Meditation & Daily Life
@ Bewdley
Discover Peace in Every Moment
This class introduces a rich variety of meditations from the Buddha’s teachings, showing how meditation and daily life can support each other to bring greater peace, happiness, and resilience.
Instead of seeing busyness as a barrier, you’ll learn how everyday challenges and routines can become part of your spiritual path—turning life itself into a powerful practice for inner calm and lasting fulfilment.
Some more benefits of this class:
Practice relaxation meditation.
Learn how to meditate according the Kadampa tradition of Buddhism.
Develop powerful wisdom understanding your own mind.
See the below Q&A for more info about our classes.
Class details
📆 When:
Thursdays, 7:30pm - 8:45pm 📍 @ The Friends’ Meeting House, Bewdley - Full venue details below.
Next class break:
No classes on Thursdays 24th July - 28th August Summer break for NKT International Festival
Events in August at JLC
Community Project - Getting the Word Out Monday August 18th - 22nd
Blessings for a Year Friday, 22nd August 7:30pm
Volunteer Day Saturday, 23rd August
Lamrim Retreat from Sunday, 24th - Thursday, 28th August
Food for Thought Sat 30th August 12pm - 1pm
Bewdley classes resume: Thursday, 4th September
👨🏫 Teacher:
£7 each class. Block booking discounts are available. Book your place below.
Current & upcoming class topics
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September’s classes and courses explore the illuminating mind of wisdom, the real antidote to all our troubles and the true source of lasting happiness.
Thu 4th: The way things really are
Buddha said that all phenomena are mere appearances to mind, totally dependent on the minds that perceive them. Their ultimate nature is emptiness. How can we understand this, and what does it mean for us?
Thu 11th: The emptiness of our body
When we become familiar with meditation on the emptiness of the body, our grasping at our body will be reduced, we will experience far less suffering, anxiety and frustration in relation to our body, our physical tension will diminish and our health will improve.
Thu 18th: Mind is the nature of emptiness
By contemplating, ‘All phenomena that appear to my mind are the nature of my mind. My mind is the nature of emptiness,’ we will eventually gain an undefiled wisdom that directly realises the emptiness of all phenomena.
Thu 25th: How to stop grasping at I
The object we grasp at most strongly is our self or I. By understanding and meditating on the emptiness of our I, this grasping will reduce and eventually cease altogether. Then we will be permanently free from all suffering.
Thu 2nd Oct: Freedom from extremes
Learn eight special meditations that help us to reduce and eventually eradicate eight different aspects of our self-grasping.
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October’s classes and courses explore the nature of our mind, helping us to realise peace is closer than we think.
Thu 9th: No classes due to Fall Festival
Thu 16th: Rest Your Mind in the Experience of Emptiness
Learn how to meditate on emptiness without obstruction, like an eagle soaring through the vast expanse of the sky with only minimal effort to maintain its flight.
Thu 23rd: A Powerful Method to Weaken Our Self-grasping
Learn the meaning of Buddha’s teaching in the Heart Sutra - ‘Form is not other than emptiness’ - and discover an especially powerful meditation to weaken our self-grasping.
Thu 30th: Learning to Live Lightly
Discover how through training in emptiness we can live in the conventional world without grasping at it, treat it lightly, and have the flexibility of mind to respond to every situation in a constructive way.
The Teacher for the Bewdley class
The Bewdley ‘Meditation & Daily Life’ class is led by our resident teacher, Gen Kelsang Khechog.
Known for his thoughtful nature, Gen Khechog presents Buddha’s teachings with relatable clarity, showing how to connect these beautiful meditations with the realities of modern daily life.
The venue
The Bewdley class is held at The Bewdley Friends Meeting House, Lower Park, Bewdley, DY12 2DP.
There is limited parking at the venue (we normally block each other in and work it out at the end of the night)! Redthorne House and Gardner’s Meadow carparks are very close and inexpensive.
Not been before? Please watch the short video below on how to get to the venue.
Questions?
FIND ANSWERS HERE
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Our classes have three parts:
Guided meditation
Every class (except for ‘Friday Night Lectures’) includes a chance to practise meditation. No prior experience is necessary and all the meditations are guided.
Teaching
From Buddha’s teachings, these practical talks help us to solve our daily problems and find peace, happiness and, if we wish, a deeper purpose in our busy lives.
Discussion
A chance to discuss the topic of the talk and meditation with others during the break over refreshments. No one is ever ‘put on the spot’ and asked to talk in a class. The teacher will normally make time for questions, and will be happy to clarify any points during the class too.
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Yes. Courses cover a wide variety of topics from simple stress reduction to profound wisdom teachings, but are always taught in an accessible way such that everyone leaves with some practical insight they can use in daily life.
One exception to this is our monthly ‘Tantra’ class. Please see the Tantra class page for details.
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No. People from all backgrounds attend JLC to find peace according to their own individual needs and wishes. Everybody is welcome.
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No special clothing is needed. Our courses do not include any physical exercise and most people choose to sit on chairs, though cushions are also set out for those who prefer to sit on the floor.
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Other than removing shoes before going in to the meditation room (they can be worn as normal elsewhere) and turning phones off during session, there are no special rules to follow. People are always very pleasantly surprised with just how informal, welcoming and down to earth Jangchub Ling is; you’ll feel right at home in no time.
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Walk-ins are very welcome. You can pay on arrival (cash/card) or book online in advance. Block booking discounts are available.
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Centre members can access several of our classes online and we hope to offer online courses in the future too. Please see our ‘membership’ page for a list of online classes.
More questions? We’d love to hear from you!
Bookings
Drop-in to this class or book your place here
Thursdays - Time: 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Next class break: No classes from Thu, 24th July - break for the NKT International Summer Festival
We’re back on Sat 23rd Aug for a special Volunteer Day
Bewdley classes resume; Thu, 4th September
Venue: Friends Meeting House Lower Park, Bewdley DY12 2DP
Refreshments included
These classes are included in Regular & Regular Plus membership options
Cost: £7 per class or block booking discount