Martin Stepek

The Buddha as the World's First Great Psychotherapist.

Join renowned mindfulness author and teacher Martin Stepek to learn how Guatama Siddartha, better know as the Buddha, was actually a great pioneer in the field of mental wellbeing and happiness, rather than the founder of a religion.

Having studied Buddhism and the Buddha's original teachings for twenty years, Martin Stepek is keen to see the Buddha repositioned in the world as a great intellect and innovator. This event will include a short mindfulness meditation.

Martin Stepek is one of Scotland's most respected and popular mindfulness teachers. Author of two books on the subject and writer of a weekly column on the subject in the Sunday Herald, he is also a prize-winning poet, and the recipient of the prestigious Polish award, the Gold Cross of Merit.

His wide-ranging studies have included Buddhism, East Asian Poetry, and the neuroscience of happiness and peace of mind. He serves on the Choose Life group, the pan-Lanarkshire suicide prevention body.