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Peggy Jackson – 29 February 1919 – 22 March 2024 WCCM meditators in the village of Dalston, near Carlisle and throughout Cumbria, UK are saddened by the death of Peggy

Our retreat was held at St. Mary’s Monastery at Kinnoull, Perth between 12th and 14th April. This is a beautiful space, to which we return frequently. This year twenty-five of

July 16 – 17 2024 – St Chad’s and St Alkmund’s, Shrewsbury We will be based in St Chad’s parish hall on Tuesday 16th July and in St Alkmund’s church

Dear reader, Seven of us, from the South and South-West, most ably guided by Liz Watson and Mark Ball, dropped anchor over the weekend of 19—21st April at the beautiful

Journeying up to the Wistaston Retreat Centre, Crewe, on a sunny Friday afternoon, I felt a sense of real contentment and gratitude about the weekend ahead. Grateful for the many

Alongside our Seven-Day Silent Retreat (14-20 September), the WCCM in the UK School team are excited to be offering a new Four-Day version. Designed as a ‘stepping-stone’ experience for those

The 7 day Silent Retreat is a six night residential opportunity suitable for people who have begun to integrate the John Main tradition of meditation into daily life. Retreat leaders

Meditation creates community. Meditators who experience personal transformation through a daily practice seek to express this in ways suitable to their own path. Oblation is one of these. The World

As you will be aware, in the UK this year we are beginning the process of following decisions made at the November 2023 National Council Weekend to try a new

On 27th November 2023 a new exciting venture unfolded, the launch of the Contemplative Clergy Network. I was delighted to have been invited by Fr Laurence to be part of

We often speak about the desire to bring peace to our troubled world, praying and working for an end to the numerous global conflicts and wars. We, also, talk about

A central text in the Buddhist tradition – the Diamond Sutra – offers this key piece of advice: A bodhisattva should develop a mind that alights nowhere We can understand

Aldous Huxley, 1894-1963, English writer and philosopher, was described by a contemporary as “a man of enormous intellect and gentle objectivity… one of the most hugely civilised human beings I