A network of Meditation Groups (listed below) has developed throughout the UK and beyond, often set up by people who have spent time at Gaia House and wish to remain connected with this retreat centre and their experiences here.
If you run a sitting meditation group and your name and details are not featured here, please let us know and we can add you to this list. Please keep us informed of any changes so that we can publish your groups’ current information.
If you do not have a local Meditation Group and would like to set one up, please see our help page: Setting up a Meditation Group.
Our contact point for local meditation groups is Hannah Seyfert, Development Manager: devmanager@gaiahouse.co.uk
South West
Avon & SomersetBath Insight Meditation Group
Fridays 6-7pm
Bath Scouts Headquarters,7 Grove Street, Bath BA2 6PJ
http://www.bathinsightmeditation.com
Bristol Chan Group
Bristol Zen Dojo, 91-93 Gloucester Road, BS7 8AT (above Miss Millie’s Chicken)
Thursday 7.20-9.30pm
Mike Masheder – 0117 924 8819 – enquiries@bristolchan.co.uk
Pat Simmons – 0117 977 4683
Bristol Insight
Mike Baker – 01934 417 109 – mikebaker076@gmail.com
www.bristolmeditation.org.uk
2nd Saturday of every month — Self-led day retreat
Tuesday evening sitting group 7.30-9.15 pm
Milverton
Fortnightly, Tuesday 7 -8.30pm
Nicola Belle – 01823 400 667
Helston
Lizard Chan Group, affiliated with the Western Chan Fellowship
Jos Hadfield 07889 218814 – thelizardchan@westernchanfellowship.org
Penryn
Lucinda Pimlott – 01326 372 419 – lulupimlott@yahoo.co.uk
Penzance
Andy Ferris – 01736 719 064 – aeferris@btinternet.com
Gaia House, West Ogwell
Sangha Sunday, an evening of practice at Gaia House once a month, from 2:00 – 5:30 pm. Please contact Claire for the next dates and register your interest.
Claire Greenland – 07511 082 621- gaiahousevolunteers@yahoo.com.
Totnes Insight
Mondays 6pm
Totnes Natural Health Centre, The Plains, Totnes, TQ9 5DW
Claire 01803 868 501
Exeter
Weekly, Wednesdays 7-8:30pm
Lindsay Alderton – lindsayalderton@gmail.com
07971 256 610
Barnstaple
https://www.facebook.com/NorthDevonMeditationGroup/
1st, 3rd & 5th Sunday of the month
Denis Lincoln – 01271 831 003 – yewberries@gmail.com
Barnstaple, Milltown
Weekday mornings – time is flexible around those attending
Martin Paul – 07917 344 950 – martinbp40@gmail.com
Dartington
Dartington Village Hall
Wednesday 7-8.30pm
Caroline Low – 07818 861 931
Kingsbridge
http://www.kingsbridgemeditationgroup.org.uk
Wednesday 7-9pm twice monthly
Steve Smith – 01803 771 123 – sjcsmith1@outlook.com
Newton Abbot/Ogwell (Soto Zen)
Monday 7.00-9pm. Zazen & Kinhin, occasional service practice. Please call about occasional beginners’ sessions.
Anshin Devin Ashwood – 07875 155 464 – devin@dancingmountains.org.uk
Plymouth
John Pollex – 01752 224 902 – john@johnpollex.co.uk
Plymouth
Clearbrook Village Hall
Plymouth Mindful Breathing Sangha – a group informed by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, holds mornings of practice in the Plum Village tradition (followed by an optional shared lunch) on a Sunday morning every 2 months. Please contact Jonny, preferably via email, for further details.
Jonny Rae – 01752 862 677 – raesrus@btopenworld.com
Plymouth
Hannah Ainsworth – 07930 117 001 – hannahainsworth7@gmail.com
Offering space for peer-led insight meditation sessions and group Dharma study.
Poundsgate, near Ashburton
Monthly afternoon retreat on the second Sunday of every month 2-6pm at Leusdon Memorial Hall, Poundsgate, Ashburton TYQ13 7PE.
Jeremy & Jeanine Woodward – 01752 893 165 – southdevonchan@westernchanfellowship.org
Totnes
Dormant at present, please contact for updates:
Claire Greenland – 07511 082 621 / 01803 868 501 – clairesusangreenland@gmail.com
Blandford Forum
Meets most Monday mornings at group members houses, times variable
Andrew Lewis-Smith – a.lewissmith@btinternet.com
Colehill
Steve Wilkens – 01202 880 661 – steve.w@metronet.co.uk
Weymouth
Barbara Cohen – 01305 786 821 – barbara.sati@yahoo.com
Cheltenham
http://www.cheltenhammeditation.co.uk/
Ivan Hatvany – 07773 333 949 – ivanhatvany@gmail.com
Forest of Dean
Jane Spray – 01594 861 404 – janespray3@gmail.com
Stroud
Alison Sedgwick-Taylor – 07837107867 – astmindfulpractice@gmail.com
Salisbury
Wednesdays 7-8pm
Henry Gray – 07766 464048 – salisburysittinggroup@gmail.com
Swindon
https://swindonchan.org/index.html
Swindon Chan Group
Mick Webb – mickwebb1@hotmail.co.uk
South East
BerkshireNewbury
Susan Millington – 07958 574 524 – millington.susan@gmail.com
Isle of Wight / Newport
Tuesday 8pm
Scarlett Felstead – scarlettfelstead@gmail.com
Southampton
http://www.hampshirebuddhistsociety.org.uk/
The secretary – hampshirebuddhistsociety@gmail.com
Southsea
https://southseasangha.com/
Portsmouth Yoga Centre, Albert Rd, Southsea
Sunday 6-7pm and last Sunday of each month 6-8pm
Daniel Sutton-Johanson – southseasangha@gmail.com
Winchester
https://winchesterzencommunity.wordpress.com/
Simon Roffey – simonroffey@me.com
Tunbridge Wells
Room 3 (above) Helios Homeopathy, 89-97 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells Kent, TN1 2QR
First Wednesday of each month 7-10pm. Vipassana / Insight Meditation – ideal for people who have attended retreats (e.g. at London Insight / Gaia House etc). No access for wheelchairs.
