Rigpa, in Caledonian Road is a vibrant and varied community of people interested in a Buddhist path. Everyone is welcome – you don’t need to be a Buddhist to visit us or benefit from Rigpa. We host inspiring Buddhist teachers, run meditation classes and courses for all levels, and offer a calm space for individual or group practice.
Highlight events
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Saturday | 7 February | 10.30am-12.30pm
Free Bodhi talk – Learn to Meditate: Dealing with Stress
Buddhist wisdom tools to effectively work with stress and anxiety
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Thursdays | 19 February – 26 March | 6.30pm-8.15pm
Clear Mind Meditation Course
Learn to Meditate six-week course : In person once a week on a Thursday evening.
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Fridays | 13 February – 30 March | 7.30pm-9pm
Making Friends with Change
During these 6 weeks, you'll explore simple yet powerful meditation methods in Lewes … … Run by Rigpa South Downs, part of Rigpa UK.
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Mondays | 9 February – 20 April | 7.30pm-9pm (CET)
A New Way Of Seeing The World Part 1: DISCOVERING BUDDHISM
Weekly ONLINE interactive course over 10 weeks on Rigpa’s Online Courses platform.
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Weekend | 28 February – 1 March | 10am-5pm
Know your mind. Transform your life.
Finding peace, compassion, and wisdom in the nature of your own mind. With Senior Teacher Jan van der Breggen.
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Mondays | 8:15am-9am
(FREE) Drop-in Meditation Online
A gentle, guided shamatha (calm abiding) meditation practise. These 45 minute online sessions have been running since 2020 and are for both new students and more established ones.
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Tuesdays | 6.30pm-8pm
Drop-in Meditation in N1
We warmly invite you to join our drop-in meditation sessions, open to all, held weekly on Tuesdays from 6.30pm to 8pm with our experienced instructors in our London Centre.
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Saturday | 26 February | 6pm-8.30pm
Tendrel Nyesel tsok
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the parinirvana of Tertön Sogyal. A Tendrel Nyesel Feast Offering practice will be held.
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28 March – 5 April
Yang Nying Pudri drupchö
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the parinirvana of Tertön Sogyal. A 9-day drupchö of Yang Nying Pudri will be held.
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All Events: Drop-In Sessions | Courses | Events | Sangha Practice Events
Meet the Team
Rigpa is largely run by volunteers and two paid members of staff.
Here is the London team, consisting of:
Greg Burns and Jonathan Hayward – Trustees
Amelia Colvin –London Centre Manager
Paul Brusa – Special Projects Lead
Karl Baker – Centre Operations Lead
Daniel Nwume – Administrator & Project Management volunteer
Geoff Wong – Administrator
What Meditation Really Is – in 10 steps
- What is meditation? And why should we even bother?
- Meditation—getting familiar with your mind
- Meditation Posture—a Simple Guide
- The Simplest Method—Watching the Breath
- Another Support for Meditation—Focusing on an Object
- Clarifying What Meditation Is Not
- General Meditation Advice for Beginners
- The Benefits of Meditation
- Meditation is Not a Quick Fix!
- Meditation Explained Simply—a Public Talk with Tsoknyi Rinpoche
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