Meditation Classes and Retreats
How to Meditate Series
led by Simon Harrison and Ven. Gyalten Wangmo
7.30pm Tuesdays
4 August – 8 December 2026
Every Tuesday (no classes over the Labour Day Break)
We welcome to you check our online program calendar to confirm session dates.
Description
We invite you to come and practice meditation together. Learn helpful tips for starting and maintaining a meditation practice. Try out different types of meditation used in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition – meditations on the mind, analytical meditations, visualisation meditations as well as other meditational prayers and practices. This series will use the modern classic How to Meditate: A Practical Guide by Ven. Kathleen McDonald as the basis for the sessions. This series is suitable for all levels, from complete beginners up to those with more experience who are interested to practice together.
Requested Facility Contribution $10 (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors are free)
(Optional) Materials Fee: Book How to Meditate: A Practical Guide by Ven. Kathleen McDonald $50 (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors $47) While supplies last.
No registration required. Drop-ins also welcome.
Note: Audio recordings are available on request for those unable to attend in person
We highly recommend joining these meditations in person if possible, however, it is also possible, for those unable to come in person, to request the audio recordings of the guided meditation evenings. The same Requested Facility Contribution $10 applies (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors are free). click here to request the audio recordings.
Previously Completed Meditation Events
Guided Meditations on the Stages of the Path
led by Simon Harrison and Ven. Gyälten Wangmo
7.30pm Tuesdays March 2025 – July 2026
Every Tuesday (with few exceptions)
We welcome to you check our online program calendar to confirm session dates.
Description
Deepen your day-to-day practice and integration of the subjects included in the Path to Enlightenment (Lamrim) by joining in these essential guided meditations.
The meditations will use the new book How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: A Guide to the Lamrim by Ven. Kathleen McDonald (Sangye Khadro) as the basis. We have copies of this book available for adoption. We highly recommended this new book. Some basic familiarity with the Path to Enlightenment would be helpful when joining in these meditations.
Facility Contribution: $10 per class (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors free).
(Optional) Materials Fee: Book How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: A Guide to the Lamrim by Ven. Kathleen McDonald (Sangye Khadro) – more books arriving. Adoption price TBC
Note: Audio recordings are available on request for those unable to attend in person
We highly recommend joining these meditations in person if possible, however, it is also possible, for those unable to come in person, to request the audio recordings of the guided meditation evenings. The same Requested Facility Contribution $10 applies (Dharma Friend Monthly Contributors are free). click here to request the audio recordings.
