8 Oct 2024 - 18 Oct 2024

To mark World Mental Health Day (10 October), join us for the 9th Annual Leeds Mindfulness Festival, based in the inspiring settings of Abbey House Museum’s Gatehouse and the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey. 

Activities include poetry, contemplative walks and a chance to try out secular mindfulness and different meditative traditions. 

No experience is necessary and complete beginners are welcome. 

All activities are Pay As You Feel and bookings can be made by phone, email or via Eventbrite. 

In partnership with Leeds Mindfulness, Well-being and Spirituality Centre.  More here.

 

A picture of a medieval ruin with a grassed cloister area in the foreground and blue sky in the background
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Loving Kindness Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A ceramic tile with a picture of a ruin (Kirkstall Abbey) surrounded by trees against a backdrop of clouds.
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Managing Pain with Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A view of Kirkstall Abbey with a cow and a tree in the foreground.
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Kirkstall Abbey through Turner’s eyes
Kirkstall Abbey
Guided Tours , Healthy Living , Heritage
A picture of monastic ruins (Kirkstall Abbey). Flower beds in the foreground.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Introducing Secular Mindfulness
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A view of Kirkstall Abbey's bell tower with a river in the foreground and cluster of trees in the background.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Encountering the Sacred
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
a painting of the medieval ruins of Kirkstall Abbey amidst greenery.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Visions of the Ultimate
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A lantern slide featuring a painting of monastic ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. In the foreground are some sheep and a man, presumably a shepherd, looking back towards the ivy covered Nave of the Abbey.
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Approaching Equanimity
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A picture postcard featuring Kirkstall Abbey - the monastic ruins are reflected in the water and there is grass surrounding the river which is in the foreground
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Exploring Happier States of Being and Self Nurturing
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A picture of monastic ruins (Kirkstall Abbey). A sunny sky is in the background and to the foreground is water and a tree,
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Higher States of Consciousness in Buddhism
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
Monastic ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, with cows in foreground
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Enhancing Positive Emotion
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A painting from inside the twin archways of Kirkstall Abbey's Chapter House, glimpsing out into the Cloister, which is depicted as overgrown with trees. The north end of the nave can be seen in the distance.
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Opening to Buddhist Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop
A picture of a monastic ruin. A grassed cloister area is to the foreground and a church bell tower is to the right.
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Loving Kindness Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living , Workshop