Mindfulness courses

Mindfulness Courses

Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training (Feb 2026)

The Zenways Mindfulness and Meditation teacher training is unique. It is rooted in the Rinzai Zen tradition. This has a long and distinguished history of teaching meditation for boosting physical and mental health and wellbeing, as well as for grounding, insight, and self-understanding. Dates in 2026 are:

23/24 May
27/28 June
1/2 August
5/6 September

Please contact Hogetsu at h.baerndal@imperial.ac.uk for application and bursary opportunities.
Deadline for the bursary application 30th April 2026.

Mindfulness for health and wellbeing

This five-week course gives an introduction to Mindfulness for health and well-being. Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, increase emotional resilience and promote a genuine sense of joy. A structured course of this length allows participants to learn Mindfulness meditation. It also gives support to help practise meditation in daily life.

For details of upcoming courses please see our Mindfulness page.

Zen for Insight and Grounding

This 8-week course is aimed at looking deeper into mindfulness and meditation. We will cover a number of Zen meditation techniques and practices designed to explore what it means to develop a sense of physical and energetic grounding, and to have an understanding of yourself and the nature of reality.

For details of upcoming courses please see our Mindfulness page.

Mindfulness Courses

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Building Balanced Empathy

The 16 Guidelines are presented in four wisdom themes. They offer a simple, robust framework to explore and develop emotional resilience and transformative change. It is designed for those who want to strengthen their inner resources which help build deep and sustainable connections and relationships.

Please contact Hogetsu Baerndal for more details.

Unlocking your potential

Unlocking Your Potential is our latest 6-hour course inspired by The art of Fulfilment programme. It is designed to explore how conditioning shapes our experience and how this may influence how we show up in our lives. You will learn tools empowering you to reflect more deeply on your potential to find fulfilment and meaning in life.

Please contact Hogetsu Baerndal for more details.

16 Guidelines for Life

The 16 Guidelines for Life are a set of universal ethical values which have the potential to enrich our lives and relationships and help us find lasting inner strength and happiness. The courses offer practical tools which empower participants to take the guidelines into their daily life, work or community.

For details of upcoming courses please see our Mindfulness page.

Our Mindfulness programmes are led by Hogetsu Baerndal, Chaplain and Mindfulness teacher