Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxiety | Meditation and Wisdom for Every Day | Online and Sydney | May 2026

Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxiety 

Fear and anxiety disempower us. In this session we’ll present a short teaching by Sogyal Rinpoche that will help us look into the underlying source of our fears so that we can find a firm basis for confidence and contentment.

A session in the Meditation and Wisdom to Transform Every Day Life series.

Spend time with your best self on a journey from sadness and anger to peace and joy. The timeless wisdom and meditative insights of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition offer many practical methods to help us heal and thrive as we face the everyday challenges of anxiety, depression, anger, physical pain, loneliness, and burnout.

This series of Saturday afternoon sessions offer an introduction to meditation and practical advice from some of the foremost Tibetan Buddhist teachers of our age. Applying these teachings can help us meet the challenges of these difficult times, to heal ourselves, and to bring us to the core of our own peace, compassion and wisdom.

Led by Western meditation instructors with many years of experience, each session consists of:

• Video teachings from Tibetan Buddhist masters including Sogyal Rinpoche, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche, Dungse Jampal Norbu and Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.
• Meditation practice
• Time for contemplation
• Group discussions and Q&A, offering you the opportunity to explore the teachings and practices in an open supportive environment and to connect with a community of practitioners

Dates and Topics for 2026

7 March           A Path to Fearlessness
4 April              No session due to Easter retreat
2 May              Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxiety
6 June             No session due to the Finding Inner Peace and Contentment retreat
4 July               Where Can We Find Lasting Happiness?
1 August          Everything is Workable
5 September   Overcoming Depression
3 October        Accentuate the Positive: How to Work with Negative Emotions
7 November    Beating Burnout and Stress
5 December    How to Remain Unshaken By Life's Ups and Downs

Details

Topic: Calming the Mind and Overcoming Anxiety

Where: Online and in-person at 158 Australia St, Newtown, Sydney

When: Saturday 2 May 2026

Time: 3:00pm - 5:30pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time

(7:00am CEST, Friday 1:00 am US East, Friday 10:00pm US West)

Cost: Full $20 Concession (seniors/under 35's/concession) $10

If you are experiencing financial hardship please email us at sydney@rigpa.org.au to request a further concession.

Free for Rigpa members/subscribers. Please email sydney@rigpa.org.au to request the discount code.

Certificates of Attendance are available on request and may be suitable for Ongoing Professional Development.