The School in the UK
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The Community aims to communicate and nurture meditation as passed on through the teaching of John Main, in the Christian tradition, in the spirit of serving the unity of all. The School programme developing within WCCM is about passing on the teaching of meditation, so if you have been meditating daily for at least a year and are being to feel the itch to spread the word somehow or other, or to feel more confident about doing that, the first stage is:THE WORKSHOP ON THE ESSENTIAL TEACHING There are three opportunities this year: Norwich (Noggs Barn, Little Melton) Saturdays 26 July & 2 August Birmingham (Barnes Close, Bromsgrove) Fri 29 – Sun 31 August London (Christian Meditation Retreat Centre, Cockfosters) Sat 27 – Sun 28 September A participant at the last Workshop commented, “The manner in which the teaching was communicated was so supportive as well as informative. It felt more like a gift was being given to pass on rather than being lectured on how to teach meditation.” THE ROOTS OF CHRISTIAN MYSTICISM course has been a wonderful development in the School, grounding the practice of meditation in the Christian tradition. It was pioneered in London by Kim Nataraja and has since been offered in various ways in a number of countries. This year we have planned “The Roots of Christian Mysticism: a weekend introduction” at Morley Retreat Centre, nr Derby, Fri 20 – Sun 22 June. This will be an excellent follow-on to the Workshop on the Essential Teaching, but is open to anyone who is interested. THE SCHOOL RETREAT is for those who have attended the Workshop on the Essential Teaching and feel ready for the profound silence of a seven day intensive meditation retreat, this year to be held at Noddfa, Penmaenmawr, on the N.Wales coast, Thursday 6 – 13 November. For more information and booking forms for any of these, contact Liz Watson, 75 Winston Road, London N16 9LN 020 7249 8701 lizwatson@blueyonder.co.uk (Liz is the coordinator of the School in the UK, working with a resource group – Sarah Kirkup, Anne McDonnell and Dave Corbet, and as part of the International School Resource Group, led by our very own Kim Nataraja.)
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