Kingston Mindfulness Meditation Group

Non-violence begins not on the world stage but in our own hearts, in how we breathe, speak, and meet difficult emotions. Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh’s First Mindfulness Training, Reverence for Life, and the Buddha’s teaching on harmlessness (ahimsa), let’s come together to look deeply at the seeds of anger and fear in ourselves, practise loving-kindness towards ourselves and others, and discover how peace within can help bring peace to those around us.

Join us for a lovely day of mindful meditation, reflections, and sharing practice, and nourish the gentleness and compassion that are already within us.

There will be a number of different activities including guided, walking and silent meditations, gentle movement, dharma readings, mindful eating, inquiry and sharing.

The day is suitable for all levels, including anyone with no previous experience of mindfulness or meditation.

When: Saturday, 14th of November 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Registration:

We know that the cost of living is going up and the times are tough for many people. As a gift to our sangha, we are running this event for free. If you’d like to support the sangha, donations are welcome on the day of the event.

While there are no tickets for this event, you need to register to secure a spot. Due to the size of the room, there are 30 spaces total available for this retreat. Once all spaces are booked, waiting list will be in operation.

You can register by speaking to facilitators at any Wednesday session, or by contacting us at infokmmg@gmail.com.

On the Day:

Registration will open from 09:30. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.

Whether you’re a seasoned meditator or earlier in your meditation journey, there’s never a bad time to bring a little more playfulness to your practice. Join us for our summer day retreat, where we’ll explore playfulness by cultivating a beginner’s mind and a childlike curiosity as we work through the day’s schedule.

There will be a number of different activities including guided, walking and silent meditations, gentle movement, dharma readings, mindful eating, inquiry and sharing.

The day is suitable for all levels, including anyone with no previous experience of mindfulness or meditation.

When: Saturday, 8th of August 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Tickets:
Please choose the type of ticket you can afford:
– Supporter: £20 (to support those who have less means to come)
– Regular: £15
– Supported: £10

If you would love to come and cannot afford the supported rate, we have a limited number of concessionary tickets available at £5. Please contact us at infokmmg@gmail.com to enquire.

There are 30 tickets total available for this retreat. Once the tickets are sold out, waiting list will be in operation.

How to buy tickets:
Please send the money directly to our bank account, using “Retreat – [attendee name]” as reference.
Alternatively you can bring cash to any regular Wednesday session.

Please do book the tickets in advance as this helps us plan for the right number of attendees.

On the Day:

Registration will open from 09:30. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.

Join us for a lovely day of extended mindfulness practice. There will be a number of different activities including guided, walking and silent meditations, gentle movement, dharma readings, mindful eating, inquiry and sharing. We will mostly do our regular Wednesday evening practices but for longer periods of time.

The day is suitable for all levels, including anyone with no previous experience of mindfulness or meditation.

When: Saturday, 11th of April 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Tickets:
Please choose the type of ticket you can afford:
– Supporter: £20 (to support those who have less means to come)
– Regular: £15
– Supported: £10

There are 30 tickets total available for the day. Once the tickets are sold out, waiting list will be in operation.

To buy tickets please pay directly into the sangha bank account or bring cash to one of our Wednesday sessions.

On the Day:

Registration will open from 09:30. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.

“It is possible that the next Buddha will not take the form of an individual. The next Buddha may take the form of a community – a community practicing understanding and loving kindness, a community practicing mindful living. This may be the most important thing we can do… ” – Thich Nhat Hanh.

Join us for a lovely day of mindful meditation, reflections, and sharing practice in a caring community.

There will be a number of different activities including guided, walking and silent meditations, gentle movement, dharma readings, mindful eating, inquiry and sharing.

The day is suitable for all levels, including anyone with no previous experience of mindfulness or meditation.

When: Saturday, 29th of November 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Tickets:
Please choose the type of ticket you can afford:
– Supporter: £25 (to support those who have less means to come)
– Regular: £20
– Supported: £15

If you would love to come and cannot afford the supported rate, we have a limited number of concessionary tickets available at £5. Please contact us at infokmmg@gmail.com to enquire.

There are 30 tickets total available for this retreat. Once the tickets are sold out, waiting list will be in operation.

On the Day:

Registration will open from 09:30. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.

Opening the mind to see the true beauty within your body and connecting to the Earth and the Four Noble Truths. Assisting our practice through breathe-work and mindfulness practices. Filling our senses with the sweet smells, sounds, sights and tastes, allowing curiosity to awaken the true nature of ourselves.

Join us and step into spring with a lovely day of mindful meditation, reflections, and sharing practice.

