We will not be meeting at St Marks during the month of August. This is in the tradition of the monastics taking “lazy days” away from formal commitments once in a while – except we take a whole lazy month! It is also because St Marks becomes Edinburgh Festival Fringe Venue 125 in August. This means you can still come to St Marks and enjoy a variety of cultural events whilst we are not sitting formally.

On 22 January 2023 a plum tree was planted in the Community Garden on the Meadows to commemorate Thay’s visit to Edinburgh in 2003 and later that year a plaque next to the tree, inscribed with the words ‘Peace is Every Step‘, was unveiled by 8 visiting monastics from Plum Village. Some of you will have contributed to the plaque and/or attended those events.

As a way to remember and continue this mindful energy, we will be holding a silent walking meditation for about 1 hour on the Meadows on Sunday 28th July at 11:00 am starting from the tree. Before the walk there will be a short introduction to mindful walking. The walk in total will last about 1 hour.

If you are on Middle Meadow Walk facing in the direction of Marchmont, then the Community Garden is about 100m to your left just before you get to the tennis courts.

This event aims to simply provide a collective experience of ‘being peaceful’ together. It is not a protest or campaigning event, so please don’t bring any banners/placards etc, however we will share the energy with those who might benefit from it at the end.

We will be having our annual mindful peace walk at Lauriston Castle on 30th June 2024. We will meet outside the house at 11am (slightly earlier this year). There will be a brief introduction to mindful walking followed by the walk itself. The event should conclude within an hour.

It’s not a protest event, just a chance to generate peaceful energy together and offer it to those who need it. Please come along and enjoy a quiet walk in this idyllic location close to the city. All welcome.

To get to Lauriston Castle you can take buses to Davidson’s Mains (47), or Silverknowes Terminus (16, 27, 29 & 37); both are around 10 minutes’ walk from Lauriston Castle. Cyclists should follow signs for Davidsons Mains on NCR75 and NCR1 from the City Centre. Where NCR1 crosses Cramond Road South, cyclists turn right and continue along Cramond Road for a short distance to the Castle entrance. There is also free parking if you would like to drive.

A full day of mindfulness practice supported by the collective energy of the sangha. The day will be held mostly in silence. We will sit, walk, rest and eat together in stillness, generating peaceful, healing energy for the benefit of ourselves, our families and for the world.

Open to everyone of all faiths and none.

Please bring some plant-based food to share for lunch.

St Mark’s Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2DP.

Any questions please use the contact form.

We will enjoy the collective energy of the sangha and explore together ways to nourish ourselves and each other with healthy food, movement, sense impressions, support, appreciation and encouragement.

The day will include readings, guided meditation, walking meditation, mindful movements, a mindful lunch, and sharing in small groups.

Please bring some plant-based food to share for lunch.

St. Mark’s Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2DP

This practice is open to everyone, of all faiths and none.

For further details or to contact us, please use the contact form.

Use the flier below or share this page on social media with those you think might enjoy the day.

Come and enjoy a day immersed in mindfulness. We will sit, walk, rest and eat together in stillness and friendship, generating peaceful, healing energy for the benefit of ourselves, our families and for the world.

Please arrive from 9:30 so that we can begin promptly at 10 and bring some plant-based food to share for lunch.

Details are on the flyer attached. Open to everyone, of all faiths and none. Donations to cover venue hire costs appreciated if possible.

You can just turn up but if you plan on coming it would be helpful if you put a comment in the contact us page to help us to gauge numbers.

Please share the flyer with friends who may appreciate it.

Please join us at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, John Hope Gateway, Arboretum Place, Edinburgh, EH3 5NZ on Sunday 31st March 2024 (Easter Sunday) at 10am. The gardens open at 10am.

Remember the clocks change that day!

This silent walking meditation is an open event. Before the walk begins there will be a brief introduction to mindful walking as a meditation practice. We should conclude by 11am.

This is not a protest or a campaigning event, so please do not use any banners. Our silence and togetherness in nature says it all at this time.

Children are welcome when accompanied by adults.

Please remember to wrap up warmly and note that no animals except Registered Assistance Dogs are permitted within the Garden.

This event is organised in collaboration with the Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace who organise events throughout the year.

Just to let you know that this coming Thursday (21 December) will be the last Thursday evening practice session this year. We will be taking a break on 28 December. 

The first session in the 2024 will be on Thursday 4 January and then on Saturday 6 January 2024 there will be a Day of Mindfulness at St. Marks led by Gustaf. The session will be from 10am to 4pm but we suggest that you arrive a little earlier so that we are all ready to start at 10am. Please bring some plant-based food to share for lunch.

Wishing you all a peaceful, relaxed and restorative time.

We will be having a Morning of MIndfulness on Saturday 2nd December from 10am – 12 midday at St. Mark’s Unitarian Church, 7 Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2DP

Join us for a morning of mindfulness meditation, sitting and walking together in stillness and friendship, generating peaceful, healing energy for the benefit of ourselves, our families and the world.

This practice is open to everyone, of all faiths and none.