Brahma Kumaris Stanmore

Our heart is the powerhouse of all the operations of our life. Harbouring ill feelings, old wounds, heartaches, past traumas and rejection can cause our heart to be bitter and broken. These symptoms are a sign of neglecting my heart. Join Ash in learning to take the first steps out of these feelings, so that you can begin to change into a more empowering and new you.

Speaker : Ash Patel
Ash was introduced to Raja Yoga meditation at an early age, and gradually recognized the profound value of its teachings in all aspects of his life. He drew inspiration from his own experiences, with an interest in inner healing, self-compassion and heartfulness. Ash is based in Worthing.

Spring Clean Your Heart - Ash Patel - Tuesday 8th October 2024 - Stanmore

Transformational thinking steps for transforming negative emotions into positive and beneficial emotions. Replacing ineffectual beliefs/ programming to Effectual beliefs/ programming.

Speaker: Dorothy Steinfeld
She has been practicing various forms of yoga and meditations for over 60 years. Practicing and teaching Raja Yoga with the Brahma Kumaris for 40 years.
Currently Dorothy is the Director of Programs at Peace Village Learning and Retreat Centre.
She has facilitated retreats for thousands that are seeking self development and improving the quality of their lives.

From Resistance to Acceptance - Dorothy Steinfeld - Tuesday 10th June 2025 - Stanmore

As much as we would like to move away from chaos, it seems that it keeps coming back in various forms to challenge our inner peace and the world! This is when clarity plays such an important role in restoring both our heart and head before we can act in accordance with our highest spiritual values. A simple receipt for maintaining inner peace!

Speaker: Eric Le Reste
Eric Le Reste has an extensive background as a journalist and a producer for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news and current affairs programmes.  Being with the Brahma Kumaris for more than 40 years and practicing Raja Yoga Meditation, he currently serves as the National Coordinator of the Brahma Kumaris in Canada. Eric is based in Montreal.

From Chaos to Clarity - Tiding as a Path to Inner Peace - Eric Le Reste - Tuesday 8th July 2025 - Stanmore

When we place our sense of self value and self-respect on our job, relationships, health etc., it will fluctuate depending on those external factors. That in turn creates all the negative reactions of stress, anxiety, control and anger. Raja Yoga gives us the understanding that we each have intrinsic value. We don't have to prove ourselves. When we really experience that, it creates a deep stability and sense of self worth. In this talk, we will be looking at how we can create that sense of innate value. 

Speaker: Sarah Trueman
Sarah is an engaging facilitator with a light hearted and down to earth approach. She is based in Leeds meditation centre and is part of the centre team. She also looks after social media, course and workshop writing and facilitation. She enjoys being creative and experimenting with different aspects of spiritual teaching to find out what works for her, then sharing it with others. She has been a student of Raja Yoga for 30 years. She also recently had to balance her health with her commitments and this is continuing to be a learning process.

Valuing Myself - No Matter What - Sarah Trueman - Tuesday 12th August 2025 - Stanmore

Explore how clarifying feelings and needs, and being more creative in finding strategies to meet needs, bring emotional freedom.


Speaker: Maureen Chen
Maureen, a senior Raja Yoga teacher, author of Mystic at the Edge, has taught Raja Yoga Meditation and facilitated Non-violent Communication workshops in prisons, companies, schools and organizations all over the world. She has been practicing and teaching meditation with the Brahma Kumaris for 46 years.

Managing Emotions and Nonviolent Communication - Maureen Chen - Tuesday 9th Sep 2025 - Stanmore

"Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing and being nothing." - Aristotle.

Unless you live like a hermit, criticism is probably inevitable, and some of it may be valid as well. So how well do you handle criticism? Do you get defensive and fire back justifications? Take it personally and let it get under your skin? Or do you just let it slide?
Join us for tips on how to handle criticism gracefully and constructively, even when it seems harsh or unfair.

Speaker: Neville Hodgkinson
Neville is an author and journalist who specialized for much of his career in writing about science and medicine. He has been a student of Raja Yoga for more than 40 years and is based at the Global Retreat Centre in Oxfordshire. 

How to Handle Criticism? - Neville Hodgkinson - Tuesday 14th October 2025 - Stanmore

The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University (UK), a registered charity since 1975, opens its doors every day of the year to students from all walks of life, cultures and backgrounds to study Raja Yoga meditation. Students find that meditating in this way daily brings a lot of peace and positivity to their lives.

We also join together with many national and local organisations and diverse communities, helping to enhance the wellbeing of people in different spheres of society.

We work across the UK in more than 40 locations and are part of a network of organisations offering activities in over 110 countries. Our spiritual headquarters is in Mount Abu, in the Aravali mountain range, Rajasthan, India.

Brahma Kumaris, UK was established as a Registered Charity in 1975 and charges no fees for any of its activities, being funded by voluntary contributions.

Registered Charity No: England & Wales (269971) and Scotland (SC040512).

Spring Clean Your Heart - Ash Patel - Tuesday 8th October 2024 - Stanmore

Brahma Kumaris UK