The practices we teach are found in all forms of Buddhism and in other traditions as well. In Buddhism, meditation goes much further than psychological improvement - it is aimed at the ideal of Enlightenment. Enlightenment, put simply, is the state that an individual reaches when they have achieved their full creative potential as a human being and are full of compassion, wisdom and energy.

It is not an escape into abstraction, passivity or just managing to cope with the demands of the world. We are trying to be more aware of out actual experience and not to escape from it. As well as trying to clarify our experience, we are engaging in transforming it creatively, actively and ethically. Challenging as this is, it is very satisfying to develop a balance in one's life between the open and receptive and active and assertive.

With meditation your qualities of confidence, contentment, energy and kindness can be developed almost infinitely. You can also overcome low self esteem and deal with stress. Within weeks of starting you should be able to see differences such as the way you engage with your life and with other people - whether that’s at home or at work.