26/10/2026
WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK at the Tara Centre, Lancaster with some NEW OFFERS
* MONDAY 7.30-8.30pm - MEDITATION FOR PEACE with Sam Stevens, Compassionate Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and Zen practitioner. Sam will guide a Mindfulness or Loving Kindness (Metta) meditation followed by tea and discussion. £7.50 / £5
*MONDAY 7.30-8pm - ONLINE QIGONG FOR WELLBEING with Silvia Rossi. Qigong is an ancient Chinese practice combining gentle movement, mindful practice and conscious breathwork. Movements are slow, flowing and low-impact offering great benefits for functional movement, balance and relaxation. £5 drop in. You can book in via our website.
*WEDNESDAY 1.30-2.30pm - RELAXATION WITH SINGING BOWLS with Jennifer Tucker, Trauma-informed Sound Healing Practitioner and singer from South Africa, offering you an hour where you can lie down, forget the outside world and rest with singing bowls, drumbeats and healing songs. £7.50 / £5 concessions.
*WEDNESDAY 7.30-9.30pm - ZEN MEDITATION with Jitei White, a Zen Buddhist monk and a dedicated practitioner with over 40 years of practice. Each week there is zazen (seated meditation) and kinhin (walking meditation) for around 45 minutes, chanting practice for around 10 minutes, followed by tea and a Dharma talk or discussion. £10 / £7.50 or donation.
*THURSDAY 7.30-9pm - OSHO GOURISHANKAR MEDITATION with Lina Shuai, Active Meditation Teacher and Auricular Acupuncturist. This meditation practice has 4 phases - breathwork, candle gazing, spontaneous movement and silence. This will be followed by an opportunity for connection and discussion. This is a good practice for anyone who finds it difficult to meditate or to sit still. It's also a good practice for developing clarity. 10 / £5 concessions.
*FRIDAY 3.30-4.30pm - MEDITATION FOR ALL with Adam Gregory, Meditation teacher and Martial Arts Instructor - full instruction will be provided. Sessions include zazen (sitting meditation) and kinin (walking meditation) - for a shorter period than Wednesday night sessions - followed by time for discussion. £7.50 / £5 or donation.
* SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 3-5pm TEA TASTING CEREMONY WITH MAZ VANDY of ROSA's TEA GARDEN. Maz is a living descendant of the Mende Sherbro people offering various Moringa teas cultivated and direct from her ancestral homeland, Sierra Leone.
In between there are private practitioners Elaine Hale (Alexander Technique), Penny Collinson (Somatic Movement Therapist), Paul Carter (Psychotherapist and Counsellor) and Junaid Zico (Hypnotherapist and Mindfulness teacher) offering one to one sessions. Have a look at their pages via our website.
