Meditation Courses

Meditation Courses & Events

shutterstock_121998001 The meditation courses provide quality meditation with clear explanations of the techniques required to create stillness within.

We run a variety of meditation courses mainly at the weekend including morning or afternoon courses, full day events, away retreats with overnight stays and meal & meditation events.

Currently we able to offer most of our courses online as well as in person.

Please book in advance using our online booking – payment will be processed by PayPal.

Our Burnley and Keighley centres have World Peace Cafes where refreshments are available during courses.

The Walks for World Peace combine walking and meditation, giving an opportunity to meet like minded people from the various meditation groups run by Buddha Land. Walks typically last up to 3hrs including a break for meditation and lunch. On route there is a simple guided meditation that is suitable for beginners and those experience in meditation alike.

Liberating Prayer

Post Festival Day Retreat

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Saturday 3 June, 9.30am – 5pm

In-person & Livestream

In this Retreat Gen Kelsang Paljin will be helping us understand, contemplate and meditate on the full meaning of the different verses in the Liberating Prayer. This is an opportunity for those who missed the festival to hear teachings from there and for those who did attend to deepen their understanding.

Offering Our Faith Guru Mantra Retreat

A Special Day Retreat Celebrating Our Founder & Buddha’s Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Day

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Sunday 4 June, 9am – 4.30pm

In-person & Livestream

Finding Tranquility in Turbulent Times

Half Day Course

@ Burnley KBC

Saturday 10 June, 10am – 1pm

In-person

Keep a happy mind in the face of difficulties with simple and effective meditations for developing inner peace in a turbulent and changing world.

Tantra – The Power of the Imagination

Half Day Course

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Saturday 10 June, 10am – 1pm

In-person & Livestream

While the practice of Tantra is very extensive, this course will give a basic introduction including some practical methods that anyone can use right away. Through these special meditations we can experience profound inner change quickly.

Buddhist Art Revealed

Half Day Course

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Saturday 10 June, 2pm – 5pm

In-person

Explore the auspicious symbolism of Buddhist art & learn how it can be a powerful tool in meditation to transform our experience.

Realised Masters of Meditation Guru Yoga & Mandala Retreat

Guided Retreat

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Sat 17 June, 9.30am – 3.30pm
In-person & Livestream

Mandala means pure world and in the practice of making mandala offerings we lay the foundation of such a pure world though our imagination.

Guru Yoga & Mandala Offering Retreat

Unguide Retreat

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Sunday 18 – Tuesday 20 June

In-person & Livestream

This unguided retreat combines the practices of Guru Yoga, which is the gateway to receiving blessings, and making Mandala Offerings, the gateway to accumulating merit.

Overcoming Stress and Anxiety

Meditation Workshop

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Saturday 24 Jun, 10am – 1pm

In-person & Livestream

Explore effective meditations and positive approaches to overcome stress and anxiety. Learn simple techniques that will allow you to reduce and abandon these unpeaceful minds.

Overcoming Stress and Anxiety

Meditation Workshop

@ Burnley KBC

Saturday 24 June, 10am – 1pm

In-person & Livestream

Explore effective meditations and positive approaches to overcome stress and anxiety. Learn simple techniques that will allow you to reduce and abandon these unpeaceful minds.

Meditations for Finding Balance

Day Retreat

@ Bolton Abbey Village Hall, N Yorks

Sunday 25 June, 9.30am – 5pm

In-person

Join us for a day of meditation in the tranquillity of the Yorkshire Dales. In this retreat learn how to find inner enjoyment and balance using meditation. This will help us to deal comfortably with changes in the people and situations around us.

June Stop the Week

Korean Evening

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Friday 30 June 7.30pm – 10.00pm

In-person

Dealing with Difficult People

Half Day Course

@ Burnley KBC

Saturday 1 July, 10am – 1pm

In-person & Livestream

During these unprecedented times many of us are feeling big pressures on relationships with our families, partners, work colleagues, and even with our friends. In this workshop we will practise simple meditation techniques, learnt from ancient Buddhist wisdom, on how to develop and maintain a good heart with everyone.

