Wildmind Buddhist Meditation
online courses
Get support and guidance from an experienced meditation teacher when you take an online meditation course.
Experience the convenience of learning meditation at home, with 24/7 access.
Develop greater peace of mind with the help of our online readings and MP3 meditations.
Next courses start June 2nd.
the open circle
...offers ongoing support for your practice. The Open Circle is an ongoing online discussion forum devoted to exploring Buddhist teachings and applying them to daily life.
Part on-line book club, part Buddhism course, Open Circle provides an opportunity to explore key Buddhist concepts with like-minded people.
meditation guides
Teach yourself meditation with our step-by-step guides to classic Buddhist meditation practices
applied meditation
Learn how meditation can be applied in your life
what is meditation?
The term meditation covers many different techniques that help cultivate qualities such as calmness, relaxation, concentration, lovingkindness, and insight
In meditation we focus on an object such as the breath, emotions, sounds, visualized images, etc. Click to read more »
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Keep the Doctor Away: Whatever the cause, stress is all too often the outcome of living our daily lives. But, when we think that the world has gone plain bonkers, can meditation help to keep us reasonably sane? Read …
Female First: The method of meditation has been practised for hundreds of years and the health and social benefits are doubtless. Meditation classes are designed to calm the mind and gain clarity and …
In Sunada’s view, mysticism isn’t about indulging in out-of-body experiences as a way of escaping the world. It’s about meeting the world head-on and learning directly from it. It’s about as practical as …
Newsday: In recent years, as he learned more about increasingly stressed-out children and violent schools, David Lynch felt he might be able to help by bringing Transcendental Meditation to schools. Schools have tried many, many, many things and nothing on …
How useful are books, really, in stimulating spiritual realization, when such realization must be grounded in experience? Paramananda takes a skeptical — yet appreciative — look at a new …
Ever despair at how to cultivate lovingkindness for Dick Cheney, or ponder the effect of anti-depressants on Buddha Nature? If so, check out Auntie Suvanna, who applies her unique wisdom and wit to …
When we meditate we withdraw the senses from the world and step back from activity. Does this mean that meditative practice is escapist? Are meditative experience and engagement with the world mutually contradictory? …
Reuters: Practicing a particular type of meditation twice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure, according to an analysis of existing research on the technique. The blood pressure reductions associated with regular practice of …
New Scientist: A survey finds that refugees fleeing Tibet have higher levels of depression and anxiety than Tibetans born and raised in relatively stable exile communities in India and Nepal. But even Tibetans …
The New York Times: The teachings of the Buddha infiltrate a maximum-security prison in “The Dhamma Brothers,” a thinking-head documentary about finding answers within for those who can’t get out. …