Meditation starts with a simple idea: our minds shape how we experience life. They create our worries, our happiness, and everything in between. When life feels stressful or uncertain, it helps to have ways of staying steady, kind, and hopeful.

Meditation is a practical way to train the mind. It’s not about stopping your thoughts or having a perfectly quiet mind. Instead, it’s about learning how to notice your thoughts and work with them in a healthier way. Over time, you can discover that calmer, clearer, and more positive states of mind are possible.

On this 6 week course, you’ll learn simple, practical ways to steady a busy mind. Step by step, we’ll explore meditation using Buddhist insights about how the mind works, helping you build habits that support greater calm, clarity, and well-being

What are the benefits?

• Learn two simple meditation practices that help develop calm, focus, and emotional resilience.
• Gain practical tools to help you work with your mind more effectively in everyday life.
• Support from experienced teachers and learn alongside a friendly, welcoming community.
• The chance to practice in the sacred place of the Norwich Buddhist Centre, where people have been practising for 50 years.

This course is open to everyone including newcomers, people who have been meditating at home or on an app, and people who want a refresher course on the foundations.  By the end of the course you will have all the tools for a lifelong meditation practice, and you will be well placed to engage with any class at the Norwich Buddhist Centre. You don’t have to be a Buddhist to learn or benefit from our meditation practices!