London Shambhala Meditation Centre

20/12/2025

15/12/2025

🌟 Join Us for the Winter Solstice & Children’s Day Celebration! 🌟

📅 Date: December 21, 2025
⏰ Time: 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM

As we embrace the magic of the Winter Solstice, we invite families and children to join us for a heartwarming celebration. Our event kicks off with meditation sessions for all ages, including a special children’s meditation happening upstairs.

After a tea break, dive into a world of creativity with crafts and storytelling for everyone! Feel free to bring your favorite cake or biscuits to share.

✨ Schedule:
2:30 PM - Arrival
3:00 PM - Meditation (Children’s meditation upstairs)
4:00 PM - Tea Break
4:30 PM onwards - Winter Crafts & Storytelling + social time

🥳 All are welcome, so bring your friends and family! While there’s no set cost, all donations will help keep our Centre running.

We can’t wait to celebrate with you! 💖

13/12/2025

✨ Winter Retreat: Renewing our Practice ✨ Meet Llew Watkins, one of the meditation instructors who will be running the retreat. For more information and to register, please follow the link in our bio

10/12/2025

❄️✨ Our ever popular Winter Retreat returns this year from Dec 27 - Dec 31 ✨❄️

Whether you sign up for the full retreat or want to drop in over the course of the week, there is a cushion for you🧘‍♀️ 🧘

🔗 link in bio for further details and registration

28/11/2025

✨ Your Black Friday reminder that contentment does not require consumption ✨🙏🧘‍♀️💚

16/11/2025

🧘‍♀️✨ December Day Retreat ✨🧘‍♂️

Join us for a practice-oriented retreat—no teachers, just you and your meditation journey. Embrace stillness, and connect with yourself beyond thoughts and emotions.

Prepare our space together, receive one-on-one guidance, and explore the significance of our shrine with chants to open and close the day.

🕒 Timings:
 Arrival: 9:30 AM
 Sitting: 10:00 AM
 Ends: 5:00 PM

Come as you are! 🌟

19/09/2025

🌿 Day Retreat - The Freedom of Discipline 🌿

🗓️ October 5, 2025
⏰ 9:30 AM — 5:00 PM

When we hear the word “discipline,” we rarely think of freedom. Yet, it is the foundation of true liberation. Join us for a transformative day retreat where we’ll delve into how conscious discipline can fuel our personal growth, resilience, and confidence.

This isn’t about harsh rules or self-denial—it’s about creating a supportive structure that nurtures what matters most. Through teachings, meditation, and reflection, we will learn to embrace discipline as a gift, benefiting both ourselves and those around us.

🌟 Facilitator: Richard Danum
Richard has an inspiring background, transitioning from a law career at Cambridge to becoming a professional actor. Now specializing as an executive coach, he’s dedicated to bringing mindfulness to individuals and businesses alike.

Timings:
Arrival from 9:30 AM, sitting starts at 10:00 AM. We’ll wrap up the day by 5 PM.

✨ Embrace the freedom that discipline can bring! ✨

19/09/2025

🌿✨ Harvest of Peace & London Shambhala 40th Anniversary Celebration 🎉

📅 SEPTEMBER 20, 2025
🕝 2:30 PM — 8:00 PM

Join us for an enchanting day to celebrate the Autumn Equinox and 40 years of Shambhala London in Clapham! Experience the joy of community through meditation, delicious food, and shared memories. Whether you can join us for the whole day or just a part, we would love to see you!

Schedule:
🕒 2:30 - 3:00 PM: Arrival
🧘 3:00 - 4:00 PM: Meditation
☕ 4:00 - 6:00 PM: Tea, cake, and community sharing
🍖 6:00 - 8:00 PM: Potluck barbecue—please bring a dish to share!

Let’s celebrate together! The center will provide a big salad, breads, and some drinks. Feel free to bring a bottle to share.

📍 London Shambhala Centre

19/08/2025

🧘‍♀️✨ Cultivating Compassionate Relationships. Join us for a transformative day retreat this September! ✨🧘‍♂️

🕘 Date/Time: 06 Sept, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 Location: London
🔗 link in bio for sign up

In our busy lives, human interaction shapes our experiences, bringing both joy and challenges. This retreat invites you to turn inward, embracing your own journey of suffering with kindness and honesty. Through guided meditations, Dharma talks, and mindful dialogue, we’ll explore how to cultivate awareness and compassion in our interactions.

Led by Rachael Cheang, an experienced teacher, the day is open to all levels. Come with an open heart and a willingness to explore!

24/06/2025

🌟 Join us for a transformative day retreat on July 6, 2025! 🌟

🕘 Time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
📍 Location: London
🔗 link in bio for sign up

✨ “There’s nothing as real and direct as being present with yourself, just as you are.” - Pema Chödrön

This retreat offers an opportunity to embrace your emotions as natural expressions of body and mind. Instead of escaping feelings, we’ll cultivate awareness and relaxation, allowing emotions to arise and dissolve without judgment.

Led by David Morris, a dedicated chaplain and experienced meditation instructor, this day is about transforming reactive patterns into wisdom and inner freedom.

Let’s journey together towards deeper self-awareness and connection. 💫

26/05/2025

🧘‍♀️ M E D I T A T I O N W E D N E S D A Y S 🧘
If you are looking to simply come and meditate, join us for drop in meditation!

📅 Every Wednesday
⌚️ 1915 arrival/tea; 1945 - 2100 meditation
📍 London Shambhala Centre, SW4 6AY
Donation based, all welcome 🤗🙏

18/05/2025

📣 DAY RETREAT - How to Think in Front of a Tiger 🐅

📅 07 June, 0930-1700
📍 London Shambhala Centre, Clapham
🔗 Link in bio for further details and registration 🙏

Very few of us come face to face with a real tiger, but we all confront challenges and obstacles regularly. What is the ‘tiger’ in front of you right now?

Join us for a day retreat where we’ll explore how meditation can help us stop running away from our fears and start to make friends with them. Let’s learn to “think in front of the tiger.” 🧘‍♀️✨

Led by Jane Hope, a founding member of the London Shambhala Meditation Centre, who has taught across Europe, the UK, North America, and Ukraine.

Ready to face your ‘tiger’? Join us! 🌈💪