Love them or hate them, we all have emotions! Left unmastered they can cause a lot of trouble both internally and externally. Yet, “no mud, no lotus”-we can work with, or transform, all of them to improve our quality of life.

In this course, we will cover the five basic features of how to make order out of chaos in our lives. They are self-awareness, self-mastery, compassion, motivation and social skills. The latter involves learning

how to use meditation in a social context.

Special attention will be given to “vedanas” highlighting the foundation of mindfulness to do with feeling. We can train our awareness to untie the knots of entanglement and be less reactive and more responsive. Help can be given where help is needed, both internally and to others.

Clive Holmes has been teaching meditation for the last twenty five years all over the UK, as well as in Samye Dzong centres overseas. He has completed over a year in intensive retreat and has studied in Europe and India with teachers from Burma, South East Asia, Japan and Tibet. He  has a degree in western philosophy and is co-editor of  the books "Taming the Tiger"and "Restoring the Balance" by Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche.  Clive has an honorary appointment as Teaching Fellow in the School of Education at Aberdeen University and is involved in teaching MSc Mindfulness.

This is a two day, non-residential, course if you wish to book a room please contact us at ksdlondon@samye.org.

There will be rice and dhal, or soup and bread, available in the Tibetan Tea Room on a first come first served basis.

The £5 registration fee is not a payment for the course. There is no charge for our courses and teachings, but donations to help cover the costs of running the centre are very welcome.