Shirley Lunn Yoga and Sound Healing

21/12/2025

Would you like 2026 to be a year with more happiness for yourself and other people? There's a new online happiness course starting 22nd January. The course runs every Thursday from 6.30-8.30 and is run by local volunteers (Shirley Lunn and
Hayley Watts).

We ran a similar course a few years back and it was really successful - everyone who completed it agreed that they were happier as a result and some great new friendships were formed.

The course is run on a donation basis, so you can pay what is affordable for you - we want this course to be available to everyone, whatever your personal circumstances.

For more information and to sign up, follow this link.

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16/12/2025

"I want to encourage everyone, whether you are Christian, Jewish, Hindu or Muslim, or whatever your religious or political beliefs might be, to train yourself in the direction of beauty, depth and great love. Your own tradition has its own precepts, ethics and wisdom that lead to understanding and love. When there is great understanding and love, you can call it God in you, or you can call it the Buddha nature in you. Nevertheless, developing great love demands training, and the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings instruct us all, Buddhist and non-Buddhist, how to train that great love in ourselves. The word 'training' is more suitable than 'precepts' because it helps us to see that we are training to go in a certain direction." Sr Chan Khong (in the Foreword to "Interbeing, The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism).

The Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings are a modern distillation of the traditional Bodhisattva precepts of Mahayana Buddhism, and were created by Thich Nhat Hanh in Saigon in 1966.

30/09/2025

30/09/2025

Wonderful things are happening at Abenhall ... the Being Peace Centre will open to the public in Spring 2026. There will be opportunities for individuals, groups and families to practise peace and living close to the Earth.

27/08/2025

25/07/2025

Wonderful!

23/06/2025

The best news - we now have a home for Plum Village practice in the UK. The purchase has just been finalised - soon you will be able to visit this beautiful place in rural Gloucestershire to practise mindfulness in the Being Peace Practice Centre. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us in reaching this. milestone. The world needs peace more urgently than ever and this is an important step on the path to greater kindness and compassion for ourselves, for each other and for all living beings, including our precious planet.

We're VERY HAPPY to be able to tell you that the purchase of has now been made and will become the 🥳🎊🎉🥳🎊🎉
Over the weekend the Trustees confirmed contracts have now been exchanged!
We offer much to you all as supporters near and far who have offered much encouragement as well as financial help to bring this about.
Your and has brought us to this moment.
As we look towards the next stage of set-up work, renovations, and preparation for opening, your continued support and engagement will be essential in helping this vision blossom.
for being there.
If you want to learn more please join the this Sunday at 7pm UK time. Sign up for updates from our website if you don't receive them already. https://beingpeace.uk/

We look forward to sharing this amazing adventure

09/04/2025

Alma Twist is brilliant, everyone should see her

08/04/2025

An historic moment for the Plum Village community in the UK - we have reached our target to secure the beautiful Abenhall estate and realise Thay's aspiration for the Being Peace Practice Centre. This is a massive achievement and we are so grateful to everyone who has helped us to reach our goal.

Thanks to your incredible generosity, love and collective energy over the past weeks, we have reached the £1 million fundraising target!We are now closer tha...

24/03/2025

A lovely weekend mindfulness course following the teachings of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Highly recommended by me!

20/03/2025

Update - space now filled . Friends on the Path Sangha, Staines have one place left for our next day of mindfulness on Saturday 12th April. An opportunity to practise sitting meditation, moving and eating mindfully, deep relaxation and dharma sharing. No charge to attend. If anyone is interested, please send me a private message with your email address and I'll send you more information.