Gain a grounding in mindfulness or refresh your practice
Why practise mindfulness?
Mindfulness and meditation helps us to live a fuller and happier life, by being fully focused on the present moment, not absorbed in regrets, plans, worries or other thoughts.
By practising mindfulness we create stillness, allowing us to see more clearly what brings us happiness and what causes suffering. With this awareness, we can make positive choices in everyday life.
Mindfulness is rooted in Buddhist meditation, with effects verified by neuroscience, and as such is open to non-Buddhists and Buddhists alike.
Our Courses
Experience guided meditations, small group discussions and practical exercises. Available online over six weeks, or as weekend retreats in-person.
The Art of Zen was formerly the “Be Calm Be Happy” course.
Introductory course offering concrete ways to generate energy and wellbeing, and to ease painful thoughts and emotions. In the 6 sessions you will learn how to meditate effortlessly and to bring joy into your daily life. Read more..
A follow-on course from The Art of Zen, refreshing and extending your practice in the Plum Village tradition. The course supports grounding ourselves in Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, giving deep roots to our peace and contentment. Read more..
Our third course, after The Art of Zen and Looking Deeply, in which we explore how to bring the Five Mindfulness Trainings (5MTs) fully into our lives, using them as practical guidance and spiritual friends on our path. Read more..
Specially adapted course based on the The Art of Zen, reconfigured to focus on the application of mindfulness in support of neurodiversity issues such as ADHD and PTSD. Read more..
Our Art of Zen Mindfulness Retreat 2025 will be held at The Briery, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, a beautiful and tranquil venue set in its own gardens and a short walk from the town of Ilkley. The Art of Zen course was formerly called Be Calm Be Happy.
This is a specially adapted course based on Plum Village UK’s traditional Art of Zen mindfulness course, reconfigured to focus especially on the applications of mindfulness in support of neurodiversity issues such as ADHD and PTSD
Durham Yoga Studio, Crossgate Centre, DH1 4HF, Durham
Experience how mindfulness can transform life’s stresses and increase contentment in this weekend mindfulness course, based on the well-loved, and practical teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Experience how mindfulness can transform life’s stresses and increase contentment in this weekend mindfulness course, based on the well-loved, and practical teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.
Experience how mindfulness can transform life’s stresses and increase contentment in this weekend mindfulness course, based on the well-loved, and practical teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh.
This is a specially adapted course based on Plum Village UK’s traditional Art of Zen mindfulness course, reconfigured to focus especially on the applications of mindfulness in support of neurodiversity issues such as ADHD and PTSD