As our lives get faster and more frantic, our need to slow down gets stronger. Guided meditation was the most searched-for wellness tutorial on YouTube last year, while the meditation app Calm now has over 100 million downloads.
We’re all trying to cultivate a calmer, more focused mind. But what if you want to do that away from screens and apps? (the very things that cause much of our stress and distraction in the first place).
The good news is, you don’t need to go on a two-week silent retreat to the Himalayas to get deep into meditation. There are options right here in Manchester and the variety of approaches and settings will surprise you.
From floatation tanks to monasteries, and from solitary reflection to guided classes, here are seven places to learn meditation in Manchester.
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Manchester City CentreBLOK Manchester
More detailsBLOK is popular thanks to the variety of classes on offer at its Manchester studios (you can do strength, various forms of yoga, boxing, barre, calisthenics, HIIT, meditation, pilates, reformer pilates and more).
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Book Now AncoatsFloat Level
More detailsThe benefits of floatation tanks include better mental health, a reduction in aches and pains, and a deep feeling of joy and calm, so it’s not really a surprise that Float Level in Ancoats has become one of Manchester’s favourite spots for holistic healing.
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GortonGorton Monastery
More detailsIts proper title is Manchester Monastery but most people in the city know it as Gorton Monastery.
This Grade II Listed building towers over the surrounding residential streets, acting as a focal point for the eye, and in recent years, for the community too.
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ChorltonKadampa Meditation Centre Manchester
More detailsKadampa Meditation Centre Manchester, or KMC, is part of a network of centres which promote The New Kadampa Tradition; a school of Buddhism that aims to be accessible within modern-day living.
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Book Now Manchester City CentreRe:treat at The Lowry Hotel
More detailsThe Lowry Hotel’s spa reopened in November 2022 after a full refurbishment and rebrand. Now known as Re:treat at The Lowry Hotel, it has said goodbye to the clinical, minimalist feel of the old spa, and welcomed in a much warmer, earthier alternative.
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Northern QuarterManchester Buddhist Centre
More detailsMeditation, mindfulness, dhyana, non sleep deep rest, whatever you want to call it, the Buddhists have been practising it for aeons. (And here at Manchester Buddhist Centre in the NQ, since 1996.) So if you want to learn it from the experts, this is a great place to start.
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ClaytonThe Resonance Centre
More detailsIf you’re interested in exploring holistic therapies and alternative ways of treating stress, The Resonance Centre in Clayton is well worth knowing about.
