Who hates the Metta Bhavana?

A six-week course in Developing
Emotional Strength

6 Saturday mornings from 23rd May 2026 (10am-12.30pm) at the Nottingham Buddhist Centre.

Open to all levels of experience.
Our courses are designed for all levels of experience—whether you're a newcomer or a regular. Each course offers an opportunity to explore Buddhist practice by engaging with different themes in a practical, accessible way.

Our events are offered by donation. The suggested donation for this event is £105/£85/£65, or whatever amount you can give. You are very welcome to attend without making a donation—booking details are provided below.

In the face of world events, it’s easy to slip into anxiety, helplessness, or even wilful avoidance. Yet what we truly need is to strengthen our capacity to respond with creativity rather than reactivity, compassion rather than moral outrage, and courage rather than timidity.

This begins with transforming our relationship with ourselves. By becoming more emotionally positive, resilient, and grounded, we are far better placed to support others and to meet life’s challenges with clarity and purpose.

On this course, you’ll learn to cultivate genuine emotional strength—not as a theory, but as a lived, embodied practice. We’ll explore the Metta Bhavana (loving-kindness meditation) in an intelligent and nuanced way, helping it become a reliable source of confidence and openness in your relationships with colleagues, friends, family, and the wider world.

Each week includes supportive teaching, group discussion, and guided meditation.

Join Jnanaruchi & Pasannacitta for this six-week exploration of how we can develop more positive emotion in our lives. More information coming soon about this course…

BOOKINGS OPEN IN MARCH 2026!
Click the button below if you’d like to be contacted when bookings open for this course.

accessibility

We warmly welcome everyone, but unfortunately due to the age of our building and costs to renovate, sadly our space currently has limited accessibility for wheelchair users or those unable to use stairs.

There is a fold out ramp leading to the ground floor entrance, but please note that the shrine room—where many of our courses and events take place—is upstairs and not wheelchair accessible.

Our drop in meditations often take place solely in the downstairs space, but our toilets are unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.

While we don’t have an accessible toilet, there are handrails for support. If you'd like to visit or discuss any specific needs, please reach out and contact us at info@nottinghambuddhistcentre.org. We're happy to offer a tour of the building and will do our best to make your visit as comfortable as possible.