John McLane – 07738 115 144 – gravity@rolfing-se.com
Oxford Insight Meditation (https://www.oxfordinsightmeditation.org/)
Monthly day retreats – oxfordinsightmeditation@gmail.com
Sitting group every Monday – mondaysittinggroup@gmail.com
Sunday morning meditation – oxfordinsightmeditation@gmail.com
Brighton
http://www.bodhitreebrighton.org.uk/
Jiva Masheder – 07717 718 385 – btbsecretary@gmail.com
East of England
CambridgeshireCambridge
Mary Geddes – cambridgesittinggroup@gmail.com
Peterborough
Barbara Reid – 01733 252 322 – peterboroughinsight@gmail.com
Chelmsford
Mary Younger – 07850 702 640 – mary.younger@talk21.com
Colchester
Colchester Insight Meditation Group
Mike McKenna – 07729 428 970 – mmckcol@gmail.com
Norwich
Jacqui McCarney – 07747 462 342 – jacquimccarney@yahoo.co.uk
Stoke Ferry
https://www.facebook.com/Great-Natural-Way-Dharma-Practice-Community-639873926119353/
Carol Hunter – 01366 502 106 – carolhunter135@hotmail.com
London
LondonDulwich
Stella Chapman – 0208 693 9251 – stellachapman@yahoo.co.uk
Hampstead
Manu Bazzano – 07817 382 910 – manubazzano3@gmail.com
Kingston Mindfulness Meditation Group
http://www.kingstonmeditation.org.uk/
Richmond Mindfulness Meditation Group
https://www.richmondmeditation.org.uk/
Twickenham Mindfulness Meditation Group
http://twickenhammindfulness.com/
Midlands
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West MidlandsKnowle & Solihull
Julia Evans – 01564 777 605 – julia@dfte.co.uk
Worcester
Sally Dean – 01905 352
Robert Wilins
North of England
CumbriaKendal
https://buddhistgroupofkendal.co.uk/
Castle Street Community Centre, Castle Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7AD. Detached Room – entrance on the side of the building.
BGKT Buddhist Group of Kendal (Theravada) holds an open meeting on the 3rd Sunday of the month (except December), from 2-4.30pm.
John Gerrard – 01539 729793 – buddhistgroupkendal@outlook.com
Kendal
Space2Create, Studio 31 (Unit 31), The Factory, Castle Mills, Aynam Road, Kendal LA9 7DE.
This group is informed by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hahn. Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 7-8.45pm
Paul Hampson – 07980 802678 – paulhampson@gmail.com
Wirksworth and the surrounding area
Sitting group that meets online fortnightly and occasionally in-person, guided by River Wolton.
Heather Leach heatherleach6@gmail.com
Whitley Bay
https://insightnortheast.org/
Walter Young – 07508 055 643 – walter@whitleybay.plus.com
Ilkley (including Leeds, Bradford and surrounding areas)
James Souter
james.w.souter@gmail.com
Hebden Bridge (West Yorkshire)
Kath Reade – 07881 646353 – kath.reade@outlook.com
Huddersfield
Small sitting group meeting fortnightly in Holmfirth / Huddersfield
Jean Parker – 07401 112 819 – w.j.b@ntlworld.com
Sheffield
http://www.sheffieldinsightmeditation.org.uk/
Beth Longstaff – 07748 271 470 – sheffieldinsightmeditation@gmail.com
Scotland
ScotlandEdinburgh
Anne Bulmer – 07979 643 847 – anne_bulmer@hotmail.com
Glasgow
http://www.glasgowzen.com/gzg/sit-with-us
Kian McEvoy – 07794 325 508 – kianmcevoy@gmail.com
Inverness
Peter Wilkes – 07814 147 260 – highlandmindfulness@gmail.com
Wales
WalesCardiff
Tim Blanch – 01656 841 625 – blanchtimmed@gmail.com
Llandrindod Wells, Powys
Ella Titman Tamari – 07745 905 618- info@ellatamari.com
Pembroke
Nina Pope – 01646 681 015 – ninalypope@gmail.com
Overseas Meditation Groups
Australiahttp://www.dharma.org.au/
This website gives information about other sitting groups in the Insight Meditation tradition in Australia.
Copenhagen Insight Meditation
https://www.copenhageninsight.org/
Berlin Dharma
https://www.berlindharma.org/
Thursday evening 18-19.30
Peter Doobinin – peter@berlindharma.org
Ireland online sitting group
Josie Chedgey – josie.chedgey@gmail.com
County Wexford
Josie Chedgey – josie.chedgey@gmail.com
Amsterdam
Kate Honey – dunctonhoney@gmail.com
Santiago de Compostela
https://www.quietud.org/
Manu Mariño – info@quietud.org
Barcelona
Espai Sati https://espaisati.org/es/
Madrid
Grupo de practica regular https://espaisati.org/es/