Who we are and what we do
Our work as a charity and practice community is an aspiration to cultivate genuine wellbeing—eudaemonic happiness—and to assist others in that journey. Our approach includes organising educational events and creating digital resources centred around contemplative life, guided by Buddhist teachings. Three pillars guide our activities: exploring contemplative traditions, deepening our practice and understanding, and applying and integrating practice into daily life.
Explore Contemplative Traditions and Science
Discover the rich tapestry of global contemplative practices and the latest in contemplative science.
Deepen Your Practice and Understanding
Deepen practice and understanding of contemplative practices, guided by the teachings of Lama Alan Wallace.
Apply and Integrate Practice intoDaily Life
Bring contemplative wisdom into everyday life, addressing modern challenges and personal wellbeing.
Courses & Retreats
Upcoming Events
Befriending the Mind
Helios Building, Television Centre, Wood Lane, London, W12 7FW
Weekly Guided Meditation & Discussion GroupRepeating Event
Discovering Chi Kung Programme – Shibashi 18 Steps with Dan Brierley (Part Two)Weekly
Online
The Path of Wisdom and Compassion: A Conversation with Venerable Thubten Chodron
Online
Meet the CCN Teachers
Dr. B. Alan Wallace
Lama Alan Wallace is a prominent voice in the emerging discussion between contemporary Buddhist thinkers and scientists who question the materialist presumptions of their 20th-century paradigms.
He left his college studies in 1971 and moved to Dharamsala, India to study Tibetan Buddhism, medicine and language.
He was ordained by H.H. the Dalai Lama, and over fourteen years as a monk, he studied with and translated for many of the generation’s greatest lamas. In 1984 he resumed his Western education at Amherst College, where he studied physics and the philosophy of science.
Dr. Eva Natanya
Eva Natanya is a scholar of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, an academic lecturer, writer, translator, and retreat leader.
Following a nine-year career as a professional ballet dancer with both the New York City Ballet and the Royal Ballet of England, she earned an MA in Christian Systematic Theology at the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA, and a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia.
For over twenty years, she has studied meditation, yoga, and philosophy in both the Christian and Buddhist traditions with master teachers in the United States, England, and India.
Glen Svensson
Glen has been a student and practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism since 1995 and graduated from the seven-year Masters Program in Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (Pomaia, Italy) in 2004.
Since 2005 he has taught and led meditation retreats in India, Europe, North America and Australia with a clear and structured teaching style emphasizing the integration of philosophical view, meditation and daily life conduct.
David Oromith
David is a Buddhist contemplative, author, meditation guide and retreat leader. He began practising meditation at 18 and has been a student of Lama Alan’s since 2017, deeply rooted in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It was during his time working in mental health services that he first trained as a meditation teacher.
David contributes to the CCN as one of our teachers and our Operations Manager, and serves as a meditation guide and retreat leader through his organisation, Samadhi. He has been leading classes and workshops since 2015. David also devoted two years in Spain for personal retreat and study, returning to teaching at the request of close friends.
On Demand Teachings
Online courses for gradually mastering different aspects of contemplative practice.
Shamatha: Meditation for Balanced Living
with David Oromith
Joyful Heart: Exploring The Four Immeasurables
with David Oromith
Perception and Imagination in Tantric Buddhism
with Vesna A. Wallace
Immersing Ourselves in Loving-Kindness
with Michael Lobsang Tenpa
The Vajra Path: Evolution of Tantric Buddhism
with Ian Baker
An Introduction to Buddhism
with David Oromith
Free Talks & Interviews
Talks and interviews with guest speakers freely available on our YouTube channel.
David Oromith - An Introduction to the 37 Practices of Bodhisattvas
David Oromith - Compassion vs Despair: A Buddhist Approach to Witnessing Suffering
B. Alan Wallace – What Can Buddhism Offer During an Eco-Crisis
Venerable Thubten Chodron – Embodying the Qualities of Tara
Matthieu Ricard — Memoirs of a Buddhist Monk
Eve Ekman – Ecological Distress, Awe, and Emotional Wellbeing
Donations
The CCN General Fund covers the annual costs of running the organisation, developing digital content and keeping our community afloat. We are grateful for your generosity!