Support Beyond Our Community

​British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA)

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BAMBA supports safe, high-quality mindfulness teaching across the UK. It can help you find properly trained teachers and courses, giving reassurance that mindfulness programmes meet recognised professional and ethical standards. Link Here

 

Gaia House

Gaia House offers meditation retreats and mindfulness courses, both in Devon and online. They have very experienced teachers and offer both secular and buddhist teachings. Link Here

 

Sharpham Trust

The Sharpham Trust runs mindfulness and meditation retreats in a beautiful natural setting. For people who like a bit of quiet luxury with their mindfulness practice! Link Here

 

Freely Given Retreats

Freely Given Retreats offers meditation retreats on a donation basis, helping ensure that financial circumstances don’t prevent people from accessing supportive contemplative practice and community. Link Here

 

Pathway to Calm

Weekly Drop-In Meditation led by Ruth McDonald, one of our mindfulness teachers. Every Thursday evening, 6:15–7:15pm. £5 donation per session. Suitable for anyone with some mindfulness experience looking for ongoing practice with live teaching and invitational inquiry.  pathwaytocalm.com/weekly-drop-in-meditation

 

UMass Memorial Health Center for Mindfulness – Mindfulness Resources

This centre was the place where MBSR was born, in 1979. They have free weekly online mindfulness practice sessions Link Here

 

Mindful Ageing – u3a Series

The Mindful Ageing u3a series shares accessible mindfulness sessions created especially with older adults in mind. The practices are supportive, practical, and focused on wellbeing in later life. Many local U3As also have mindfulness interest groups Link Here

 

UC San Diego Center for Integrative Health – Mindful Poetry

A really nice resource which explores how poetry can be used as a gentle mindfulness practice, or simply enjoyed as it is Link Here

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