Hoddesdon
Meditation Class

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Date & Time
Various Wednesdays, see dates below
7.30pm - 8.45pm -
Class Level
Suitable for beginners and those with experience of meditation. -
Venue **NEW LOCATION**
Bollescroft Community Hall
Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8BE -
Class Fee
Single class - £10 per class
Multiple classes (3+) - £8 per class
FREE with a monthly membership
Class Dates
These classes are organised as short courses. You can attend the whole course or simply drop in whenever you wish.
Happiness from the Inside Out: Cultivating Inner Habits for a Joyful Life
True happiness doesn’t depend on external conditions — it comes from inner habits that bring peace, confidence, and kindness to every moment of our lives.
In this inspiring course, we’ll explore some powerful habits taught by Buddha that lead to lasting happiness: giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom.
Each week, we’ll learn practical ways to nurture these qualities through meditation and daily life — developing a strong, peaceful, and joyful mind that benefits both ourselves and others.
You will learn how to:
- Develop the inner habits that create genuine happiness
- Use meditation to strengthen generosity, patience, and wisdom
- Bring calm, positivity, and purpose to your daily life
- Wed 15 Apr - Learning the joy of giving without expectation
- Wed 29 Apr - Cultivating integrity and positive action
- Wed 13 May - Developing tolerance and calm in the face of difficulty
Freedom Through Wisdom: 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 four-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
- Wed 3 June - Observing the Mind Without Attachment
- Wed 17 June - Understanding Impermanence
- Wed 1 July - Transforming Suffering into Learning
- Wed 15 July - Cultivating Mental Freedom

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
Bollescroft Community Hall, Cock Lane, Hoddesdon EN11 8BE



User Reviews


Definitely will be back.





Breathing and seeing where my attachment to things which are not in my best interests lay. Looking forward to doing more.



Everyone was very friendly and helpful this put us at ease and this helped to make the whole experience very enjoyable.
The retreat certainly helped and also gave us much to think about.
There was much to ... read moreOur first time at Epping and first meditation class, it was great.
Everyone was very friendly and helpful this put us at ease and this helped to make the whole experience very enjoyable.
The retreat certainly helped and also gave us much to think about.
There was much to learn and I’m sure some more classes will expand our knowledge and ability to meditate. read less



Upcoming Events
Meditation Classes
Happiness from the Inside Out: Cultivating Inner Habits for a Joyful Life
From 13 Apr
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Sat 18 Apr
10am - 1.15pm
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Sat 2 May
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