Bishop's Stortford
Meditation Class
MONDAYS | 7.30pm - 8.45pm
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Date & Time
Mondays, 7.30pm - 8.45pm -
Class Level
Suitable for beginners and those with experience of meditation. -
Venue
Apton Day Centre
22a Apton Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3SN -
Class Fee
£10 per class
FREE with a monthly membership
Class Dates
These classes are organised as short courses, usually 3 to 5 weeks long. You can attend the whole course or simply drop in whenever you wish.
Freedom Through Wisdom: Seven Steps to a Peaceful & Joyful Mind
A joyful mind and inner freedom arise not just from letting go of pain or cultivating a good heart, but from understanding the nature of the mind itself. In this seven-week course, we’ll explore how insight into thoughts, emotions, and perceptions can release suffering and cultivate lasting clarity, peace, and joy.
You’ll experience greater calm and clarity in meditation and also cultivate a mind that is more resilient, wise, and free — capable of responding to life’s challenges with peace, compassion, and joy.
Each week builds on practical meditations and timeless teachings to help you develop awareness, insight, and freedom in your daily life.
You will discover how to:
- Observe the mind without attachment and respond with clarity
- Understand impermanence and transform challenges into growth
- Apply wisdom and meditation to daily life for lasting peace and joy
- Mon 8 June - Observing the Mind Without Attachment
- Mon 15 June - Understanding Impermanence
- Mon 22 June - Deepening Meditation Practice
- Mon 29 June - Applying Wisdom to Daily Life
- Mon 6 July - Transforming Suffering into Learning
- Mon 13 July - Cultivating Mental Freedom
- Mon 20 July - Integration and Sustaining Peace
Be Kind to Your Mind
~ Healthy Thoughts, Happy Life
We all want to be happy and free from problems. Yet in the busyness of daily life, it’s easy to fall into habits that don’t bring the results we hope for—sometimes even increasing our difficulties.
In this course, we will explore simple, practical ways from Buddha’s teachings to understand our mind more clearly and make more mindful choices in daily life. By becoming more aware of how our thoughts influence our experience, we can begin to respond to life with greater clarity and purpose.
Over time, this leads to a more peaceful, positive, and genuinely happy life.
You will learn how to:
- Feel calmer and less overwhelmed in daily life
- Make more mindful choices with clarity
- Build a happier, more balanced way of living
- Mon 7 Sep - Where Does Happiness Come From?
- Mon 14 Sep - Why We Feel Stressed & Unhappy
- Mon 21 Sep - Changing Unhelpful Thinking
- Mon 28 Sep - Making Better Choices Daily
- Mon 5 Oct - Building a Happy, Meaningful Life
Book your place
Single - £10 per class
Bring your order confirmation to class, either a paper copy or on your phone to show at the class reception. You can pay in cash on the door if you are unable to book online.
Course cards are valid for 3 months and can be used at any of our weekly meditation classes. Bring your email receipt to class to exchange for your physical course card.
Venue Information
Apton Day Centre, 22a Apton Road, Bishop’s Stortford CM23 3SN
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Upcoming Events
Meditation Classes
Freedom Through Wisdom: Seven Steps to a Peaceful & Joyful Mind
From 8 June
Various
Half-Day Course
Letting Go to Lighten the Heart
Sat 13 June
10am - 1.15pm
Special Event
Open Day & Afternoon Tea Party
Sat 20 June
2pm - 5pm