Festival of Meditation
June 2018
A Week of Free Events
Free 3 Evening Meditation Course
Due to high demand we have added an additional Free course:
25, 26 & 28 June
7pm – 8.30pm
In this series of courses you will be introduced to the world of meditation through guided exercises, visualisation, music and mantra. Discover practical and inspiring techniques that you will be able to incorporate into your day to day activities.
*Please note the 18-21 course is fully booked.
- Venue: Gandharva Loka Music Store
- 62 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2.
- To register please call or text: 085 1450880
- Admission Free
- As all classes in the course are sequential, we kindly ask you to try to attend at least 2 of the 3 classes. We also request that new comers do not join after the 2nd class.
Om Chanting Workshop
Friday 22nd June – 7.30pm
A hour workshop to bring you in tune with inner sound of Om. The perfect start to the weekend.
- Venue: Gandharva Loka Music Store
- 62 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2.
- To register please call or text: 085 1450880
- Admission Free
Meditation. What is it good for? …absolutely everything! Whether you want more peace of mind at work, more artistic or musical creativity or need more energy and focus when you practice sport, meditation holds the key to unlocking the strength that we have within. More importantly it gives an understanding of our deeper nature and how we can make the most of each day. This two week course will offer a variety of meditation exercises to help you tap into the positive energy within. Go for it!
About us
The Dublin Sri Chinmoy Centre has been offering meditation classes free of charge to the general public for over 20 years – in that time thousands of people have come to our courses to learn the basics of meditation.We also offer concerts, and other artistic and athletic events dedicated to self-discovery and inner peace.
More about usVideo: Some of the things we did in 2017
Meditation resources
Some practical articles on starting an maintaining your meditation exercises, as well as free audio and video exercises.
Meditation in a busy world – a case study
One of our members, Natalia, owns the escape-room business 5 Quests in Cornelscourt; in a recent article from the Small Business Association, she describes a typical day in the life…
Addicted to screens?
Ambarish Keenan explores some ways in which our daily technology use takes away our peace of mind, and offers some suggestions on what to do with it.
Irish Times: 30 people making life better
Sadanand, one of our meditation class givers, got a nice mention in the Irish Times as one of 30 people making life better. It's a very nice compliment and one we hope we can continue to live up to in the years ahead. In the past 15 years, over 3000 people have...
Audio meditation exercises you can use
These are some nice meditation exercises based on some of the techniques that our teacher Sri Chinmoy taught us. This particular exercise is given by Kaivalya Torpy from London....
Why meditate?
To ease stress, we often become involved in a whole manner of mindless activities, many of which can only provide us with temporary relief. The stress continues. Sooner or later we are consulting doctors and therapists of one kind or another in the hope of ridding...
What are the benefits of meditation?
Stresses and challenges in my life, coupled with curiosity, interest and longing led me to meditation classes held in the Dublin Sri Chinmoy Centre. I am a working mother with two teenage children and had heard and read of meditation, but misunderstood it to be...
Meditation exercise 1: Focus on the Breath
This exercise will help you to sit still and concentrate, 2 basic requirements which will allow you to progress toward a meditation practice. How often do we take time in our lives to simply sit still? Not doing anything or thinking of anything but simply being? ...
Meditation exercise 2: Dynamic concentration
Sri Chinmoy advised people who were beginning meditation to first develop their power of concentration, in order to clear the mind of thoughts. Here we present two common meditation exercises, on using a candle and one using a flower. Candle exercise: Sit a few feet...