Burnley Kadampa Buddhist Meditation Centre

16/06/2026

Woodland Retreat:
Day Retreat @ Woodsworth Exploring 🌳, Oakworth

🗓️Sunday 21st June
🕥10.30am – 2pm

In-person 🪷

🛜 Book Online:
https://enjoymeditation.org/woodland-retreat-day-retreat-oakworth-2/

You are invited to slow down and discover inner peace with guided meditation at a woodland retreat. 🌳

During this Retreat, we will focus on simple meditations for developing inner peace. 😌 The retreat is held at Woodsworth Exploring, Bandshaw Plantation a woodland campsite in Oakworth, Keighley and the sessions will be held outdoors. A simple shelter is available if needed. Between the sessions and after the retreat, there will be time to explore the woodland. 🌳

You will need to bring a 🪑 chair or other seat, a blanket and sandwich 🥪 packed lunch. ☕️ Tea will be brewed on an open fire during the lunch break but you will need to bring a ☕️ mug or- if you prefer - bring your own refreshments for the breaks. There is parking 🚘 onsite, although it is limited, so car sharing is encouraged where possible. There are toilets 🚽 on site.

The cost of the day retreat is £20 (Centre Membership Scheme £15).
💳 Our monthly membership programme offers access to all our weekly classes as well as discounts on courses for only £20 per month – https://enjoymeditation.org/monthly-membership/

🛜 Book Online:
https://enjoymeditation.org/woodland-retreat-day-retreat-oakworth-2/

15/06/2026

This weekend at Bolton Abbey, Gen Päljin taught us how to explore greater peace of mind and inner happiness through meditations to overcome stress, anxiety and other unpeaceful minds, allowing us to face negativity 💪 and to replace it with kindness.

Thank you to all who attended. 🙏💛

🗓️ We’ll be back in the Dales for our Summer Away Weekend Retreat on 28th - 30th August at the📍Beamsley Project, a short drive from Bolton Abbey.

🛜 Book Online:
https://enjoymeditation.org/summer-retreat-beamsley-28-30-august/

14/06/2026

NEW SERIES OF MEDITATION CLASSES STARTING THIS WEEK IN BURNLEY.

Learn how to calm your mind and live a happier, more meaningful life.
Enjoy one of our meditation classes this week.

The new series is called “Healthier, happier you” . All classes are stand-alone, and available to all. You can attend as few or as many classes as you want. This week’s class is called “Giving and Accepting”

This class runs every week in person at Burnley Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Parker Street, Burnley BB11 1AR, Wednesdays 11am and 7pm, and Thursdays 11am.
We are now live streaming 4 classes per week, available for our monthly members.

More details and how to book and access are here:
https://meditationinburnley.org/classes/

13/06/2026

Overcoming Stress & Anxiety: Meditation Workshop @ Burnley KBC

🗓️ Saturday 20 June
🕑 2pm – 5pm

🪷 In-person & Livestream 💻

Explore effective meditations and positive approaches to overcome stress and anxiety. Learn easy to follow techniques that will allow you to reduce and abandon these unpeaceful minds.

Anxiety and stress are endemic in our busy, fast-paced life 💨 We tend to think that situations or people in our life are the causes of our stress and unhappiness. Consequently, we waste our time and deplete our mental energy by trying to figure out how to ‘fix’ those situations or people 🤔 . This usually creates even more mental busyness and stress.

Buddha taught that all our worries, anxiety and stress comes from within our own mind. 💭 More specifically, they come from our unrealistic expectations and our exaggerated views of ourself, the people around us and the world 🌍 in general. By learning to identify the actual causes of our unpleasant feelings and emotions, we can begin to understand how to free our mind from them and learn to face life’s adversities with a happy, peaceful heart. 💗

No previous experience is necessary —this course is perfect for anyone curious about meditation or looking to enhance their emotional well-being. 😌

☕️Refreshments are available in our World Peace Cafe during the course.

The cost of the Meditation Workshop is £16 (Monthly Members £5, FP Monthly Members £0).
💳 Our monthly membership programme offers access to all our weekly classes as well as discounts on courses for only £20 per month – https://enjoymeditation.org/monthly-membership/

🛜 Book Online:
https://enjoymeditation.org/meditationinburnley/overcoming-stress-and-anxiety-meditation-workshop-burnley-kbc-saturday-20-june-2pm/

10/06/2026

📸 A few photos of the special Offering to the Spiritual Guide chanted prayers held last Thursday at Burnley centre, marking Buddha's First Turning of the Wheel of Dharma Day ☸️ when the first teaching of Buddhism was given.

🙌 A big thank you to everyone who participated, and to our dedicated members of the Foundation Programme who made it happen. 🙏

ℹ️ Foundation Programme:
Explore Buddha’s Teachings in Greater Depth

🔍 If you wish to deepen your knowledge and experience of Buddha’s teachings & meditation, then the Foundation Programme is ideal for you.
The Foundation Programme (FP) is intended to give a more systematic presentation of the basic subjects of Mahayana Buddhism, and does so through the study of six of Geshe Kelsang’s books.

