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
£8 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.
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 five-week 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
- Mon 13 Apr - Learning the joy of giving without expectation
- Mon 20 Apr - Cultivating integrity and positive action
- Mon 27 Apr - Developing tolerance and calm in the face of difficulty
- Mon 4 May - No Class (Bank Holiday)
- Mon 11 May - Strengthening attention and stability in meditation
- Mon 18 May - Insight into Reality
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
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
Happiness from the Inside Out: Cultivating Inner Habits for a Joyful Life
From 13 Apr
Various
Half-Day Course
What is Tantra?
Sat 18 Apr
10am - 1.15pm
Half-Day Course
Freedom from Fear & Anxiety, The Power of a Calm Mind
Sat 2 May
10am - 1.15pm