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Why I Meditate - Nick

"Nobody gets away from having big struggles in life, but meditation helps navigate incredibly challenging situations..."

Why I Meditate - Lucy

'The practice of meditation is deeply enjoyable and sometimes blissful...'

Why I Meditate - Jack

"You’re going fast and it’s the ability to stay calm and to make these critical decisions under pressure, and I think meditation helps you to do that..."

The Journey Into Meditation

'Often the answers, like the practice itself, are simpler than expected...'

Why I Meditate: Karen

Meditation is for the person in the ring, sweating, facing their fears, and needing "sharper awareness"

Our Introductory Course

Summary of our three week course ...

A Season Lit From Within....

As the year narrows into its quieter light and Christmas draws our attention outward, this piece invites a gentler, more personal turning inward—a recognition that the most meaningful gift may be the one we choose for ourselves. It reflects on meditation as a simple yet quietly transformative act: a deliberate pause in a world that constantly urges motion. The School of Meditation, with more than six decades of steady, unembellished teaching, offers a space to rediscover clarity, balance, and a deeper alignment with one’s own experience. Their January Introductory Course arrives just as the year begins to breathe again, encouraging an intentional, softly lit beginning. In a season rich with exchange, the essay suggests choosing a gift that endures: the capacity to meet life with presence, composure, and an inner steadiness that unfolds long after the decorations are packed away.

Why I Meditate: Suhilla

I have more perspective, things are a bit lighter, less magnified...

Why I Meditate: Kerry

What began as “a bit of a chore” has become a grounding rhythm that quiets a busy mind, softens defensiveness, and brings clarity to both work and life.

Accessing Meditation in 2026

How to start the new year with a meditation practice? Look no further...

Wintering: Thoughts & Reflections

Anyone who has had the good fortune to read Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat In Difficult Times by Katherine May will be familiar with this concept.  As an idea, wintering describes how, during the ‘winters’ or fallow periods of our own lives, retreating to care for and repair ourselves is at the very heart of our health & well-being.  

Reflections on meditation...

Reflections on what meditation might bring to our lives, inspired by words of wisdom from Rumi.

Tai Chi - A Practice For All

A new offering at SoM...

Why I Meditate: Colin

"At the School it just felt right, a comfortable place to be, a community..."

What is a Mantra?

Understanding a key component of meditation...

When the Mind Doesn't Stop

Meditation and a busy mind...

Why I Meditate: Frankie

"Giving your brain a little holiday every day..."

Why I Meditate: Simon

"It’s not about acquiring, it’s about letting go, giving up in order that we might find what’s underneath."

Why I Meditate: Tom

"A sense of space I hadn’t had before..."

Video: SoM Interview with John Butler

"To make whole, be whole..."

SoM at the 2021 Nursing Times Awards

Mindful meditation at the Nursing Times Awards

Why I Meditate: Clem

"Things just settled after years and years of needless restlessness..."

SoM features on Voice of Islam radio show

"Learning to savour the present moment...makes you more real and more alive"

Why I Meditate: Tessa

"The Vedic philosophy enabled me to understand the mind from a totally different point of view..."

Why I Meditate: Joanna

‘My family knows when I’m doing my meditation regularly, they don’t need to ask...’

Why I Meditate: Marta

I am calmer, happier, more connected with myself and others...

Why I Meditate: Lucinda

The clarity and quality of my decision making improved...

The Simplicity of Meditation

A simple technique for all people...