For more information, pop into the centre on Wednesdays or Thursdays between 10am & 2pm, or visit:
🛜 https://meditationinburnley.org/meditation-buddhist/foundation-programme-study/

07/06/2026

BE KIND TO YOURSELF (AND OTHERS)

Learn to cultivate compassion, patience and other peaceful and positive minds at our weekly meditation classes.in Burnley.
This week's class is called “Living Wisely".
Everybody welcome. No need to book, just drop in.

For more details and times and location please click here:
https://meditationinburnley.org/classes/

07/06/2026

Unwind in the Yorkshire Dales during either, or both, of our 2 day meditation retreat at Bolton Abbey Village Hall.
A day retreat is an ideal opportunity to gain a deep understanding of Buddha’s teachings and have a special experience of inner peace..

Bolton Abbey Village Hall Bolton Abbey

07/06/2026

☺️Relax, Unwind & Find Inner Peace
🤲🏻Being Kind to Yourself & Others:
Day Retreat @ Bolton Abbey Village Hall, N Yorks

🗓️Saturday 13th - Sunday 14th June
🕤9.30am – 5pm

🪷 In-person

Clear your mind, reduce the stress of daily life and tap into your own lasting source of inner peace. Unwind in the Yorkshire Dales with meditations for greater inner peace 😇 on this one day retreat.

A day retreat is an opportunity to gain a deep understanding of Buddha’s teachings and have a special experience of inner peace.

🗓️Saturday 13th June
☺️Relax, Unwind, Find Inner Peace
🛜 Book Online:
https://enjoymeditation.org/monthly-membership/

During this retreat day we will explore meditations that enable us to overcoming stress, anxiety and other unpeaceful minds and instead to find greater peace of mind and inner happiness.

🗓️Sunday 14th June
🤲🏻Being Kind to Yourself and Others
🛜 Book Online:
https://enjoymeditation.org/being-kind-to-yourself-and-others-day-retreat-bolton-abbey/

We also have a Day Retreat, Being Kind to Yourself and Others, on the Sunday.
Being truly kind to oneself and others is the basis for genuine happiness. True kindness is far more than simply meeting material needs but involves facing and abandoning our own negative thoughts and habits.

During the retreat we will explore meditations that allow us to face negativity 💪 and to replace it with kindness, to find true happiness and become someone who brings greater happiness to themselves and others.

↔️ Each day can be attended separately.
🔄 If you wish to attend both days of the Retreat, there will be a £10 discount.

A packed lunch 🥪, refreshments ☕️& parking included, with plenty of time between retreat sessions, if you wish, to enjoy and relax in the surrounding countryside. 🌳

The cost of the day retreat is £36 (Centre Membership Scheme £26) or for both days £62 (Centre Membership Scheme £42).
💳 Our monthly membership programme offers access to all our weekly classes as well as discounts on courses for only £20 per month – https://enjoymeditation.org/monthly-membership/

Bolton Abbey Village Hall
Bolton Abbey
Bolton Abbey

02/06/2026

Walk for World Peace 🌍

🗓️Sunday 7th June
🕑2pm start

Enjoy a walk with like minded people, with a guided meditation on-route. Joint with the Halifax, Huddersfield and Leeds Kadampa Centres.

ℹ️ Walk details:
A relaxing walk in the Oakwell Country Park 🌳, Birstall combined with a meditation on route with the opportunity to call into their Willows Cafe ☕️ afterwards.
🗓️
📍Meeting point:
Meeting at 2pm 🗓️ this Sunday 7th June at the Visitors Centre adjacent to the Warren’s Lane Car Park.
🗺️ See google maps location:
https://share.google/SPxrDh8tQrGlIqGbb

🤩From one of our previous walk attendees:

💬”Today I joined a beautiful Buddhist Walk for World Peace at St Ives in Bingley. In a world that can sometimes feel darker and more uncertain, it was a powerful reminder that there is still so much beauty, kindness, and love around us.

Walking together through the peaceful surroundings, we paused for a short meditation led by Gen Kelsang Päljin from BuddhaLand in Keighley.

Gen Päljin is a Western Buddhist monk who has studied and practiced Kadampa Buddhism for more than 25 years, and his words were simple but deeply meaningful — encouraging us to carry peace within ourselves and share it with others.

The walk wasn’t just about the scenery; it was about taking a moment to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with the goodness in the world and in each other. In times when things can feel heavy, choosing to walk with peaceful intentions felt incredibly important.

I left feeling truly wholesome, calm, and at peace with myself. A gentle reminder that even when the world feels dark, we can all choose to be a little light for one another. 🌿🙏”

🤔If you have any difficulties in finding us on the day please ring 07761825718.

🚗 If you can offer a lift, or would like a lift, please drop us an email [email protected]

ℹ️ The Walks for World Peace 🌍 are an informal group facilitated by the centre. The centre does not have leaders who are are formally qualified/trained to lead walks or in first aid ⛑️ As such we can point out a suggested route but it is for each individual to determine if it is suitable for themselves and each person needs to take responsiblity for their own safety and wellbeing during the walk 🙏

🛜 Details also online:
https://enjoymeditation.org/walk-for-world-peace-7-june/

Oakwell Hall Country Park

31/05/2026