The University of London Meditation Group offers a variety of courses throughout the year. These are dellivered both in person and online. Subscribe to our newsletter using the form on our home page to receive details of forthcoming courses and access to our open practice calendar.
Mindfulness for stress and anxiety
This course is specially designed for graduate and undergraduate students who may be experiencing the pressure of research deadlines or exams. It runs over four consecutive weeks and attendance is expected at each session and participants will be required to keep a log of their experiences as the course progresses. To make the course available and to not conflict with weekday teaching it is being held on Saturdays starting on the 11th of April 2026 at 11.30 am.
“Stress is not the best driver of performance. If you’ve never questioned whether stress is the best and only driver of performance, then stress will be inevitable. Students often blindly take on this assumption and then talk to each other in a way that keeps that belief. The only way that stress improves performance is by lifting one out of apathy and inertia. After that it is attention and focus we bring to the task that drive performance, not stress.”
Hassad and Chambers – Mindful Learning.
There is no fee for this course. There is a course sourcebook that you will need to purchase (< £20) or loan from a library. Additional resources will be made available as the course progresses.
To Book please use our TicketSource Site https://www.ticketsource.com/university-of-london-meditation-group/t-xddvpjd
A Very Short Course on Buddhism
The Buddhist tradition has extensive teachings on mindfulness and meditation and many of today's mindfulness techniques are drawn and adapted from this vast canon. I have been asked for more information about this connection and I am offering this short course looking briefly at the traditions and practices. The course starts at 2.00 pm on Saturday 11th April and runs over four consecutive weeks.
In this four week course you will learn about the Buddhist background to some of today's mindfulness and meditation practices.
Week 1 - The historical background
Week 2 - Foundational practices
Week 3 - Practice in the Great Vehicle (Mahayana Buddhism)
Week 4 - Practice in Tantric Buddhism (Vajrayana Buddhism)
Series runs weekly from 11th April 2026 - every Saturday until Saturday 2nd May inclusive.
To book - use our TicketSource link https://www.ticketsource.com/university-of-london-meditation-group/t-kddmmpe
Course tutor
The course tutor is Keith Ryan. MSc. MInstP
He is a physicist, health and safety professional, and a stress management counsellor with over 45 years experience of teaching mindfulness and other meditation techniques. He was the approved tutor for Buddhism and Meditation courses for the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1979 until its abolition in 1990.
He also likes practicing meditation with his buddy...
