Meditation That Matters, Wisdom That Endures
Embodied Kindness
Metta Circle w/ by Mark Ovland
18th Oct 2025, 7 PM to 8.15 PM
The practice of cultivating goodwill towards ourselves and others is both simple and profound. In this session, we’ll explore how kindness can be felt and expressed through the whole body—allowing the heart to soften, the breath to open, and awareness to rest in warmth and ease. With imagination, creativity, and a spirit of gentle playfulness, we’ll rediscover what it means to embody kindness, not just think it.
Join on Zoom:
🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9204160619?pwd=eQJn4IuBUXlVat9sVsIGXWMLxx3yjW.1
Meeting ID: 920 416 0619 | Passcode: Dhammanow
6-Week Mindfulness Course
Mindfulness for Working Minds: A Buddhist-Inspired Path to Resilience
Feeling overwhelmed by the demands of modern life? Reconnect with clarity, calm, and purpose through our 6-week mindfulness course designed especially for working professionals. Rooted in timeless Buddhist wisdom and adapted for today’s challenges.
Start your path to resilience today.
8-Week Buddhism for Beginners Course
An Educational Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Buddhism
Explore the foundations of Buddhism in this 8-week course. Learn about the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path, the Three Universal Truths, mindfulness, meditation, and the law of cause and effect. Whether you are new or looking to deepen your understanding, this course offers a clear, practical introduction to Buddhist teachings and how they apply to daily life.
Weekend Retreat w/ Mark Ovland
22nd & 23rd Nov 2025
Mark Ovland teaches the dharma within the Insight Meditation tradition.
He began practising in 2008 and spent several years living and serving in retreat centres and monasteries in the UK and Asia. In 2013 he co-founded Freely Given Retreats and later helped bring 8-week meditation courses into UK prisons.
Mark will be travelling up from Devon to lead us in Retreat at the Dhamma Centre in Colchester.
More details to follow….
Handpan Sound Bath
+ Intro Workshop
w/ James Hunter Crossley
Ex-Gladiator “Hunter” turned sound healer and handpan teacher, James Hunter Crossley, comes to the Dhamma Centre for a meditative concert and hands-on workshop in the Handpan instrument. No experience needed—quality handpans provided.
More details to follow…
Renovation Updates
The Centre is currently undergoing renovations that would allow was to make best use of the premises for Meditation and Wellness activities for the community in Colchester and beyond. for more information on what’s happening right now and how you could support the our efforts, click below.
