Category Archives: Blog
Mindfulness weekend 14th and 15th April
We are pleased to announce that we will be running another mindfulness event for stress, depression and anxiety. This will be a weekend event on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th April 2012 from 10am-5pm. £50 per person and you do need to book in advance with a £10 deposit to //Read More
Friendship
One who is endowed with three qualities is a friend to be followed. What are these qualities? Giving what is difficult to give, doing what is difficult to do, forgiving what is difficult to forgive. Anguttara – Nikaya 1-286
Yoga with Sudaka
Yoga and Meditation Workshop with Sudaka Saturday 24th March 2012 £45/£35 concession 10-1pm – Dynamic Practice – 2-4pm – Restorative Yoga www.sudakayoga.com Call the centre on 0191 261 1722 to book your place!
Notes from a Centre Chairperson
In early January I visited Taraloka for my second European Chairs’ event. This includes Chairs of retreat centres and of Triratna organisations such as Karuna and Clear Vision. These events – a combination of retreat and business meeting – are very helpful for a new Chair such as myself. Strictly //Read More
Angelic Reiki with Carole
Throughout February, Carole is offering Reiki sessions on Wednesday afternoons at the Newcastle Buddhist Centre. These sessions are free of charge but Carole has requested that those in receipt of therapies make a donation to the centre. Session time slots are as follows: Wed 1st Feb – 2:00pm, 2:30pm, 3:00pm,3:30pm, //Read More
Sangha Nights in February – the Passing of the Buddha
On Wednesday evenings this month we’ll be continuing to focus on the figure of the Buddha. So far in this series, we’ve been looking at the real life encounters between the historical Buddha and people he met. We’ve looked at his first meetings with people who went on to be //Read More
Mindfulness taster session – still time to book!
There is still time to book your place on the upcoming taster session in using mindfulness with stress, depression and anxiety on Wednesday 1st February from 1pm-4pm. Only £10! The event will be led by Rachel Jones-Wild, who has been teaching meditation for a number of years and will qualify //Read More
Meditation Drop In
We are continuing to run a drop in meditation class every Monday evening from 5:30pm-6:30pm. This is aimed at absolute beginners and run on a donation basis. Why not try something new?
Sangha Nights for January and February
Our current Sangha Night series is ‘Encounters with the Buddha’ – looking at the effect that the Buddha had on some of the people he met. Here is the programme: 11 Jan – Sunita and Sonadanda – how the Buddha responded to poverty and wealth. 18 Jan – Khema – //Read More
On Solitary
Back in November I spent a week on my own in a one-roomed house, the Vajra sheilin, in Dhanakosa, Scotland. It was interesting how things were building up. During the urban retreat before, I talked with Norman about how nothing really exists from a quantum physics point of view; everything //Read More
