Kadampa Meditation Centre Exeter

06/10/2026

🧡 Morning Retreat with Beth Johnson 🧡
Saturday 17 October, 10.00am – 12.30pm

A little kindness goes a long way! Enjoy some beautiful guided meditations to develop our own cherishing love and to appreciate the kindness of others.

To enhance the experience on this course we will keep silence in the breaks between the meditations. Self-service hot drinks and refreshments included.

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Session one 10 – 10.40am
Break
Session two 11 – 11.40am
Break
Session three 12 – 12.30pm

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£15 > Students £12 Please book in advance online
(£3 for members - please email us @meditationinexeter.org to book)

23/09/2026

✨Morning course with Gen Chonyi✨
Saturday 26 September, 10.00am – 12.30pm

For details and booking: https://meditationinexeter.org/

🌞A DOSE OF POSITIVITY🌞

Everything depends on the mind - and our mind can be our worst enemy or our best friend! This course will include practical guided meditations to harness the power of thought and bring a genuine dose of positivity into our life.

Vegetarian continental breakfast served in the break. Dietary options available - let us know when you book.

Everyone welcome - no previous experience needed. Seating on chairs or cushions. Suitable for beginners and experienced.

Gen Chonyi is a very experience teacher sharing Buddha's ancient wisdom with lightness, humour and kindness and gives practical tips to use in our daily lives.

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Session one 10 – 10.45am
Break with breakfast!
Session two 11.30am – 12.30pm

💰
£15 > Students £12 Please book in advance online
(£3 for members for breakfast - please email us to book)

For details and booking: https://meditationinexeter.org/

13/09/2026

✨Shrine Change and Centre Cherishing - Saturday 3rd October - 10am - 12.30pm✨

Shrine change with Clare, and also this month Centre Cherishing with practical tasks around the Centre - gardening, cleaning, & DIY.

Caring for the Centre is a very beneficial activity; it helps to keep this special place beautiful, we get to make and nourish friends, create lots of positivity for ourself and others, and of course....share a cuppa and cake. 🍰 ☕

No experience needed. Just turn up on the day for as long as you like, no need to arrive on time or stay the whole time.🙂

12/09/2026

Prayers for World Peace with Jenny Parsons

Saturday 19th September @ 11.30am - 12.15pm

With wars and division around the world we sometimes feel powerless, by developing our own inner peace and learning to cherish others, each one of us can contribute towards world peace.

Be genuinely inspired with a short talk followed by beautiful chanted prayers and a meditation.

'The power of our prayers depends upon the strength
and purity of our intention. If we have a genuinely
compassionate motivation, our prayers will definitely be
effective' - Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Engaging in the prayers and meditation will give us practical experience and confidence in developing and bringing peace to ourself and those around us.

Everyone is welcome - just turn up! > No charge … make a donation if you wish

10/09/2026

🧘Morning Retreat with Jenny Green🧘

Saturday 12 September, 10.00am – 12.30pm

JUST BREATHE!
Simple breathing meditations and visualisations to still the mind, create inner space and refresh your energy.

For details: https://meditationinexeter.org/

To enhance the experience on this course we will keep silence in the breaks between the meditations. Self-service hot drinks and refreshments included.

⏰
Session one 10 – 10.40am
Break
Session two 11 – 11.40am
Break
Session three 12 – 12.30pm

💰
£15 > Students £12 Please book in advance online
£3 for members - please email us to book

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Kadampa Meditation Centre, Exeter, 55 Union Road, Exeter, EX4 6HU.
Street parking, St James station 10 minute walk, buses 58A, F1 & 2 and U.

Seating on chairs, suitable for beginners and experienced.
Everyone Welcome

09/09/2026

✨New Classes start 17th September with Gen Chonyi ✨

TUESDAYS

MORNING - HALF HOUR MEDITATIONS
Refresh your mind with these simple practical meditations.

⏰ 11.30am - 12.00pm

📆 September 15, 22, 29 October 6, 13, 20

💰 £3 per class on the day

EVENING - FOUNDATIONS OF MEDITATION
Talks and practical guided meditations to cultivate inner peace and make our life happy and meaningful, following The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe-Kelsang Gyatso

⏰ 7.30- 8.45pm

📆 September 15, 22, 29 October 6, 13, 20

💰 £7/£5 students per class on the day or £33/£25 students for all 6 classes - prebooked online -https://meditationinexeter.org/

THURSDAY MORNINGS - MEDITATIONS TO HEAL OURSELF AND OTHERS

⏰ 10.00 - 11.00am

📆 September 17, 24, October 1

💰 £5/£4 students per class on the day

Everyone welcome. Beginners and those with experience. Seating on chairs.

Optional tea and biscuits after the class.

See website for more information about meditation and class format. https://meditationinexeter.org

🧭 55 Union Rd, Exeter, EX4 6HU

07/09/2026

Sidmouth - New Classes starting 17th September - 5 Week Course

FOUNDATIONS OF MEDITATION with Gen Chonyi and Jenny Parsons

@ Kennaway House, Coburg Rd, Sidmouth, EX10 8NG

Talks and practical guided meditations to cultivate inner peace and make our life happy and meaningful.

⏰ Thursdays 3 – 4.15pm

📆 September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 15

💰 £7 per class on the day or £28 for all 5 classes - prebooked online - https://meditationinexeter.org/

First three classes with Gen Chonyi and last two with Jenny Parsons
- both are practitioners with over 30 years experience.

Everyone welcome. Beginners and those with experience. Seating on chairs.

The room is on the first floor with lift access.

Optional tea and biscuits after the class.

See website for more information about meditation and class format. https://meditationinexeter.org

07/09/2026

💚Tara Day💚 Tuesday 8th September @ 7.30pm - Tara Puja

Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Tara means rescuer and by relying on her, she rescues and protect us from outer and inner fears.

She is also a manifestation of the purified wind element and is therefore able to help us quickly.

She has a special connection with the Kadampa Tradition and we engage in the chanted prayers (puja) on the 8th day of each month (chanting is in English).

No change. No experience needed. Everyone Welcome.

03/09/2026

25/08/2026

Saturday 5th September 2026 10am -12.30pm
🌟Monthly Shrine Change with Clare 🌟
A lovely occasion where the shrine is cleaned and new offerings are set up. Learn why we make offerings and their significance.
No need to book just turn up when you can and stay for as long as you like. See less