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Suitable for everyone, we offer weekly in-person meditation classes, as well as regular weekend workshops. Click on the options below to find your perfect class or to learn about upcoming events. Discover how to use Buddhist meditation & mindfulness training to solve daily problems, be more present, improve relationships and discover authentic happiness.

The Teacher

KELSANG DROLMA

Kelsang Drolma  is the local teacher for the Tara KMC branch in Cork. She is an ordained Buddhist nun and  has taught in Ireland and the UK. She completed the STTP Special Training Programme in the main centre for the Kadampa Tradition MKMC.  Drolma is well loved for her warm, clear, practical teachings.  She teaches with a sense of humour really connecting with students, inspiring them to practice the teachings and apply them in their daily lives.

Simply Meditate, at Lunchtime

  • Fee: €5
  • Date: Tuesdays 1:00 - 1:30pm
  • Teacher: Kelsang Drolma
  • Collective Cork, Tobin St, Cork City

 

Take a peaceful break from your day and enjoy these deeply relaxing meditations and brief advice on maintaining that sense of inner calm, peace of mind, and positive energy throughout your day. In this way, we can return to our day with a calm, clear and peaceful mind, feeling genuinely refreshed and re-energised for the rest of the day ahead.

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The Art of Letting Go & Embracing Change

  • Fee: €10 per class
  • Date: Tuesdays 7:00-8:15pm
  • Teacher: Kelsang Drolma
  • Bru Columbanus, Cardinal Way, Wilton , Cork

 

Learn how to let go and move on from what holds you back in life. Whether it’s a challenging change or even a positive one, we can all too often resist it. We feel attached to things staying as they are, even when it becomes clear they can’t, or even when our current situation, habits or behaviours are not serving us well anymore.  We often find ourselves stuck in a mental rut, unable to let go of painful experiences. It can feel impossible to truly forgive our own and others’ mistakes, or to feel optimistic about the future.
 
In this 4-week course, Kelsang Drolma will share a Buddhist approach to letting go of what no longer serves us and how to move forward with clarity and confidence. We will explore how we can become flexible and go with the flow by recognising that the things we hold onto and worry about are in a state of constant change. The more we live within the experience of the truth of impermanence, the more we can reduce our mental clinging, relax, and truly let go.

Everyone is welcome

29 Sep  Being OK with change and uncertainty 

6 Oct     Letting go of Perfection

13 Oct   NO CLASS

20 Oct   Letting go of Painful Emotions

27 Oct  Forgiving Others

Classes are suitable for beginners, absolutely no previous meditation experience needed and no special clothing is required.

Note: Each class in the series is self-contained, so you can either attend the entire series or drop in to any class, any week. There’s also an opportunity to stay back for a cuppa and chat after class if you wish, in what’s always a relaxed and friendly atmosphere

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Happiness Hour

  • Fee: €10 per class
  • Date: Wednesdays 7:45-8:45pm
  • Teacher: Kelsang Drolma
  • Collective Cork, Triskel Centre, Tobin Street, Cork
 
MIND TREAT – REFRESH, REFLECT, MEDITATE
Suitable for everyone, these drop-in classes offer practical methods to help everyone find inner peace, happiness and well-being through meditation and Buddha’s wisdom. Each class is self-contained so you can drop-in any week.  
 
Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation to help settle the mind, let go of distractions and cultivate inner peace. The teacher will then give a talk based on the topic of the class series and explain how we can integrate beneficial ways of thinking into our busy, daily lives. The class concludes with a second guided meditation so that we are confident to begin practising on our own.

Everyone welcome, drop in any week.

Classes are suitable for beginners, absolutely no previous meditation experience needed and no special clothing is required.

Note: Each class in the series is self-contained, so you can either attend the entire series or drop in to any class, any week. There’s also an opportunity chat after class if you wish, in what’s always a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

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Tranquil Sundays

  • Fee: €8
  • Date: Sundays 12.30pm - 1:30pm (no class 11 Oct)
  • Teacher: Kelsang Drolma
  • Collective Cork, Triskel Centre, Tobin Street, Cork
 
NEXT CLASS 18 OCT 
Treat yourself to time out to relax, unwind, reflect and connect to your own tranquil mind. When your mind is more tranquil,  and spacious you experience your life very differently. Your usual problems naturally start to fall away, relationships improve, and physical and mental health is enhanced  and you  experience a deeper fun and joy in your life & relationships.
 
‘When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within’ – Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

This class guided by Buddhist nun Kelsang Drolma, will include 2 guided meditations and a short teaching on methods to improve and nurture your mind. Everyone is welcome!

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Upcoming Events

Meditation Workshops & Retreats

Our in-person meditation workshops and retreats are an ideal way to experience the benefits of Buddhist meditation and mindfulness training. These weekend events allow us the chance to explore the teachings in more depth than is possible at our drop-in classes. Learn how to use Buddhist wisdom and meditation to solve daily problems, improve relationships and find lasting happiness. Events include talks, guided meditations and Q&A.

Upcoming Events

Meditation Workshops & Retreats

October 2026

International Event – Je Tsongkhapa Empowerment and Teachings

Everyone is welcome to take part in this International Festival. In this special Festival, Gen-la Dekyong will grant the empowerment of the Wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa. She will also explain how to develop and improve our faith in our Spiritual Guide seen as one with Je Tsongkhapa, and on the practice of Migtsema, the special mantra and prayer of praise and request to Je Tsongkhapa.
09 - 15 Oct
All Day
World Peace Temple, Malaga
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Making Peace with the Past – Embracing the Future (Mallow, Cork)

On this meditation retreat, learn how to live fully in the present moment, from a deeper and more stable experience of peace of mind, genuine happiness and inner resilience. In this way, you will discover how it’s always possible to make a fresh start in your life, and move forward with a renewed sense of direction, hope and optimism about the future.
31 Oct
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Nano Nagle Birthplace, Ballygriffin, Mallow, Co. Cork, P51 CV91
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December 2026
February 2027
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Study Programs

Take your practice Deeper

Our Foundation Program is the perfect opportunity to take your practice deeper, learn more about the teachings and make authentic progress.

The classes take place live in Bru Columbanus, Wilton, Cork  on Monday nights from 7 – 9pm. The Foundation Program focusses on the book: Universal Compassion by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Some prior experience of meditation is essential. Please get in touch for enrolment details and to access a free two week trial at meditateincork@gmail.com

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