“If mindfulness is a doorway, what’s on the other side?”

After the positive response to September’s workshop, we’re delighted to continue the journey in 2026.

Peter Yiangou will guide a three-part series exploring what lies “on the other side” — and how this inquiry can deepen our understanding of happiness, awareness, and personal growth.

🗓 Dates

• Saturday 17 January
• Saturday 14 February
• Saturday 14 March

🕙 Time

10:00 am – 1:00 pm (with a short break)

Optional group walk after lunch

✨ Theme

An exploration of how we can connect our view of everyday life with something deeper and more expansive.

Some feedback from the previous workshop :

“…. Peter Yiangou facilitated a truly enriching experience, creating a space where meaningful dialogue and reflection could unfold…

“It was fantastic, I found Peter so incredibly knowledgeable, inspiring and inclusive. I would love for there to be a part two of this (and 3,4….).”

Workshop Focus

Mindfulness is the simple practice of returning our attention to the present moment with care and curiosity. It helps us appreciate life as it is, meeting its ups and downs with resilience and balance.

But what if mindfulness is more than a tool for managing stress?

What if it’s a doorway — inviting us into a deeper, richer dimension of experience?

Across these sessions we’ll explore:

• How mindfulness helps us recognise and release unhelpful mental habits
• What it means to live with a sense of connection and wholeness
• How mindful awareness can open into the wisdom of contemplative traditions
• Finding the meeting point between the ordinary and the sacred.

Each workshop will include short guided practices, reflective discussion, and readings from a range of sources.

About Peter

Peter worked as an architect from 1980 to 2019, leading an award-winning practice.

He has been closely involved with Beshara courses since the 1970s — attending retreats at Chisholme House, serving as Chair of the Beshara Trust in the 1980s, and later facilitating courses and retreats in the UK and internationally.

From 2012 onwards, he studied with non-dual teacher Adyashanti in the UK and US.

Since 2015 he has trained and taught with the Oxford Mindfulness Foundation, where he now serves as Chair and helped establish the endowed Chair in Mindfulness at the University of Oxford.

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