The Healing Power of Meditation
A Transformative Event with Renowned Teacher Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
Saturday 8 May 2027
Logan Hall, 20 Bedford Way London, WC1H 0AL (5 minutes from Russell Square tube)
Improve Your Mind, Improve Your Life
10.30am – 12pm
Discovering A Deeper Kind Of Happiness
2:15pm – 3.45pm
Early Bird Price – Full Day £35 | Half Day £29 (500 tickets available)
Standard Price – Full Day £55 | Half Day £35
Each ticket includes optional 3-week ‘Breaking Free From Stress & Anxiety’ meditation series (up to £36 value)!
We all want to heal our body and mind and overcome painful feelings and emotions, but we often don’t know how. The methods we instinctively use to make ourselves feel better — such as drinking alcohol or scrolling on social media — might even leave us feeling worse than before.
Yet Buddha taught that with the right methods it is possible – and quite straightforward – to begin to heal ourselves. Through effective meditation we can all learn to deal with painful feelings at their root and replace them with the positive feelings that come from a peaceful mind.
In these two practical talks and follow up meditations, the internationally renowned Buddhist teacher Gen-la Dekyong will explain how we can incorporate the ancient art of meditation into our busy modern lives. Through even a little regular meditation, we can improve our life, discover a deeper happiness, and gradually heal our body and mind.
Improve Your Mind, Improve Your Life | 10.30am – 12pm
Meditation and Q&A 12.30pm – 1.15pm with Kadam Lucy, Teacher at KMC London
We work so hard to make our lives better, trying to find jobs, homes, or relationships that will truly satisfy us. And yet our efforts so often fall short, leaving us still seeking but not quite finding what we want. Even when we do get what we want, it rarely feels exactly as we imagined — and sometimes the things we once dreamed of become the very things that now cause us so much difficulty. Why is that, and how can we break this cycle?
Buddha taught that the world we experience depends on the mind, and so, without improving our mind, the energy we put into improving external conditions cannot bring about lasting or meaningful change. By practicing the methods he taught, we can gain mastery of our thoughts and gradually replace negative habits with positive ones. As a result, everything in our life — our relationships, our work, and our daily peace of mind — will improve naturally. Eventually, we will know how to make ourselves happy all the time, regardless of what life throws at us.
Discovering A Deeper Kind Of Happiness | 2:15pm – 3.45pm
Meditation and Q&A 4.15pm – 5pm with Kadam John, Teacher at Heruka KMC
On a good day, a nice meal in the company of friends can feel like a treat. But what do we have to show for it once the meal is over? Why does the pleasure of that experience do so little to reduce our overall anxiety and stress? And is it the best kind of happiness we can hope for?
Not according to Buddha. Buddha taught that we have the potential to experience a far deeper, more satisfying, and long-lasting happiness by developing the capacity of our mind. In this talk, we will learn simple, practical methods to do just that. By gradually integrating these simple, practical methods into our daily life, we can cultivate a stable inner peace that enables us to deal with our problems and experience a deep happiness that is far superior to the fleeting happiness of our ordinary sense pleasures.
Each talk is self-contained, no lunch is provided, but many lovely cafes, restaurants & shops are local to the venue.
Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
Gen-la is an internationally renowned teacher, known for her warmth, clarity, and practical wisdom. She served as the Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition for 16 years, teaching thousands people in countries all across the world. Through her teachings, humour and kindness, she has inspired people from all walks of life to overcome their daily problems and find greater peace, clarity, and happiness in their busy modern lives through practising Buddhism and meditation.
A Buddhist nun from Northern Ireland, Gen-la has been studying and practising Kadampa Buddhism for almost 40 years, under the close guidance of Venerable Geshela Kelsang Gyatso. Through her example, humour and kindness, she perfectly exemplifies the essence of the Buddhist way of life and how to practise it in the modern day. Her talks will be down-to-earth, inspiring, and easily accessible for people new to meditation and Buddhism.
Date & Time
Saturday 8 May 2027
Talk 1: 10.30am - 12pm
Talk 2: 2.15pm - 3.45pm
Venue
Logan Hall, 20 Bedford Way London, WC1H 0AL (5 minutes from Russell Square tube)
Tickets
Talk 1: Full Price £35
Talk 2: Full Price £35
Both talks: Full Price £55
Contact
Contact
Email: talks@meditateinlondon.org
Telephone: 020 8455 7563