There will be a number of different activities including guided, walking and silent meditations, gentle movement, dharma readings, mindful eating, inquiry and sharing.

The day is suitable for all levels, including anyone with no previous experience of mindfulness or meditation.

When: Saturday, 22nd of March 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Tickets:
Please choose the type of ticket you can afford:
– Supporter: £25 (to support those who have less means to come)
– Regular: £20
– Supported: £15

If you would love to come and cannot afford the supported rate, we have a limited number of concessionary tickets available at £5. Please contact us at infokmmg@gmail.com to enquire.

There are 30 tickets total available for this retreat. Once the tickets are sold out, waiting list will be in operation.

On the Day:

Registration will open from 09:30. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.

UPDATE: This event is now sold out. We are operating a waiting list. Contact the sangha if you’d like to be added.

Join us this November for a retreat day with Vari McLuskie from Plum Village UK.

Vari was ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 1995 into the Order of Interbeing and as a lay Dharma teacher in 2012. She has shared mindfulness in corporate settings as well as through Plum Village UK retreats and the Be Calm, Be Happy courses which she co-developed.

She is joining us to lead a day of mindfulness on the theme: No Mud, No Lotus.

“If we can learn to see and skillfully engage with both the presence of happiness and the presence of suffering, we will go in the direction of enjoying life more. Everyday we will go a little further in that direction, and eventually we realize that suffering and happiness are not two separate things.”

Thich Nhat Hanh

At this day we will have the chance to slow down and to enjoy the peace and nourishment of a day of mindfulness, where we can look deeply into the Art of Happiness (the Lotus) and the Art of Suffering (the Mud). This will provide us with both practical ways to engage mindfulness to benefit us in our daily life but also the opportunity to touch the spiritual dimension underlying all of life.

There will be a number of different activities including guided, walking and silent meditations, gentle movement, dharma teaching, mindful eating, inquiry and sharing.

When: Saturday, 30th of November 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Tickets:
Please choose the type of ticket you can afford:
– Supporter: £25 (to support those who have less means to come)
– Regular: £20
– Supported: £15

If you would love to come and cannot afford the supported rate, we have a limited number of concessionary tickets available at £5. Please contact us at infokmmg@gmail.com to enquire.

There are 30 tickets total available for this retreat. Once the tickets are sold out, waiting list will be in operation.

On the Day:

Registration will open from 09:30. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.

The eight worldly winds are gain & loss, success &  failure, praise & blame, pleasure & pain. Let’s come together on the 13th of July to explore how the winds touch our lives, what we can do to respond to them, and how our awareness of the worldly winds can transform our experience.

Join us for a lovely day of mindful meditation, reflections, and sharing practice to gain insight and experience a taste of balance.

There will be a number of different activities including guided, walking and silent meditations, gentle movement, dharma readings, mindful eating, inquiry and sharing.

The day is suitable for all levels, including anyone with no previous experience of mindfulness or meditation.

When: Saturday, 13th of July 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Tickets:
Please choose the type of ticket you can afford:
– £25 (to support those who have less means to come)
– £15
– £10
– £5 (concessionary)

Regular members of the sangha, please pay directly to our bank account or pay by cash at one of our Wednesday evenings.

New members and guests, please buy your ticket here.

On the Day:

Please arrive from 09:30 for registration. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.

We all have something in our lives we’d like to let go of, something that doesn’t serve us any more, or which never really served us.

What happens when we really let it go? It creates space for something new.

Join us for a lovely day of meditations, reflections, and sharing, practicing to let go and create space for self-compassion, equanimity and joy. 

The day is suitable for all levels, including no previous experience of mindfulness or meditation. There will be a number of different mindfulness activities including guided meditations, silent sitting, walking, gentle movement, dharma readings, eating, inquiry and sharing.

When: Saturday, 16th of March 10:00-16:00
Where: Kingston Quaker Centre

Tickets:
Standard: £20
Supporter: £25 (to support those who have less means to come)
Supported: £15 (concessions and those on low-income)

If you would love to come and cannot afford the supported rate, we have some bursary spaces at £5 please contact us at infokmmg@gmail.com to enquire.

Regular members of the sangha, please pay directly to our bank account or pay by cash at one of our Wednesday evenings.

New members and guests, please buy your ticket here.

On the Day:

Please arrive from 09:30 for registration. We will begin the day at 10:00.

Wear something comfortable – we will be doing a little mindful movement and stretching. We sit on chairs but you are welcome to bring your own meditation cushion as well.

Please bring some vegetarian or vegan food to share for lunch if you feel comfortable sharing, otherwise bring your own lunch.