who we are

WHO WE ARE

The London Meditation Project aims to make the benefits of meditation more widely available to people living or working in London. We offer a high standard of teaching and support for all those wishing to practise meditation. Our team work together to convey the practice of meditation in a direct, lively and responsible way.

Principal instructor

John Wilson (Paramananda) has taught meditation for twenty years and is the author of two popular books on meditation. He was chairman of the San Francisco Buddhist Centre and has taught meditation in settings from prison, hospice and drug rehab centre to corporations. He is completing a PhD on meditation in the workplace.

Director

Catherine Powell is a founder member of the Brixton Meditation Project. She is an artist and teaches art and meditation in a range of contexts, community-based, educational, professional, and team-building.

Vidyadaka has been practicing and exploring meditation for 12 years. He sees meditation as a valuable aspect of living an essential and meaningful life. Vidyadaka has spent many years living or working at the London Buddhist Centre.

Marianne Brady (Vimalachitta) has taught meditation for 15 years, including several years full-time at the London Buddhist Centre, as well as in the corporate world in the UK & overseas. She is trained in mindfulness approaches to stress and pain management. She also runs chanting and voice workshops.

Andrew Burton has attended over 20 residential meditation retreats and studied under a number of different teachers in the past 14 years. He teaches meditation around London in a variety of contexts, both Buddhist and non-Buddhist. He is also a practising Reflexologist.

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