Courses & workshops

Mindfulness simply means paying attention to the moment-to-moment experience. It is all about awareness and living in the present moment.

Welcome

Dear visitor,

Welcome to this meditation page that is part of the exhibition in the Nieuwe Kerk: Buddha's Life, path to the present.

Here you can listen to free meditations as offered on the audiotour in the exhibition. On this page you'll find information you need about mindfulness and much more!

Meditation Player

Some suggestions when meditating:

• Find a quiet place where you won't be disturbed
• Turn off your phone (or switch to 'do not disturb')
• Meditation can be done sitting (on a cushion or on a chair) but also lying down on your back
• When your mind wanders during practicing, don't worry about it. It's actually part of the exercise!
• Follow the instructions of the meditation, and try to let go of any expectations you have about doing it right
• Give yourself some time to get familiar with practicing

Meditation

Meditating on a regular basis will train your attention, like a muscle. Doing so, you begin to create awareness for how you are doing. Starting to discover your needs, and how best to take care of them. Meditation helps to deal with the discomforts of life, such as stress and (difficult) emotions. Basically: meditation offers you more freedom and that’s why it’s one of the core exercises in mindfulness training.

Mindfulness­training

The most popular and effective Mindfulness­training at the moment is the ‘Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Training’, also referred to as MBSR. This 8-week training contains a lot of practical exercises to train the mind. It is for everyone who is willing to invest in the quality of their everyday life. The training is open to all people, with or without any challenges or vulnerabilities. MBSR Mindfulness­training is solidly grounded in scientific research.

More about the mindfulnesstraining

The Centrum voor Mindfulness

The Centrum voor Mindfulness The Centrum voor Mindfulness in Amsterdam offers a large variety of trainings and education for individuals and professionals. The centre is located in the very heart of Amsterdam, right behind the Royal Palace on Dam Square.

The Centrum voor Mindfulness is located in the very heart of Amsterdam

Would you like to know more? Do you have questions?

Wouldn’t it be great to allow yourself an evening devoted to meditation every once in a while? Every Tuesday and Friday evening: a meditation refresher session. All are welcome.

Need some inspiration and support for your personal mindfulness practice? You're welcome at one of our monthly mindfulness meditation days.

Secular Buddhism as framework for human flourishing in this world. With Stephen Batchelor

For everybody who wants to deeper their listening skills in daily life or work

Learning the transforming power of open, attentive listening in your work in 2 days

Interested in links between the Buddha and the West? This workshop explores the striking parallels between early Buddhism and early Greek philosophy

The intensive version of the Mindful Self-Compassion training (MSC). An in-depth opportunity to immerse yourself in the key practices.

Essential Skills for Building Inner Strength and Thriving. With Chris Germer and Wibo Koole

An in-depth opportunity to immerse yourself in the key practices of mindful self-compassion. And learn how powerful and transformative they can be.

You can train kindness for yourself and others. This compassion course has been developed to continue and deepen your mindfulness and compassion practice.

Mindfulness - being aware - is a powerful resource for the functioning of people and teams at work. Strengthening mindfulness means improving well-being, reducing stress and enhancing performance.

Keynote spreker will be Daniel Goleman, on leadership, emotional intelligence and the science of meditation

For organizations and their employees we offer our evidence based Mindfulness in the Workplace program. And effective way to deal with stress and develop more focus and creativity.

A one-day introduction with Wibo Koole, leading author and teacher in this field

Essential Skills for Building Inner Strength and Thriving. With Chris Germer and Wibo Koole

This course caters to the expectant couple and supports the pregnant woman as well as her partner.

Secular Buddhism as framework for human flourishing in this world.