2020 Programme

Stephen Batchelor, Christina Feldman, John Peacock, Akincano Weber, Martine Batchelor & Chris Cullen are the core faculty of Bodhi College, responsible for the educational programme
Visiting faculty for 2020 includes Ajahn Sucitto, Jake Dartington, Yuka Nakamura, Jaya Rudgard, Christoph Köck, Antonia Macaro and Robert Ellis.

Thinking Out Loud: Conversations on Early Buddhism (continued) ➤ with Martine Batchelor, Stephen Batchelor, John Peacock, Akincano Weber, Jake Dartington, Jenny Wilks, Robert Ellis, and Christoph Köck
- Weekly online study sessions via Zoom
- Suitable for new and experienced Dharma practitioners
- 31 May – 28 June 2020 (each weekly session can be booked individually, if registered once, please contact our coordinator to register for further sessions)

Universal Empathy: A Fresh Look at the Qualities of the Heart ➤ with Chris Cullen and Christina Feldman
- A six week online distance learning programme
- Open to all
- Run in collaboration with Tricycle: the Buddhist Review
- Starts 18 May 2020 – open for registration until 10 June

Pleasure, Liking and Craving: Buddhist Psychological Perspectives ➤ with Akincano Weber and Christoph Köck
- An online one-day seminar
- Open to all
- 20 June 2020

Dependent Arising ➤ with John Peacock, Akincano Weber, Stephen Batchelor and Christina Feldman
- A six week online distance learning programme
- Open to all
- Run in collaboration with Tricycle: the Buddhist Review
- Starts Autumn 2020 – more details to come Summer 2020

E-courses for self-study

Thinking Out Loud: Conversations on Early Buddhism ➤ with Martine Batchelor, Chris Cullen, Stephen Batchelor, John Peacock, Akincano Weber, Yuka Nakamura, Jaya Rudgard, and Christoph Köck
- Receive the recordings of our Thinking Out Loud live online study session series
- Suitable for new and experienced Dharma practitioners

Recordings – Bodhi College Day of Celebration and Discovery: Early Buddhism for Today ➤ with Stephen Batchelor, Martine Batchelor, Christina Feldman, Akincano Weber, Chris Cullen, Christoph Köck and John Peacock
- Receive the video recordings of the full event which took place at Goodenough College, London, on 1 December 2019
- Sessions include a panel discussion on study and practice, dialogue on Rebirth and break-out sessions on Universal Empathy, Greek Philosophy and Early Buddhism, as well as Buddhism and the Secular Mindfulness World

Self-study online courses run in collaboration with Tricycle: the Buddhist Review
- Mindfulness: Its Origin, Purpose and Transformational Power with Akincano Weber, John Peacock, Stephen Batchelor and Christina Feldman
- The Four Noble Truths with Akincano Weber, John Peacock, Stephen Batchelor and Christina Feldman
- Secular Dharma with Stephen and Martine Batchelor

Courses in English:
Retreats

The Practice of Human Flourishing ➤ with John Peacock, Stephen Batchelor and Antonia Macaro
- Venwoude, Holland
- Open to experienced students as well as all who have previously participated in Bodhi College retreats or completed one of our extended courses
- Postponed until 2021. New dates will be announced soon.

Meditation: Between Psychological Development and Spiritual Growth ➤ with Akincano Weber and Yuka Nakamura
- Havezate Den Alerdinck, Holland
- Open to experienced students as well as all who have previously participated in Bodhi College retreats or completed one of our extended courses
- 13-18 November 2020

Citta: Mind, Heart, Spirit ➤ with Ajahn Sucitto
- Sharpham, UK
- Open to students who have attended at least one 10-day retreat
- 6-11 December 2020

Non-residential Weekend Courses

Self and Not-Self ➤ with Stephen Batchelor and John Peacock
- Centrum voor Mindfulness, Amsterdam, Holland
- Suitable for new and experienced Dharma practitioners
- POSTPONED to 27-28 March 2021

Pleasure, Liking and Craving: Buddhist Psychological Perspectives ➤ with Akincano Weber
- Centrum voor Mindfulness, Amsterdam, Holland
- Suitable for new and experienced Dharma practitioners
- Replaced by a one-day online seminar on 20 June taught with Christoph Köck

The Buddha’s Middle Way ➤ with Robert Ellis
- St Lukes Community Centre, London
- Suitable for new and experienced Dharma practitioners
- CANCELLED

Mindfulness and its Extended Family ➤ with Christina Feldman
- Europäisches Zentrum für Achtsamkeit, Freiburg, Germany
- Suitable for new and experienced Dharma practitioners
- 10-12 July 2020

Landscape of Mindfulness ➤ with John Peacock and Christina Feldman
- Centrum voor Mindfulness, Amsterdam, Holland
- Suitable for new and experienced Dharma practitioners
- 25-28 September 2020

Einzel-Kurse und Retreats in deutscher Sprache

Geistesgegenwart – Herzensgegenwart ➤ mit Akincano Weber, Assistenz: Grit Ulrike Tautenhahn
- Seminarhaus Engl, Niederbayern, Deutschland
- Für erfahrene Meditierende
- 1-8 August 2020

Lust, Mögen und Verlangen: Buddhistische und psychologische Perspektiven ➤ mit Christoph Köck
- Buddhistisches Zentrum, Wien, Österreich
- 18-20 September 2020

Long Courses (with multiple modules/retreats)

Buddhist Foundations of Mindfulness ➤ with Chris Cullen, Christina Feldman, Akincano Weber, Yuka Nakamura and Jaya Rudgard
- February 2020, February 2021, March 2022
- 3 retreats in the UK & Switzerland
- BFM 2 Universal Empathy – now open for bookings here.
- Retreats are booked individually, and can be attended singly or as a rolling programme.

Teacher Training ➤ with Stephen Batchelor, Christina Feldman, John Peacock, Akincano Weber and more
- 6 modules
- December 2018 / June & December 2019 / June & December 2020 / June 2021
- Fully booked

Secular Dharma: Study, Practice and Community ➤ with Martine Batchelor and Stephen Batchelor
- 4 modules in the UK and 1 retreat location to be confirmed
- February, July & November 2021 / February & June 2022
- Open for applications now. Deadline 31 July

Committed Practitioners Programme ➤ with Chris Cullen, Christina Feldman, Stephen Batchelor, Akincano Weber, Jaya Rudgard, Christoph Köck, and Yuka Nakamura
- 6 modules & 2 retreats in Holland and Switzerland
- 2021- 2022
- Open for applications now. Deadline 31 July