Welcome to the Richmond Mindfulness Meditation Group.
We meet weekly to practice Buddhist meditation.
The Group is inspired by and associated with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s Community of Interbeing and with the Insight Meditation tradition of Gaia House.
We aspire to bring mindfulness, concentration, and insight to daily living. During our meetings we practice guided meditation, walking meditation and silent sitting meditation. We also share readings from a wide range of Buddhist and other spiritual teachers. There is an opportunity for “mindful speaking” in which we communicate with compassionate listening and loving speech. Our meetings finish with tea. (See Our practice pages for more details of what we do).
In addition to our long-standing Wednesday evening group which meets in Ham/Richmond (but which is now full and cannot accept new members), we have set up a group that meets on Tuesday evenings in Twickenham which is delighted to welcome new members. (See When we meet page for dates)
There is no charge for attending meditation evenings but donations are accepted towards running costs. Please make contact by email or telephone before attending for the first time.
We are a friendly, inclusive group, founded in 1997, with both Buddhist and non-Buddhist members. We follow the principles set out on our Guiding Principles page which encapsulate what we value about our Group. For the avoidance of doubt, we are neither a therapeutic group nor a stress reduction group.
In addition to our regular evening meetings we have periodic Days of Mindfulness where we have the benefit of a full day of practice. Our next Day of Mindfulness will be in October and booking is not yet open.
