Shamans, Aliens, and Buddhas with Elijah Whaley

Shamans, Aliens, and Buddhas You are cordially invited to join us on Monday 31 March 2025, when our friend Elijah Whaley will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Elijah invites you to suspend belief as he shares a …

Overcoming Overthinking with Mindfulness, by Phra Kittikhun Katavanno (Phra Pele)

We are delighted to welcome back Phra Kittikhun Katavanno (Phra Pele) for an evening of teachings on Monday 24 March at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree Foundation. Struggling with constant negative thoughts, worries, or stress? This Dhamma talk explores how mindfulness, especially through Mahasati Meditation, …

Dharma + Science = DHARMOSCIENCE with Woody Prieb

The word dharma in Sanskrit does not mean ethics or morality as commonly understood nowadays; but it means nature. Accordingly, the spiritual core of eastern (dharmic) religions is in fact the true understanding of nature and its immutable laws. That is also the ultimate mission of science. In this sense, dharma is science and science is dharma. This talk will …

Qigong Dantian Meditation with Marisa Cranfill

You are cordially invited to join us on 3 February 2025, when Marisa Cranfill will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation.   Marisa will teach Qigong Dantian meditation – centering the mind in the Dantian to bring more …

Balancing the “Inner World” with the “Outer World” with Jeff Oliver

You are cordially invited to join us on 19 August 2024, when Jeff Oliver will be leading the Monday night session at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. We have our “inner world” of thoughts and emotions and we have our “Outer world” of people, …

The Power of Standing Meditation with Marisa Cranfill

You are cordially invited to join us on 22 July 2024, when Marisa Cranfill will be leading the Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. Marisa will teach how to master a standing meditation practice: alignment, relaxation and awareness. It’s a topic she is very passionate …

An evening with Zen monk João Rodrigues Sensei

We are delighted to announce that on 17 June 2024,  Zen monk João Rodrigues Sensei will be leading our Monday night meditation at Baan Aree, the beautiful location so generously made available to us by the Baan Aree foundation. João Rodrigues Sensei will give a Dhamma talk and lead us in a meditation. Everyone is welcome, from beginners …

Mindfulness Breathing for Concentration and Self-Healing with Prema

Concentration practice is the foundation for deep meditation, where the body is steady and comfortable, and the mind is relaxed and alert. The Yogic Pranayama practice is similar to the Buddhist Anapanasati practice (mindfulness of breathing), and both are preparatory steps for concentration. Yogic Pranayama is the gaining, storing and directing of vital energy (Prana) …

To Master Our Mind is to Understand It with Prema

We all want to be happy. No one is really satisfied with brief moments of fleeting happiness; we want True Happiness all the time. The practice of Yoga is a systemic approach to rediscovering our True Selves and the True Happiness that is already within us. You are invited to join us on Monday 24 …

Mindfulness Mondays – Standing QiGong Flow & Seated Meditation for Beginners

Marisa is Coming this December December 3rd, 10th and 17th @ the Rojana Centre, Asok Overview Monday 3rd December Monday 10th December Monday 17th December   Marisa Cranfil, our QiGong instructor, will be leading three special QiGong and Meditation sessions for us in December, so mark the Monday dates in your diary. These sessions are …

Notes on Dhyana – the seventh of eight steps of yoga

∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk Seven 2015 Dhamma Talk Series Dhyana: The Glass of Mountains I hope these notes are helpful for some of you. Writing a 2500 word essay every week, when I was at school, was not easy! There will always be some things in the talk that don’t make it to the notes. And …

Notes on Talk Five – in the Eight Steps of Yoga

∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk Five 2015 Dhamma Talk Series Pratyahara : The Dark Side of the Mirror So to recap – in week one we started with the hardest sell – good behaviour (I still don’t want to say ‘morality’). It is always the start of a good spiritual practise, but not because someone says so. There are no …

Notes: Self Meditation – talk four in the Eight Steps of Yoga

∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk Four 2015 Dhamma Talk Series Pranayama : Self Meditation Breath meditation is a staple of all contemplative traditions. On the one hand I meet wannabe philosophers who only want to talk about things like non-duality. On the other hand I meet people who want to sit with the breath and attain all …

‘Suspend Yourself’ – notes on talk one

∇∇∇∇∇ Notes on Talk One 2015 Dhamma Talk Series @ Rojana Center, Asoke 6:30-8:20pm Below find the notes from the first talk – for those who would like to follow up on any of the subjects touched upon there are links provided. Join the next talk Thursday 17th, at the inspiring Rojana Center, Asoke, titled …

TOPICS – 2015 Dhamma Talk Series – the Eight Stages of Yoga

⊂⊃ TALK TOPICS 2015 DHAMMA TALK SERIES Thursday evenings 6:30-8:15pm Sept 10th – Oct 29th ____________________________ A Buddhist breakdown of the THE EIGHT STEPS OF YOGA ____________________________ This series of talks is based on the Thai Theravada Buddhist system, as a way of relating to the Eight Limbs of Yoga from the classic Yoga Sutras. This …

2015 Dharma Talk Series – a Buddhist Breakdown of the Eight Steps of Yoga

⊂⊃ 2015 DHAMMA TALK SERIES 8 Thursday evenings September-October 6:30-8:30pm at the Rojana Centre (Asoke station) ____________________________ A Buddhist breakdown of the THE EIGHT STAGES OF YOGA ____________________________ Overview: Every year during the Buddhist Lent (Rains retreat) many Thai people take on special practises, vows or renunciations. Often they even become a monk for the 3 month …

The Yoga Sutras – The classic mystic text

«∞» The Yoga Sutras – the original teaching Cappuccino Club with Dr Georges Dreyfus Saturday 22nd August 2015 «∞» Overview Keeping up our tradition of mixing things up a bit, we’ll be taking a class with Dr Georges Dreyfus on the original Yoga Sutra – the classic text of Patanjali that is said to be …

Yoga and Mindfulness – Dharma Talk with Jeff Oliver

‘Mindfulness and Yoga’ Dharma talk with Jeff Oliver at Yoga Elements Studio Chit Lom Wednesday 21st August Visiting meditation teacher Jeff Oliver will offer his reflections on the application of Mindfulness with yoga. The event is at Yoga Elements near Chit Lom BTS. 10am-Midday. Topic Vipassana mindfulness meditation starts with sitting and being aware of the …