Meditation Classes

DISCOVER HAPPINESS WITHIN

Our regular classes are a great way to establish a consistent meditation practice. Meditating as part of a group in a dedicated, distraction free environment, with guidance from an experienced teacher, focuses the mind and helps to get best results.

Our weekly Overcoming Anxiety and Meditation & Daily Life classes share a monthly theme with our courses, helping those attending several events to gain deeper insight.

- Read about our different class types below -

- Sundays / 10am - 11am / Cradley Heath

Overcoming Anxiety class

Created with the problem of anxiety in mind, this class offers relaxing meditations together with Buddha’s wisdom advice on developing and maintaining a peaceful mind.

The class follows nine meditations from Tharpa Publication’s Living Meditation series, which can also be downloaded and followed at home.

Visit the class page to browse upcoming topics and to book.

- Various days & locations / 75 minutes

Meditation & Daily Life class

Exploring how our meditation practice and daily life can work together to help us find peace, happiness and resilience.

Rather than feeling that we’re too busy to meditate, these classes help us to gain confidence that all daily events and challenges can be part of our path to a peaceful, fulfilling life. This class presents a wide variety of meditations from Buddha’s teachings.

To browse upcoming topics and to book visit the class pages:

Cradley Heath / Worcester / Bewdley

- Various days / 45 minutes / Cradley Heath

Drop-in with free 15 minute meditation

Although our classes can be joined at any time without prior experience, people often feel more comfortable if they can drop by for an informal look around first. Drop-by for tea, a chat and a free guided breathing meditation. We hope to welcome you soon.

Visit the drop-in session page here for upcoming dates and times.

- Wednesdays / 7:30pm - 9pm / Cradley Heath

Exploring Buddhism class

Although our classes can be joined at any time without prior experience, people often feel more comfortable if they can drop by for an informal look around first. Drop-by for tea, a chat and a free guided breathing meditation. We hope to welcome you soon.

Visit the class page to browse upcoming topics and to book.

- Monthly / 7:30pm - 9pm / Cradley Heath

Friday Night Lectures

A monthly class where we explore Buddhist perspectives on contemporary questions. There is no meditation in this class, but we leave lots of time for discussion and Q&A.

Visit the class page to browse upcoming topics and to book.

- Monthly / 7:30pm - 9pm / Cradley Heath

Tantra class

A monthly exploration of Buddha’s teachings on the pure spiritual paths of Highest Yoga Tantra.

Visit the class page for more information.

Questions?

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  • Our classes have three parts:

    Guided meditation

    Every class (except for ‘Friday Night Lectures’) includes a chance to practise meditation. No prior experience is necessary and all the meditations are guided.

    Teaching

    From Buddha’s teachings, these practical talks help us to solve our daily problems and find peace, happiness and, if we wish, a deeper purpose in our busy lives.

    Discussion

    A chance to discuss the topic of the talk and meditation with others during the break over refreshments. No one is ever ‘put on the spot’ and asked to talk in a class. The teacher will normally make time for questions, and will be happy to clarify any points during the class too.

  • Yes. Courses cover a wide variety of topics from simple stress reduction to profound wisdom teachings, but are always taught in an accessible way such that everyone leaves with some practical insight they can use in daily life.

    One exception to this is our monthly ‘Tantra’ class. Please see the Tantra class page for details.

  • No. People from all backgrounds attend JLC to find peace according to their own individual needs and wishes. Everybody is welcome.

  • No special clothing is needed. Our courses do not include any physical exercise and most people choose to sit on chairs, though cushions are also set out for those who prefer to sit on the floor.

  • Other than removing shoes before going in to the meditation room (they can be worn as normal elsewhere) and turning phones off during session, there are no special rules to follow. People are always very pleasantly surprised with just how informal, welcoming and down to earth Jangchub Ling is; you’ll feel right at home in no time.

  • Walk-ins are very welcome (except for Tantra class). You can pay on arrival (cash/card) or book online in advance. Block booking discounts are available.

  • Centre members can access several of our classes online and we hope to offer online courses in the future too. Please see our ‘membership’ page for a list of online classes.

More questions? We’d love to hear from you!