Upcoming Training & Practice Events
| Date | Event | Details | Venue | Timing | Investment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27/10/25 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
| 9/11/2025 | Mindful Walk | Practicing mindful awareness in every step + 10 Min Mindful Qi Gong | Hurst Wood, Tunbridge Wells | 9-10am | Voluntary Contributions |
| 10/11/2025 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
| 23/11/2025 | Mindful Walk | Practicing mindful awareness in every step + 10 Min Mindful Qi Gong | Hurst Wood, Tunbridge Wells | 9-10am | Voluntary Contributions |
| 24/11/25 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
| 7/11/2025 | Mindful Walk | Practicing mindful awareness in every step + 10 Min Mindful Qi Gong | Hurst Wood, Tunbridge Wells | 9-10am | Voluntary Contributions |
| 1/12/2025 | Inroduction to Mindfulness | Why bother with mindfulness!? An informal workshop open to all who are curious. | TBC - Central Tunbridge Wells | 6-8pm | £12 (refreshments included) |
| 8/12/2025 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
| 12/1/2026 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
| 25/1/26 | Mindful Walk | Practicing mindful awareness in every step + 10 Min Mindful Qi Gong | Hurst Wood, Tunbridge Wells | 9-10am | Voluntary Contributions |
| 26/1/2026 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
| 8/2/2026 | Mindful Walk | Practicing mindful awareness in every step + 10 Min Mindful Qi Gong | Hurst Wood, Tunbridge Wells | 9-10am | Voluntary Contributions |
| 9/2/2026 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
| 23/2/2026 | Mindful Monday | Informal mindfulness practice & reflection group using Zen Buddhist teachings by Thich Nhat Hanh | The Quaker Friends Meeting House, Tunbridge Wells | 7-8.30pm | Voluntary Contributions |
Useful Resources
These are a few resources that may be useful to those wishing to deepen their understanding of mindfulness alongside strengthening the habit of mindfulness practice in daily life.
Plum village
Plum Village is a Zen Buddhist Monastery and tradition of mindfulness pioneered by the late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
The website & app are full of simple and practical applications of mindfulness that can be used in everyday life as well as information exploring the Buddhist roots of mindfulness practice and psychology.
Full Catastrophe Living - Using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain & illness
Jon Kabat-Zinn
The big bible book of mindfulness! Jon Kabat-Zinn was an early pioneer for bringing secular mindfulness into the mainstream and this book is fundamental to the subsequent development of the 'gold standard' 8 week training programmes of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
Mindfulness - Finding Peace in a frantic world
Danny Penman & Mark Williams
An easy to read book that serves as a down to earth beginners guide to mindfulness, meditation and building a daily practice to support wellbeing
Insight Timer
A useful app to help you time your meditation practice, set a daily bell of mindfulness as a reminder to stop regularly & drop into presence + a huge library of guided meditations to suit all
https://insighttimer.com/
A Path with a Heart
Jack Kornfield
A beautiful book exploring the roots of mindfulness and how it can support everyday life.
The Way Out Is In
A podcast that explores mindfulness practice using the Zen Buddhist Plum Village tradition (established by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) as a framework for discussion.
https://open.spotify.com/show/5KhMVavoTzH3ssVZTVJNwI