Meditation helps us to become aware of our inner experience, to see how our minds habitually work, so that we can respond more creatively to whatever comes up in life. Scientific studies show that when practiced appropriately, meditation has many important benefits: less anxiety, greater awareness, better concentration, improved health and a more sensitive understanding of oneself and others. The course gives advice on how to set up a regular practice and introduces two basic methods, based on awareness of the breath and on the cultivation of kindness, as well as introducing walking meditation. Although the practices taught on the course are based on 2500 years of experience in the Buddhist tradition, the course does not assume Buddhist or any other beliefs. It emphasises taking what we learn in meditation into the practice of mindfulness in everyday life. Local buses stop near the Buddhist Centre. Parking is available at the nearby Grafton-West carpark; disabled car-parking is available at the Centre.