manager

Vajragupta

As part of the team running the Centre, my job as Manager is to keep things running smoothly. Making sure that we have enough teachers for classes, overseeing bookings, ordering all our provisions and keeping our accountant happy; all are essential ingredients to a thriving Buddhist Centre.

Essentially I have two roles: one as manager, the other as Meditation/Dharma teacher. Leading classes and courses and getting to know people who want to find out about the Buddhist path is a very important aspect of my life. Alongside my work at the Buddhist Centre, I keep up my practice as a Counselling Psychologist, and at home I like to have as much time as possible in my meditation hut in the garden, as well as time for practising piano and learning Greek.

Co-ordinator

Andrea

I started volunteering at the Norwich Buddhist Centre when I arrived in Norwich in May, 2008. I put up posters around the city, volunteered on reception, helped on the cleaning team, and soon started attending meditation and yoga classes. A year later I became a Mitra and then took on the job of Fundraising Coordinator in June, 2009.

My job as Centre Coordinator fuses my fundraising position with other tasks at the Centre such as organising publicity and coordinating volunteers. I think of my job as making the Centre a place people want to be - I love to tidy and to create an inviting space for meditators, yogis, volunteers and Order Members.

When I'm not at the Buddhist Centre, you may find me waitressing at Frank's Bar, having coffee in a local cafe with my husband, practicing yoga in my back garden, or working on my most recent novel.

Miles

I have just started working 2 days a week at the centre. The centre mainly makes use of my background in IT so I help the centre make best use of technology and where it can benefit everyone and not be a source of stress. I also have some experience in finance and bookkeeping so I help Sujana with that, as well as assisting Andrea and Vajragupta in the day to day running of the centre and leading the some of the lunchtime meditation classes

With the rest of my time I also run my own web design business and teach Dynamic Yoga (at the centre), as well as getting to grips with being a new dad and finishing my final year as a Shiatsu practitioner.