Realised Masters of Meditation Lamrim Retreat

Guided Retreat

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Sat 8 July, 9.30am – 3.30pm

In-person & Livestream

This retreat will focus on meditations of the Lamrim , or Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, a special presentation that combines all of Buddha’s teachings in simple, easy-to-follow meditations.

Stages of the Path Lamrim Retreat

Unguide Retreat

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Sunday 9 – Tuesday 11 July

In-person & Livestream

This retreat will focus on meditations of the Lamrim – ‘lamp for the spiritual path’ – a special presentation that combines all of Buddha’s teachings in simple, easy-to-follow meditations.

Being Kind to Yourself (and Others)

Day Retreat

@ Bolton Abbey Village Hall, N Yorks

Saturday 15 July, 9.30am – 5pm

In-person

Unwind in the Yorkshire Dales in the first of our 2 days of meditation retreat at Bolton Abbey Village Hall. A day retreat is an ideal opportunity to gain a deep understanding of Buddha’s teachings and have a special experience of inner peace.

Learn to Meditate in Half a Day

Half Day Course

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Saturday 15 July,10am – 1pm

In-person

Learn to create peace of mind and inner happiness using simple but effective meditations. Discover the essential techniques of meditation with this short workshop, and find greater focus, balance and peace in life.

Letting Go of Stress & Anxiety

Day Retreat

@ Bolton Abbey Village Hall, N Yorks

Sunday 16 July, 9.30am – 5pm

In-person

Worry, anxiety and stress are seemingly a part of our modern, busy, fast paced lives. By learning to identify the causes of stressed and anxiety, we can start to reduce and abandon them.

July Stop the Week

Middle Eastern Evening

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Friday 21 July, 7.30pm – 10.00pm

In-person

Confidence and Pride – Understanding the Difference

Half Day Course

@ Burnley KBC

Saturday 22 July, 10am – 1pm

In-person & Livestream

During this course, we will explore the advantages of humility over pride, and how it enables us to gain authentic self confidence whilst still being able to learn from everyone else.

How to be Happy All the Time

Meditation Workshop

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Sunday 13 August, 10am – 1pm

In-person & Livestream

Happiness is a state of mind, and so true happiness can only be found within our own mind. Learn to create a deep, lasting joy and contentment that comes from a positive, balanced and light mind – without needing to change your external circumstances.

Vajrayogini Post Festival Retreat

Guided Retreat

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Sat 19 & Sun 20 August

In-person & Livestream

Details to follow.

How to Be Happy All the Time

Meditation Workshop

@ Burnley KBC

Saturday 19 August, 10am – 1pm

In-person

Generosity and Abundance

Half Day Course

@ Burnley KBC

Saturday 26 August, 10am – 1pm

In-person

Increase your spiritual power and inner happiness through the practice of generosity, unleashing your potential to experience abundance and joy.

August Stop the Week

Mexican Evening

@ Buddha Land KMC, Keighley

Saturday 26 August, 7.30pm – 10.00pm

In-person

Summer Away Retreat

Weekend Retreat

@ Beamsley Project, Hazelwood, nr Bolton Abbey, N Yorks

Friday 1 – Sunday 3 September

In-person

Enjoy a relaxing and refreshing break in the Yorkshire Dales. Immerse yourself in meditation on this retreat focusing on practices for improving concentration, mindfulness and inner peace. A retreat gives us the time and space away from our usual activities to gain a deeper and more stable experience of our spiritual practice.

Meditations for a Peaceful Mind

Day Retreat

@ Beamsley Project, Hazelwood, nr Bolton Abbey, N Yorks

Saturday 2 September, 9.30am – 6pm

In-person

Take time out in a Day Retreat in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales, learn how to recognise and let go of harmful states of mind and replace them with peaceful and beneficial ones.