NLBC News: January 2011

Monday 31 January 2011

Upcoming Events at the North London Buddhist Centre

Here are the details of the events coming up at NLBC during February, including new courses in Mindfulness for stress, and pain management, plus weekend workshops in Non-Violent Communication (NVC).

To book on any of these events please all our office on 0207-700-1177.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

With best wishes

The Centre Team

Wednesday 2^nd February- 23^rd March. Meditation for people dealing with stress or recovering from depression. with Suddhaka.

An exploration of the Buddhist practices of mindfulness and loving kindness, as effective tools for dealing with difficulties associated with stress and depression. The course, which includes handouts and a guided meditation cd, will support you through the process of setting up a regular practice. 7pm-9.30 pm. £125/£95/£60.

Saturday 12^th February- Introduction to Meditation –with Santva.

An introduction to the core practices of mindfulness and metta, suitable for complete beginners or others looking to reconnect with the practices. 10am-5pm £30/£15.

Sunday 13^th February. Day Retreat to Mark Paranirvana Day- with Palaka.

A day retreat with Palaka and friends marking the Festival of the passing away of the Buddha. 10am-5pm. Day by donation.

Tuesday 15^th February- A symposium of Talks on the Buddha’s Paranirvana- with the Tuesday team- the evening will also include the usual introduction to meditation for newcomers. 7- 9.30pm £10/£5

Friday 18^th Feb- Paranirvana Festival- 4pm -9.30 pm- with the Friday Class Team.

The Festival will begin at 4.30 with tea to share, followed by a meditation in which we will be reflecting on people we know who have died. Dinner to share will be at 6pm followed by a meditation and full-moon puja beginning at 7.30.

19^th-20^th February- Foundation Workshop in Non-Violent Communication (NVC) with Vajrasara Rankin.

Want to speak with clarity, honesty and care? Fed up with misunderstandings, guilt and blame? Learn simple communication skills that will enable you to tackle tricky dialogue confidently, connect kindly and creatively and be assertive without offending. Vajrasara is a certified and experience trainer in non-violent communication. Workshop suitable for newcomers to NVC or to experienced practitioners looking to brush up on their basic skills. 10.30-5.30 Sat. 10.30-4.30 Sun. £130/£90

23^rd February- 13^th April Living Well with Pain and Illness- an eight week daytime Course with Simon Osborne.

An eight week course offering self management mindfulness based strategies for those living with persistent pain or ill health and associated stress. It provides a toolkit of practical techniques that can be applied to daily life. £165/£125/£85

You can see an electronic copy of our program for the New Year, by following the link below.

Meditation and Buddhism program..

www.northlondonbuddhistcentre.com/downloads/CentreProgramme.pdf

Bodywork Program…

www.northlondonbuddhistcentre.com/downloads/YogaProgramme.pdf

North London Buddhist Centre
72 Holloway Rd
London
N7 8JG

02077001177
www.northlondonbuddhistcentre.com

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Learn Meditation and Yoga at North London Buddhist Centre

Anxious, stressed out, or just in need of a space to unwind?

We offer a regular drop in meditation class every Tuesday evening. 7-9.30 pm, and ongoing yoga classes throughout the week at our beautiful Centre at 72 Holloway Road. Our teachers' approach is informal and friendly with plenty of opportunities for discussion and space for reflection.

We also offer courses and classes to explore key Buddhist principles and their relevance to our modern lifestyles and specialised courses in mindfulness based cognitive therapy to help people dealing with difficulties associated with stress and depression.

For a full program of our activities visit our website on

http://www.northlondonbuddhistcentre.com

or just drop in any time to

72 Holloway Rd
London
N7 8JG

0207 7001177

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Monday 24 January 2011

Launching our New “Steps” Appeal.

We are now launching a new appeal to help us improve the facilities of our beautiful Centre and enable more people to benefit from the classes we offer..

Over the past year we have managed to make a lot of improvements to the outside of the building. With the help of our friends and benefactors we have had the exterior paintwork repainted and the front of the building redecorated. As well as protecting the fabric of the building we think this will make the place more attractive so that more people will be encouraged to come here and benefit from the teachings.

Over the next six months we want to make improvements to the entrance of the building. In particular by improving the steps in a way that will make the Centre more easily accessible to people with disabilities.

We have drawn up plans to build a wooden platform over the top of the existing concrete steps and fit a new handrail. This will make it easier for people with walking difficulties to get into the building. It will also prepare the steps so that later we will be able to make the building completely wheelchair accessible by installing a lift mechanism.

We estmate that this work will cost roughly £4,000 and we are trying to raise that amount from our community. Any surplus funds will be used to help improve the building in other ways.

How you can Help

Whatever you can afford to give will be greatly appreciated and will help us improve the Centre.

We have drawn up a table of gifts which shows how we might be able to reach our total through a reachable number of donations of different sizes. As you can see it would only need 17 people to help us at the right level for us to able to make our target.

We have already received 4 generous donations totaling £550.00- a fantastic start to our appeal!

If you are able to help us we would be delighted to hear from you. Speak either to Visuddhimati or Suddhaka.

£1,000 x 1 - £1,000

£500 x 2 -£1,000

£250 x 4 - £1,000

£100x 10 - £1,000

Total - £4,000

Tuesday 18 January 2011

Upcoming Events at the North London Buddhist Centre

Dear Friends,

Here are the details of the events coming up at the Centre over the next four weeks, including new courses in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and meditation, plus weekend workshops in focussing and Non-Violent Communication (NVC).

To book on any of these events please all our office on 0207-700-1177.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

With best wishes

The Centre Team

Thursday 20^th Jan- 17^th Feb. Introduction to Meditation. A 5 week course with Padmajata.

An introduction to meditation for newcomers. On this course you will learn two simple yet profound practices, the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana, and develop a range of skills that will help you establish a regular practice. 7.15-9.30pm. £48/£24. Please book in advance.

Friday 21^st- Sunday 23^rd January. Sangha retreat at Vajrasana. Led by Lalitaraja and Visuddhimati.

A weekend of meditation practice and reflection at Vajrasana Retreat Centre in the Suffolk countryside: suitable for experienced meditators who have been practicing the mindfulness of breathing and metta bhavana on a regular basis. £130/£100/£65.

Tuesday 25^th January- Listening to your inner Wisdom. An evening workshop with Manjudeva.

An evening event drawing in focusing and mindfulness to explore inner listening, self empathy, the body’s knowing, transforming difficult emotions and inner conflict. 7-9.30pm. £10/£5

Thursday 27^th January- Thursday 24^th March- Mindfulness based Cognitive Therapy- An 8 week course with Karunagita.

Learning new ways to respond to sources of stress in our lives and reduce the suffering associated with stress. 7-9pm (no class 24^th Feb). Practice day 12^th March. £185/£145.

Saturday 29^th January- Mindfulness day with Karunagita.

Karunagita will draw on her teaching of mindfulness based cognitive therapy in a day of moving seamlessly between mindfulness in meditation and daily activities. Equally suitable for newcomers and experienced meditators. 10am-5pm. Day by donation.

Sunday 30^th January- Metta day with Rupavati and Suddhaka.

On this day we will learn more about how to recognise the qualities of loving kindness in our experience, and how to work effectively with some of the difficulties that come up in this practice. 10am-5pm. Day by donation.

Saturday 12^th- Sunday 13^th February- Listening to your inner Wisdom with Manjudeva.

A weekend event drawing on Focusing and mindfulness to explore inner listening, self empathy, the body’s knowing, transforming difficult emotions and inner conflict. 10am-5pm £130/£90