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Unleashing our deepest potential through embodiment and community
A weekly drop-in practice space open to all, at any level of meditation or dharma experience and practice. Led by Singhashri and Balajit.
Who and what we truly are
Nov 5th - Dec 10th (6 weeks)
The path of practice is often described as a means to awakening to “who and what we truly are.” Join us in an exploration of what this mysterious phrase is actually getting at through a deep dive into the seven awakening factors:
mindfulness
curiosity
energy
joy
tranquility
absorption
equanimity
The registration link is the same for all courses. To join please register below and you’ll be sent a unique Zoom link. You only need to register once and the link will stay the same, so please keep it somewhere safe and easy to find.
2025 Course Dates
Jan 21 - Feb 25th (6 weeks) - Course Theme TBD
Mar 11 - Apr 15 (6 weeks) - Course Theme TBD
May 6 - June 17 (6 weeks - no class May 20th) - Course Theme TBD
July and August - BREAK (no class)
Sept 2 - Oct 7 (6 weeks) - Course Theme TBD
Nov 4 - Dec 9 (6 weeks) - Course Theme TBD
Class format
The evenings usually go something like this. Once you register, you’ll get a weekly email with the plan for that evening. Come along when you can, stay for as long as you’re able, leave anytime.
7:00-7:05pm welcome and arriving
7:05-7:15pm arriving practice
7:15-7:45pm teaching input
7:45-8:00pm reflection on teachings individually and/or in breakout groups
8:00-8:10pm break
8:10-8:45pm meditation and enquiry
For other parts of the world, please use this handy time zone converter:
Dana
This class is offered on a dana (donations) basis. Please give if you can, but only if you can. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Suggested donation: £5-£10/class and £30-60/course
All donations support the activities of the Radical Embrace, carried out by Singhashri as a self-employed dharma teacher.
Donations can be made on the giving page, via PayPal at paypal.me/radicalembrace or by bank transfer. Please request bank details by emailing me at singhashri@radicalembrace.org.
Class Recordings
Here you’ll find recordings from past classes. Most classes follow a similar schedule including an arriving practice, mini-talks and a led meditation. Recordings may include background noise and begin and end abruptly.
Singhashri shares her practice of tonglen (witnessing suffering in the clear light of awareness where it is free to self-liberate) in light of the pandemic and current efforts towards greater racial justice.
A bit more on how tonglen can be practiced receptively, as a radical act of bearing witness when our natural inclination is to turn away.
Singhashri and Balajit share their personal explorations of the power of the imagination to support us in our efforts towards liberation.
Balajit and Singhashri share personal reflections on the practice of receiving blessings, particularly from other people in our lives. Talks followed by a led practice.
An introduction to the first four elements - earth, air, fire and water - and how practicing with them can support our efforts towards greater climate and social justice.
Continuing with the theme of the elements, we go more deeply into how we might relate to and practice with the space element.
A led meditation supporting an opening to and receiving of the space element.
Input and a led practice exploration our potential to awaken out of divided consciousness and the pain of “othering” into something much more free and expansive.
A rich exploration of the Lojong saying “Don’t be so predictable” that invites us to break out of conscious and unconscious habits of conformity into something much more spontaneous and free, and the implications of doing so for the liberation of ourselves, others and the world.