Our Teachers
You can find details on the Buddhist teachers at the centre below in random order. This order changes every time you access this page. We also host sessions run by therapists and other teachers from outside the Centre. You can find out about them by visiting the Therapists and Mindfulness Teachers pages.
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Amlanadhi
She whose wisdom is bright and unclouded
Amlanadhi was ordained in 2011 whilst working at Windhorse Trading, a Buddhist ‘right livelihood’ business, in Cambridge. She helps out at the Centre and loves the opportunity to build Sangha…
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Amalavajra
Pure, shining diamond or thunderbolt
Amalavajra brings a wealth of life and Triratna right livelihood experience to the WLBC. After a short stint in his mid-20s as a bond dealer in the City of London,…
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Maitripushpa
friendly flower
Maitripushpa has been practising with Triratna since 1999 following years with the Soto Zen community and was ordained in 2007. She is a self-acknowledged ‘meditation geek’ and closet Buddhist scholar….
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Sahananda
Delighting in common enterprise
Sahananda has meditated and practised Buddhism most of his adult life, and has been ordained since 1992. He moved to West London from Manchester in 1985 and has been involved…
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Bodhilila
The play of awakening
Bodhilila has been meditating and practising mindfulness since the 1990s. She is a fully accredited Breathworks mindfulness trainer as well as a qualified counsellor, teacher and massage therapist. She worked…
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Yashobodhi
She whose awakening is beautiful
Yashobodhi (Lucia van der Drift) is involved in teaching and befriending in our sangha. She is one of the leaders of the Buddhism in the City class on Saturday mornings….
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Kalyanavaca
I have been practising meditation for over 40 years and am a fully accredited Breathworks teacher, specialising in Mindfulness for Health courses. I am inspired by how these simple teachings…
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Dharmavadana
He who speaks truth
Dharmavadana has been active with the West London Buddhist Centre since 1991, supporting and teaching classes, and for many years leading the Centre’s outreach meditation group in Ealing. He has…
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Paramananda
Unexcelled bliss
Paramananda is a well known and widely respected meditation teacher, leading classes and retreats both in the UK and internationally. Ordained in 1985, he is the author of several popular books about meditation and Buddhist practice,…
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Nandaraja
He who is the king of happiness
Nandaraja is passionate about meditation and has been practising for many years. He has a strong affinity for the Brahma Viharas and is also an experienced Aikido practitioner. Nandaraja is…
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Viramati
Heroic mental attitude
Viramati was ordained in 1979. He lived in Italy from the mid 1980s until 1998. He is now retired, spending time working on his own personal photographic projects and, when…
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Vishvantara
Vishvantara has been reading and writing poetry since childhood and her debut pamphlet Cursive was published by HappenStance Press in 2015. Twice commended in the National Poetry Competition, she has…
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Mitrananda
He delights in his friends
Mitrananda has practised as a Buddhist for 30 years. In 1999, he was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order and given his Buddhist name. During his career as a psychiatrist, he…
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Tarakarunya
Tara’s wisdom and compassion
Tarakarunya was ordained in 2001. She became an anagarika in 2004 by taking an extra vow of celibacy. Tarakarunya is an artist, painting mainly devotional thangkas representing Buddhas and Bodhisattvas….
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Andy Psyllides
Andy Psyllides has been the Centre Coordinator at the WLBC since summer 2023. A GFR mitra who’s been practising with Triratna since 2017 as part of the Brixton sangha, Andy…