Meditations for a kind heart
- Half Day Meditation Course in Folkestone with Buddhist nun Kelsang Oden
- Saturday 9 May 2026
- 10am - 1pm
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£25 General Admission | £20 low income
Free for Members - Booking Required - Limited Capacity!
- The Green Room, The Grand Hotel, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 1HA
Cultivating a Good Heart with Buddhist Nun Kelsang Oden
Open your heart and discover inner peace in this nurturing half‑day course exploring Buddhist meditations for developing loving‑kindness — the profound source of happiness for ourselves and others.
Drawing on the gentle and practical wisdom of Kadampa Buddhism, this course invites you to explore what it truly means to cultivate a kind and open heart. Buddhist Nun Kelsang Oden, through guided meditations and clear teachings, will help you:
- Calm the mind and cultivate a warm, compassionate inner state.
- Understand the difference between attachment and genuine love, and how loving‑kindness leads to lasting peace and joy.
- Extend loving‑kindness from yourself to loved ones, difficult people, and all living beings.
- Feel how these practices can transform daily challenges into opportunities for deeper connection and wellbeing.
Whether you are new to meditation or familiar with Buddhist practice, this course offers practical tools you can bring into your everyday life — helping you to cherish others, soothe stress and tension, and build a foundation of kindness that ripples out into the world.
Join us for a supportive, heart‑centred morning of meditation and reflection in Folkestone.
The Teacher
This half day meditation course will be led by Kadampa Buddhist Nun, Kelsang Oden.
Oden is a modern Buddhist nun who has years of experience and presents meditation and Buddha’s teachings in a practical, kind-hearted and inspirational way.
Details
Date:
Saturday 9 May 2026
Time:
10am - 1pm
Cost:
£25 General Admission
£20 low income
Free for Members
Venue
Location:
The Green Room,
The Grand Hotel,
The Leas,
Folkestone
CT20 1HA
Phone:
07486 466765
Email:
info@meditateinkent.com
SCHEDULE
Registration: 9.40am
Session 1: 10.00am – 11.15am
Break: 11.15am – 11.45am
Session 2: 11.45am – 1.00pm
Cost & Booking
Booking Required! Limited Capacity.
Please note: Booking & Payment PRIOR the start of the course only.
FAQs
Our classes are for everyone who is interested in learning how to meditate, regardless of background or belief. They are designed to give a broad introduction to Buddhist meditation, teachings, and practice. Everyone is invited to use whichever aspects of the teachings they find helpful.
No. Anyone can learn basic meditation and experience the benefits that come from having a peaceful mind.
No. Everyone is welcome, including beginners. All you need is the wish to improve yourself and the quality of your life.
No special clothing is required, come as you are.
No. The classes focus on meditation and teachings alone. You can choose to sit on a chair or meditation cushion.
We are a registered charity run entirely by volunteers, no-one receives a salary. The funds we receive are used to pay for our venues and operating expenses. Although we charge for classes we also offer low-income rates and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.
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