Leeds has a healthy history of different Buddhist communities in the city. Hear ordained members of the Triratna Buddhist community share the basics of Buddhist vision and relate this to city life. The event takes place in the Abbey House Museum Gatehouse. Part of the Leeds Mindfulness Festival.
Make a cute pompom Hedgehog family in this relaxing craft to link to our Mindfulness Festival. No crafting experience necessary and all equipment provided. Includes refreshments. Booking required.
Introducing self nurturing and loving kindness in meditation. No prior experience of meditation is necessary to take part. This event takes place in the tranquil surroundings of the Abbey House Museum Gatehouse. With Steve Hart. Part of the Leeds Mindfulness Festival 2025.
How to work in meditation. We may have tried out a little meditation practise but how do we find out how to work in meditation overcoming the hindrances and applying the antidotes to difficulties and forming the foundation for higher states of consciousness. With Steve Hart.
Part of the 2025 Leeds Mindfulness Festival
Under the careful guidance of designer/maker Florence, you will be shown how to hand-manipulate a selection of Ordnance Survey* maps to create a beautiful geometric shade. Each shade will be completely unique and can be used with a table lampstand or as a small ceiling shade.
*For this workshop you can request specific map locations - perhaps of a special place you live in or love to visit
Please make these requests no later than 2 weeks before the workshop date (email florencemake@outlook.com to arrange this)
Gather with Leeds Sanctuary and local artist and historian, Clifford Stead, to explore the history of conflict and peacebuilding in the city of Leeds.
In honour of International Peace Day, we will be curating a relaxed, creative environment where you can learn what the history of Leeds has to tell us in our divided world.
Recently had a go at crafting your own products and thinking you'd be able to turn them into a side hustle or business venture?
Join this workshop to get the skills you'll need to take your creative business to the next step.
In this two-day workshop we'll be joined by expert speakers who'll be going through some of the 'need to knows' as a maker, creator or crafter. From pricing your products to taking photographs and boosting your digital presence.
Over the two-days we'll have core talks and breakout rooms covering:
Join us for a unique and fun experience with this bag painting workshop with Katie Conjures Up! All bags, paints and equipment will be provided, and you'll get to fully personalise your own second-hand bag through painting to reflect your unique style!
After choosing your bag, you'll be guided on how to paint faux leather fabric, including preparation and varnishing the product. You'll be provided with tester swatches to practice on before painting onto your bag. There will also be an opportunity to purchase pre-made products at the event.
In this three-hour workshop, the broom is used as a central axis connecting the archetypes of the witch and the housemaid.
Facilitated by artists Eisa Jocson and Venuri Perera, the broom becomes a tool for playful transformation and somatic exploration.
Participants explore what it means to extend oneself through the broom, becoming one and becoming wild. Together, we’ll focus on the power of intention through movement and collectivity, and investigate the spectrum of beauty and monstrosity.