Dear friends, I hope this finds you all well. I've recorded a short message about a few events that are coming up in the next few weeks. You can find more details about these events below. Spotify Release Today I have just released a new track today on Spotify called "The Long Out Breath". For those of you who enjoy these discourses and music, then I would be so grateful if you would have a listen, save it and even add it to your playlists. These early plays and saves really help to get new...
13 days ago • 1 min read
Dear friends, I'd like to share with you a live broadcast happening tonight at 7.30pm on my Patreon community. This is a free talk and guided meditation available to all members. If you're not a member yet, it is free to join without any commitment. The talk will be on how to experience "The Joy in Simplicity", as I feel it is a relevant topic at the moment, looking at how simplifying our lives may be the resolution to a large part of the stresses and strains of daily life. You can join using...
16 days ago • 1 min read
Dear friends, Below is a message from Burgs for you. It is a little long, but we hope you can take the time to read it. It details the rationale behind the current changing landscape in which we find ourselves and how Burgs and the Art of Meditation is responding to these changes. Sending you all much metta The AoM Team Dear friends, I hope this email finds you all well. It's been a while since I wrote to you all so now I have a few days between retreats I want to update you on developments...
about 1 month ago • 5 min read
Dear friends, As we approach the end of our year long online programme exploring the "Art of Concentration", we have two really nice open events coming up before Christmas to end the year with. Introducing the Bramhaviharas - Online Weekend Retreat This is a weekend online intensive retreat introducing "The 4 Immeasurable States", of Love, Compassion, Appreciation and Equanimity. As the authentic expression of enlightened mind, these practices lie right at the heart of the Buddha's Dharma and...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Dear friends, I thought would write personally to you this month with a brief update on what's been happening and what's coming up at AoM. We have just finished our first Thangka Drawing and Devotional practices retreat in Portugal. It was a really special and unique event and something I will definitely be repeating next year as it gave me an opportunity to share teachings that I don't often have the chance to share. The combination of devotion, art and meditation proved to be a profoundly...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Dear friends, Now that summer is in full swing, we would like to update you on our schedule for the rest of the year at our amazing new retreat venue, Brahma Vihara, in Portugal. One aspect to the vision behind opening this dedicated retreat centre is to create new opportunities to work in a more intimate environment than our large UK based retreats can offer. In particular we are hoping to appeal to those wishing to connect and develop a deeper connection to their practice and the healing...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Dear friends, This September we will be hosting a very special and unique retreat experience in Portugal. Retreat date - 4th - 13th September 2025Venue - Brahma Vihara, North PortugalGroup size - max 12 people During his rehabilitation from brain trauma over the last few years, Burgs found that engaging in art, calligraphy and various other crafts extremely helpful in resetting his system from a 'fight or flight' mode to one which was more settled and grounded. His experiences with this has...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Dear friends, I am sorry that I haven't been in contact with you all more over recent weeks. We have been very busy getting our new retreat space set up. But we are now up and running and I have have a little more time. I have been reflecting much over the last couple of months about why it was I had to unpublish so much of the material I had shared over recent years and how sad I felt about that when now seems to be such an important time to be offering support, guidance, inspiration and...
6 months ago • 3 min read
Greetings everyone. I hope this update from me finds you all well. I am writing to you to tell you about our plans for the summer ahead and to announce the opening of 'Brahma Vihara', our beautiful and magical new retreat centre in North Portugal. It has been my aspiration for many years to one day be able to create a dedicated "Seat of Dharma" that could become the centre point of the work we do at AoM to give people an authentic opportunity to immerse themselves in Dharma practice and...
7 months ago • 2 min read