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Newsletters – July 2025 Issue

The latest issues of Meditation News, the UK Community Newsletter, is now available to download and read here for free. The WCCM International Newsletter will be added as soon as it

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From Acedia to Joy

Laurence Freeman started his recent series ‘Learning to Meditate in Lent’ by talking about Acedia which derives from the Desert Wisdom Tradition. He quoted from Thomas Merton, 60 years ago

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This is my story with meditation.

‘I  was very close to my grandparents.  I went to stay in school holidays with my maternal grandfather.  I called him Data.  In the evenings, when my mother and the

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Maranatha

Spiritual nudges can be very insistent. On a particular day recently I heard this phrase in a secular context: ‘If you invite me I will come,’ and I felt a

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Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity

New Co-Special Interest Coordinator At the recent WCCM National Council meeting it was proposed that the role of Special Interest Coordinator for adults with Learning Disabilities be broadened to incorporate

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Some questions for you…

Last month WCCM, the international charity, held their 2025 annual appeal and in the autumn you may well receive a request to support our WCCM in the UK annual appeal.

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Outreach Survey

Making the most of the recent warm days walking on the beach, I have found myself there at that time when the tide has already turned, and the initial sudden

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Dates for your diary!

WCCM in the UK School Events Details  will be posted here as soon as they are available.  To reserve a space or find out more, please contact Ailsa Adamson: ailsa.adamson@gmail.com.

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Poster Blanks and Business Cards

WCCM in the UK has some ‘business style’ cards and poster blanks available for publicising events and promoting groups. The poster can be used to advertise your group or a

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Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity

NEW CO-SPECIAL INTEREST COORDINATOR – LEARNING DISABILITIES AND NEURODIVERSITY (AND A VISIT TO THE ‘PEBBLES’ SANGHA IN BRIGHTON) At the recent WCCM National Council meeting it was proposed that the

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Creating Community…

Recently something struck me for the first time. Amazingly, since I have been meditating for a long time. I was struck by John Main’s emphasis on small groups. During a

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Opening the Heart’s Door

Quiet morning in preparation for Advent Meditators from Bristol and around met on Saturday 23rd November 2024. It was a beautiful morning, making space in our busy lives to pause

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Cumbria Community

Christian Meditation in Cumbria traces its roots back to 1988 when it was originally formed as the Cumbria Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer by Revd. David Wood. Thirty-seven years later it

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Regional Monthly Online Meditation

Five years ago, on 23 March 2020, a nationwide lockdown was announced due to the COVID pandemic. WCCM meditation groups had to reimagine how they continued their practice. As the

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