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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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A meditative day retreat (also online)
The Long Experience of Love: Rainer Maria Rilke on Lament & Praise in Troubling Times WCCM's Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX, with Mark Burrows Saturday 17th October, 10am-4pm,UK time This day will focus on the Duino Elegies, poems that became the crowning work of Rilke's life. They face the uncertainties of life, stressed by outer turmoil and inner struggles, and probe the depths of the heart-work involved in living with creative passion and spiritual integrity in the midst of suffering. |
Cost: £40 (£25 online)
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Book launch (following event above)
Grounding the Soul: Week by Week with Meister Eckhart WCCM's Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX, with Rebecca Stephens, Sat 17th October, 5pm-6:30pm,UK time An evening to celebrate the publication of Grounding the Soul: Week by week with Meister Eckhart by Dr Rebecca Stephens (published September 30 2026). Please join Rebecca in conversation with Revd. Dr Mark S Burrows and enjoy some refreshments in the beautiful space of The Meditatio Centre. |
Donations
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In person discussion day (also online)
The Future of Religion 14th November, 10:30am-4pm, UK time, with Laurence Freeman, Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX Can the great religious families of humanity be true to their perennial wisdom and unite in their essence to realize human potential in transcendence? Can the three elements of religion – intellectual, institutional and mystical – be rebalanced to birth a new world in which the best potential of humanity is celebrated and realized?. |
Cost: £40 (£25 online)
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Face-to-face events on more than one day
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First Saturday of each month
Silent Saturdays - WCCM WCCM's Meditatio Centre, London EC1R 1XX, with Peter Jaeger First Saturday of each month, 11am-3pm,UK time 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. Of course we then also will have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments and lunch together. |
Cost: donations
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Six week course on Thursdays
Contemplative Art with Cari Bridgen, House of Prayer, East Molesey KT8 0PB each Thursday from 7th May-11th June, 10am-1pm Creativity can help us connect more deeply with ourselves, God, and the world around us. Over six mornings, there will be space to creatively respond to themes exploring the relationship between ourselves, God and creation, including our embodied nature; spirituality, theology and ecology; and our personal response to destruction and the present eco-crisis. Each session includes time for prayer, meditation, music, practical creativity and sharing. |
Cost: £90 all six
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