Bao Tich and Phap Lai will be joining us for a series of events in May.
See below for further details on the event schedule and to purchase tickets. http://www.londonmindfulnesshub.org/
Schedule:
FRI 11 May: 7.30 – 10pm Bring a Friend to an Evening of Practice
Have you friends interested in mindfulness but haven’t tried it? Or who’ve tried Headspace and are interested in going further? This evening’s for you to bring them along to hear the Plum Village monastics share introductory teachings on mindfulness, meditation and a happy life.
Also suitable for newcomers on their own. Or for regulars who’d like to review the basics.
Westminster Quaker Meeting House
52 St Martins Lane WC2N 4EA
(entry via 8 Hop Gardens)
£5 /£7 /£10 per person according to your means
Info and booking here and facebook event here.
SUN 13 May: 10am – 5.30pm A Day of Mindfulness
For all with some experience of meditation you are warmly invited to join us for this day of mindfulness. We’ll come together to hear a talk, and to practice sitting and walking meditation, mindful eating, smiling and breathing together. Please bring vegetarian food to share for lunch.
The Core, 161 Northwold Road, Upper Clapton E5 8RL
£15 / £22 / £30 according to your means.
Info and booking here and facebook event here.
MON 14 May: 5 – 6.40pm Walk With Me
The recent film about Plum Village monastery — followed by Q&A with the monks. An insightful rumination on the pursuit of happiness, living in the present and our attachment to material things. Followed by thirty minute walking meditation on Regent Street
Regent Street Cinema
309 Regent Street, Marylebone W1B 2UW
£11 conc / £12 adult
Info and booking here and facebook event here.
FRI 18 May: 7.30 – 10pm Deepening Your Practice
How to come to our true home. Featuring a talk, touching the earth and other practices. For those already having some experience of Thich Nhat Hanh’s or similar traditions
The practice of Touching the Earth, also known as bowing deeply or prostrating, helps us return to the Earth and to our roots, and to recognize that we are not alone but connected to a whole stream of spiritual and blood ancestors. We touch the Earth to let go of the idea that we are separate and to remind us that we are the Earth and part of Life.
Westminster Quaker Meeting House
52 St Martins Lane WC2N 4EA
(entry via 8 Hop Gardens)
£5 /£7 /£10 according to your means
Info and booking here and facebook event here.
SAT 19 May: Afternoon of Mindfulness 2.15pm – 5.30pm & ‘Wake Up to the joy of togetherness’ Be In 6pm – 9pm
An Afternoon of Mindfulness with our monastics, schedule:
2:30pm Singing and guided meditation
3pm Dharma talk
3.45pm Dharma sharing in small groups
5pm Walking meditation
5.30pm Break time, please bring vegan/vegetarian food to share 🙂
6-9pm Be-In celebration with the first half of the evening led by the monastics. We will enjoy tea and cookies in mindful silence then there will be sharing, songs, live music, poems and other offerings. Please if inspired do bring your instruments and other creative offering to share at this celebration, you can let a member of the hub team know on the day.
Suggested donation of £7, according to your means.
Westminster Quaker Meeting House
52 St Martins Lane WC2N 4EA
(entry via 8 Hop Gardens)
Facebook event here.
SUN 20 May: Peace Walk – A Walking Meditation in Victoria Park 11.30am – 1.30pm
Offering Peace for Ourselves, the City and the World
Walking meditation and mindful picnic in Victoria Park. Please bring an individual packed lunch for a mindful picnic afterwards.
Meet at Bonner Gate (junction of Sewardstone Rd / Approach Rd) E2 9JW. Please arrive in plenty of time.
Facebook event here.
For all these we have kept prices as low as possible. Please just pay what you can. Where you can afford the upper rate however that would be helpful.
After the Wake Up afternoon we will gather for an evening of food, songs, poems and stories.
All welcome 6.30 -9
We would like to ask everyone to please bring your favourite vegan/vegtatarian dish to share. If unable to make something there are shops near by.
We will also do a Secret Santa – please nothing more than £5 and consider buying from a charity shop or passing on something on you have to a new home.
Wake Up London is a community of individuals practicing together to promote peace and reconciliation within ourselves and for our planet. We’d love to highlight what’s happening within our community, and how the practice is positively impacting our society.
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