Shambhala Meditation Groups in UK South West

Pete is a longstanding member of the Shambhala Bristol and SW Council. He is an accomplished 7th Dan Aikido practitioner and teacher, and teaches at the Bristol Redland Ki Aikido Club. He is a qualified meditation instructor and is part of a cohort of Shambhala teachers in training. An Oxford graduate and a former lecturer in drama at the University of Bristol, Pete spent 15 years as a professional actor and movement director working in television, theatre and opera. He now runs VOX Coaching, a communication-skills training company with a loyal clientele in the higher education, business, government and health sectors.

Colin has been a Shambhala practitioner since 1999 and recognises that the Shambhala teachings have much to offer our human ravaged world. He has helped run a meditation group in Dorchester, Dorset for twenty years. Three years ago he initiated and now helps run a community sustainability group in the village where he lives and is a trustee of the Dorset Climate Action Network.

Colin is a founder member of the Shambhala Europe Ecology and Dharma Network.

Nick has been on the path to awakening spiritually for as long as he can remember. He was involved in Spiritualism for 15 years but grew increasingly interested in Buddhism until he joined Shambhala Bristol in 2018. He has studied intensively in the Hinayana & Mahayana paths and has also attended Vipassana meditation retreats.

Nick is a qualified meditation instructor, keen motorcyclist and photographer, and is a member of the Shambhala Bristol and SW Council.

John is a senior teacher in the Shambhala tradition and has been a member of Shambhala for over twenty-five years. He works as a psychotherapist and serves on the faculty of Karuna Training in Europe. He is a contributor to the Shambhala Times community website and has led Shambhala Sunday Gatherings for Shambhala Online. John leads weekly meditation sessions in Stroud.