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Below are face-to-face events like conferences, talks, and workshops relating to silence and contemplative living. |
At the top of the page are events on one date, for a few hours or all day.
Lower down are conferences or events happening over more than one date.
In person events on one date
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Four monthly come-as-you-can retreat days
Silent Saturdays: Deepen your Practice Saturdays: 29th Sept, 19th Oct, 23rd Nov, 21st Dec 11am-3pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX A series to support your meditation practice and to offer a time of community and friendship. During these sessions we will meditate 3 times and, in between, we will reflect with one another about our experience and learn a bit more about meditation both practically and spiritually. |
Cost: free
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Prayer and study day
World Worry and Climate Crisis: Being and Staying in the Still Centre of the Storm Saturday 12th Oct, with Angela Greenwood & Peter Musgrave 10:30am-4pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX This day brings together meditators and climate activists to share their experiences and practices, hopes and worries. Peter will share his environmental photos to evidence climate crisis and Angela will introduce the Quaker practice of ‘Experiment with Light’ as an aid to focus our prayers. |
Cost: £40 (conc.£20)
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Poetry and meditation (also online)
Rilke'sSonnets to Orpheus: Wed 16th Oct, 6.30-9pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX with Prof Mark Burrows Don’t miss this opportunity to meet Mark and hear him talk about his beautiful new translation of the ever-popular with meditators, Rilke’s, Sonnets to Orpheus, on the centennial of their first publication. You can learn more about his book by clicking here. |
Cost: £20 (conc. £15)
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A day with Eckhart & Zen (also online)
Speaking the Silent Word: Learning to Empty Ourselves Sat 2nd Nov, 10.30am-4pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX with Dr Rebecca Stephens One of the greatest apophatic spiritual teachers is medieval German mystic Meister Eckhart. His teachings remain as vital and rich today as when first delivered and contain much to challenge the meditator. His words have a strong resemblance to Zen Buddhism and Eckhart was claimed as a ‘spiritual ancestor’ by the great Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. |
Cost: £40 (conc. £20)
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Retreat Day
WCCM's Advent Retreat with Lawrence Freeman Sat 14th December, 10.30-4.30 Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX Pease join us at this, the busiest time of the year, to stop, to meditate, to be silent and present and to allow this festive season to speak to us. More details to follow and booking will open soon. Also online. |
Cost: tbc
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Face-to-face events on more than one day
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Four monthly come-as-you-can retreat days
Silent Saturdays Saturdays: 29th Sept, 19th Oct, 23rd Nov, 21st Dec 11am-3pm, Meditatio Centre, Myddleton Square, London EC1R 1XX A series to support your meditation practice and to offer a time of community and friendship. During these sessions we will meditate 3 times and, in between, we will reflect with one another about our experience and learn a bit more about meditation both practically and spiritually. |
Cost: free
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WCCM 4-session, meditation teaching
(also online) Learning to Meditate with Lawrence Freeman, at Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX 17th & 24th April, 1st & 8th May, 6.30pm, UK time These sessions are designed to help anyone who wants to learn to meditate. Each week we will review the practice with down to earth advice and also at its deeper meaning. Each session last for one hour and includes a talk, meditation session, question and sharing with Fr Laurence. |
Cost: free
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Evening, in person meditation teaching
An Introduction to Meditation in the Christian Tradition First Thursday of month, 6-7pm, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R On the first Thursday of each month an introductory evening will be held for those new to meditation. The evenings will be led by members of WCCM. |
Cost: free
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