Mindfulness, Buddhism, Imagination

Vishvapani

Vishvapani

I’ve practised meditation and Buddhism since I was a teenager. I grew up in South London and now live in Cardiff with my wife and son. I write and broadcast about meditation and Buddhism and teach in Buddhist and mindfulness settings.

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Coaching

Learn mindfulness and meditation at your own pace with 1:1 coaching sessions.

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Mindfulness Champions Training

Learn to lead mindfulness practices for your clients, or in your workplace, family or school with our popular 10-hour training course

Courses through the year with Vishvapani Blomfield

Release Stress & Anxiety Course

 A 12 session course on the RoundGlass Living app

Live in a state of awareness by tuning into each moment so you can stay calm and grounded in the face of challenges. These meditations will help melt away stress and help you appreciate life’s gifts — great and small

Pilgrimage Tour to the Buddhist Holy Places in India and Nepal

Walking With the Buddha

Join Vishvapani and Tricycle Magazine, walking  in the footsteps of the Buddha as we explore the lands that he walked in his time, from Lumbini to Kushinagar and each important pilgrimage site in between, on this carbon negative journey.

October 24–November 9, 2024

WRITING & BROADCASTING

thought for the day

Reflections on the news from a Buddhist perspective BBC Radio 4 since 2006

Talks

I often speak about Buddhism and Mindfulness at conferences, festivals and events, and at Triratna centres

Guided Meditation

This site includes links to Guided Meditation practices led by me

Gautama Buddha

My book about the Buddha, locates him in history without reducing his Awakening

Policy

I work with The Mindfulness Initiative, which supports mindfulness in Westminster and parliaments around the world, and the Mindfulness Wales / Meddylgarwch Cymru, which is working with the Wales mindfulness community and policymakers in a unique collaboration

Triratna

The Triratna Buddhist Order is the context for my Buddhist practice. I was ordained in 1992  and teach regularly at the Triratna centre in Cardiff, Wales 

WISE ATTENTION BLOG

The writing on this site explores what it means to practice Buddhism, mindfulness and ethics in the modern world. You’ll find reviews, talks, interviews, broadcasts and reflection on the arts as well as explorations of the Buddha and Buddhist teachings

AI Struggles Show We’re all Biased, but Mindfulness Can Help

When AI Systems Try to deal with bias they encounter an underlying truth: no one's perceptions are wholly true. Tackling that starts with ourselves Think of a doctor or a lawyer. If what comes to mind is the image of a white man, does that show your unconscious bias...

Extreme Weather Shows How Conditionality Works

Extreme weather is  disconcerting because climate change shows how far our responsibility extends Here in Wales people say: ‘When you can see the hills, it's going to rain; when you can't see them, it’s already raining!’ The weather in the UK is a constant, but these...

Staying alive to ambiguity in a media storm

Thought for the Day BBC Radio 4 14.07.23 When a storm blows up in the media we get drawn in. Milan Kundera and the Buddha can help us stay alive to humans realities behind the news. One of the many lessons the Czech novelist Milan Kundera, who died this week, urged on...

How to Make Peace in the Culture Wars

Trans debates are just one battleground in the Culture Wars. Learning fromthe Buddha, how can we make peace? Thought for the Day, BBC Radio 4 19.05.2023 Andrew,’ I said. ‘You look … different.’ My old friend was wearing a dress and makeup and his hair had grown. ‘I am...

Here’s how a Buddhist relates to the Coronation

I’ll watch the Coronation this weekend, but how can I say ‘God Save the King’ when I don’t believe in God? King Charles philosophy of 'Harmony' could make a connection Thought for the Day BBC Radio 4, 4 May 2023 I think I’ll watch the Coronation this weekend, but I...

Thought for the Day

Reflections on the news from a Buddhist perspective since 2006 on BBC Radio 4 & Radio Wales

Arts

Reviews, essays, comments and reflections on the arts

Buddhism in the Modern World

What happens when Buddhism meets the modern world?

Book Reviews

Buddhist books across three decades

Triratna

I’ve been involved with the Triratna Buddhist Community since 1980 and have written extensively about the Community, including its difficulties

Buddha

Essays and reflections: many of them connected to my book: Gautama Buddha: The Life and teachings of the Awakened One

Comment

Buddhist views of issues in the moden world

Mindfulness Movement

Mindfulness is becoming a movement with the potential to change society. I’ve been at the heart of that movement in the UK and reflected on its significance and its challenges

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