London Meditation & Mindfulness Meetup Group from Samadhi

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 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 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 via Zoom for a weekend retreat on the Four Immeasurables, streamed live from Jamyang Buddhist Centre Leeds.

Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 April 2027, 10am to 4.45pm UK time each day.

During this weekend, we’ll immerse ourselves in the profound practices of the Four Immeasurables: loving-kindness (metta), compassion, empathetic joy, and equanimity. These four timeless practices open the heart and bring joy into our lives.

The Dalai Lama has often commented that the essence of spiritual practice is cultivating a good heart. Science agrees with the benefits: compassion and warmheartedness have been shown to be key aspects of human wellbeing and happiness. Given we’re a species that thrives on community and belonging, this makes sense.

As important as meditative quiescence (shamatha) and insight meditation (vipashyana) are within the Buddhist tradition, it is crucial to balance such practices with the cultivation of altruism and a warm heart.

While many teachings on Buddhist meditation fill us with a longing to spend more time in quiet, solitary meditation, these practices bring us back to life, to the active world of living with others. The optimal situation to apply these teachings on cultivating a good heart is active life, socially engaged with other people, moving away from habitual self-centeredness to greater empathy and loving concern for the welfare of those around us.

The profound benefits of these practices are immediate and enduring. As soon as we generate an attitude of loving-kindness, for example, we start feeling more calm and peaceful, and we naturally share and radiate this feeling towards others.

With regular practice, we can notice our empathy and love grow, resulting in a more joyful and fulfilling life enriched by meaningful connections.

Everyone is welcome, whether you are new to this or have practised for years.

Booking & Donations

The whole weekend will be streamed live on Zoom, and everyone who books receives the recordings. You are welcome to join for just one of the days, though the booking is for the whole weekend. Please book an online place in advance using the website link below to receive your joining details.