London Meditation & Mindfulness Meetup Group from Samadhi

Join us for our free weekly online guided meditations on Sundays at 10am (UK time) // 11am (Spanish time).

These sessions include a guided meditation, a short talk on our practice of the week, and some time for group discussion. There is no need to commit to every week, you can drop-in whenever you wish.

During these sessions, we will engage in various meditations from the Buddhist and other contemplative traditions. These meditations will help you to unwind, relax, let go of things like stress and anxiety, and cultivate positive minds such as patience, compassion, and equanimity.

With a regular meditation practice, you will gain greater and greater peace of mind and discover a more positive approach to life, as well as improved levels of emotional and mental health. Meditation has numerous benefits for the health of both your body and mind, is easy to do, and something everyone can learn.

Everybody is welcome to join these sessions.

Join David Oromith online for this four-week Buddhist study group.

Tuesdays, 22 and 29 September, 6 and 13 October 2026, 7.00pm–8.30pm UK time (BST).

Navigating Life's Ups and Downs with Wisdom

During this 4-week course, we will explore the ‘Eight Worldly Concerns’, said to be the driving attachments and aversions that we constantly cycle through in our pursuit of happiness and avoidance of pain.

These are four hopes and their corresponding fears, and fixation with these ‘worldly winds’ is said to be an obstacle to experiencing genuine, lasting wellbeing and happiness.

Together, we will explore how to cultivate a kind of equilibrium amidst the waves of ups and downs in our life, leading to a profound sense of peace and contentment. This does not entail a passive approach to life, its challenges, or our aspirations, but rather greater freedom in how we meet them.

Week 1: Gain and Loss

Week 2: Fame and Insignificance

Week 3: Praise and Blame

Week 4: Pleasure and Pain

Exploring these deeply in our own experience will offer insights into what our daily obstacles to wellbeing and inner peace are, and how to overcome them.

These classes consist of guided meditations, talks and discussions covering a different aspect of Buddhist meditation each week.

Dates & Format

Recordings are made available to participants who would like to follow along at their own pace.

Sessions consist of a meditation, teachings on our course material, and group discussions of our experience and questions.

Participants can join the Study Group at any time and at any point in the series. There's no need to wait until you're caught up to join a live session, though you're welcome to watch the recordings at your leisure.

Booking & Donation

Online Chi Kung / Qigong with Dan Brierley.

This seven-week course began on 16 September, and new participants are welcome to join now. The remaining sessions are on Wednesdays, 23 and 30 September, and 7, 14, 21 and 28 October 2026, 10.00am–11.00am UK time.

Every weekly session is recorded. You can join the course at any point and access recordings of earlier sessions to catch up at your own pace.

About the Course

Baduanjin, or “Eight Pieces of Brocade,” is a beautiful and accessible Chi Kung/ Qigong form designed to nurture strength, flexibility, balance and inner calm. Through a gentle sequence of flowing movements, coordinated breathing and mindful awareness, Baduanjin helps you release tension, improve circulation and reconnect with your body. It is also one of the oldest documented forms of daoyin, ‘self care’.

Suitable for all ages and levels of experience, it offers a simple yet powerful way to bring greater vitality and relaxation into everyday life.

Booking & Donations

Please book in advance through the Samadhi website.

We are embracing a sliding scale policy for this event, guided by the Buddhist principle of generosity and inclusivity. There are suggested donations to help cover the cost of running these classes, including an offering to Dan for his time. Choosing the higher option includes a donation to support our activities for the benefit of all.

We firmly believe, however, that financial constraints should never be a barrier to participation. If the suggested amount is beyond your means, please choose the lower option or contribute what you can via contacting us to help with your booking. Every offering helps make these classes possible for the collective good. Without your honesty and generosity, we wouldn’t be able to make these sessions happen!

Join David Oromith in person at Jamyang London Buddhist Centre (Kennington), or take part online via Zoom.

Saturday 26 September, 10am–3:30pm UK time.

Learning to Be Your Own Best Friend - A Day Retreat on Self-Compassion and Inner Peace

Many of us in today's world have a harsh inner voice - we criticise, compare, replay mistakes, and refuse to forgive or be understanding.

This can be so ingrained that it becomes a kind of background noise we stop noticing, but which affects everything we do and our relationships with others.

Drawing on insights from Buddhist psychology and modern wellbeing research, we’ll explore what’s really driving the inner critic: self-cherishing turned against itself, guilt, comparison, perfectionism, and other deeply ingrained patterns that make it so hard to simply be kind to ourselves.

We’ll look honestly at the barriers, like why self-compassion can feel wrong, undeserved, or frankly impossible, and how we work with them directly.

Buddhism and psychology both point to the same thing: that underneath all of it, there is something in us that is genuinely worthy of love, kindness and care. Learning to see that, and meet ourselves there, can change everything.

Expect guided meditation, teaching, and time for personal reflection, as we explore this together.

We hope you’ll be able to join us, online or in person, for this retreat day focused on self-kindness and making peace with ourselves.

About our London Day Retreats

These Buddhist meditation day retreats, which can be attended online or in-person, offer the opportunity to discover what meditation and Buddhist mind training can do for mental well-being and to meet and share with like-minded people.

The sessions are perfect for both beginners and those with more experience. We hope to provide you with the foundation for developing your own practice, and help you develop tools that reduce stress, anxiety and worry; and nurture a happier, calmer, and more positive approach to life.

Booking & Donations

There are limited in-person places available for this day retreat. We will also be live-streaming and recording the teachings on Zoom. Please book in advance using the website event link below.

We embrace a sliding scale policy for their event fees, guided by the Buddhist principle of generosity and inclusivity. There are suggested donations to help cover event costs and support our ongoing activities, for the benefit of all. However, we firmly believe that financial constraints should never be a barrier to participation. If the suggested amount is beyond your means, please contribute what you can — every offering helps us sustain and continue providing our events and courses for the collective good.