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What’s it like to do a Course here?
Sometimes our visitors feel moved to post a review of our Centre and classes, and they generally seem to like what they find here. We don’t ask for reviews, but are grateful when people take the time to share their reactions, verbally or online, and whether they’re positive, negative or a bit mixed.
We recently heard from Rachael, who went a bit further and wrote two blog posts on her experience of doing two six-week evening courses here in 2022. Many thanks to Rachael for letting us share her thoughtful pieces:
What I learned from an Introduction to Buddhist Meditation Course
I happened to pop into Manchester Buddhist Centre in the Northern Quarter over the summer to get some mindful inspiration. That’s when I found out they were running an introduction to Buddhist meditation course. As I was headed into a quieter work period I knew I’d have the headspace to commit to six weeks of evenings between 7–9.30pm.
I want to share some of my key reflections from the course. Partly because writing about what I learn helps me to reflect and remember what resonated , , , on Medium
What I learned from a Compassion Course
Following on from the introduction I signed up for a going deeper course on the topic of compassion. Earlier in the year I wrote about my journey of learning to practice compassion. So it seemed serendipitous that the first going deeper course covered this vital topic.
The experience of attending the Buddhism centre and practicing meditation was likened to a meditation gym. I really liked this analogy, as over six weeks I learned how to build my compassion muscle. This post will share a bit about what I learned and some reflections on how the practice impacted me , , , on Medium
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