PERTH · Meditation classes
Quiet rooms, and people trained to listen.
Explore free or by-donation meditation classes across Perth, compare the details and choose somewhere that suits your day.
Specialists in meditation classes — 4 Also offering meditation classes — 1
5 places · 5 suburbs
The Buddhist Society of WA's city centre, fifteen minutes north of the CBD, running free guided meditation several times a week alongside Friday dhamma talks and WA's largest Buddhist library. The four-week introduction course starts on the first Saturday of each month, and newcomers are expected rather than merely tolerated.
Guided meditation in the Karma Kagyu tradition three times a week at Bibra Lake — Monday and Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons — each session opening with a short talk before twenty to thirty minutes of guided practice in English. Free to attend, donations voluntary, no experience needed; cushions and chairs provided.
Free meditation classes and workshops across Perth — Inglewood, Mount Claremont and Belmont among the venues — run continuously as a community service in the Sri Chinmoy tradition, with the Perth centre re-established in 1995. Classes are pitched at beginners, working from quietening the mind toward heart-centred meditation. Always free of charge.
A lay Zen community in the Diamond Sangha lineage, sitting zazen every Thursday evening at the Beaconsfield church hall since its founding in 1982 — newcomers arrive at six for orientation. Teachers Mari Rhydwen Roshi and Glenn Wallis Roshi guide the practice, with monthly sits on country, quarterly intensive sitting days and an annual multi-day sesshin. Runs on dana; mats and chairs provided.
A volunteer-run meditation centre teaching Raja Yoga meditation through free introductory courses, public talks and workshops, with an ongoing Thursday evening class for those who have completed the intro course. All courses, classes and retreats are offered free of charge.
5 of the 43 meditation classes listings in the directory match this view. The count is live, and the order puts specialists first — paid placement never moves anyone up it.
As of October 2026, 5 of the 43 Meditation classes listings on Oria Haven are in this view (Perth) — counted live from the directory.
4 of these specialise in meditation classes — it is their main focus. The other 1 list it among other things they offer.
Every listing is hand-checked by Oria Haven. Figures updated 8 October 2026.
Most relevant means practices that specialise in this first, then the ones with the most reviews to go on. A listing that publishes its price, describes itself and names its services gets a small nudge, never more than a quarter of a star, because you can decide on it without ringing. Paid placements are shown once, in their own band, and never move anyone up the list.
The guide
Some of the longest-running meditation rooms in Perth cost nothing to sit in. Buddhist centres and organisations like Brahma Kumaris have run weekly classes here for decades on donation or for free, which makes the usual advice — start cheap, then commit — easier to follow than in most of this directory.
Formats sort into three shapes. Drop-in classes take you as you come, run 45 to 90 minutes, and need no booking at some centres and a form at others. Courses run over four to eight weeks and assume you’ll attend the series. Sitting groups are the quietest option: less instruction, more practice, usually free and usually weekly.
What newcomers ask most: chairs are available almost everywhere, cross-legged on the floor is never compulsory, and arriving ten minutes early matters more than it sounds — most rooms close the door when they start. Traditions vary from Buddhist and Vipassana lineages to secular mindfulness, and the timetable rarely spells out which is which.
Start with your first meditation class or the free sessions around the metro. Related: mindfulness coaching, retreats and day escapes, sound and float.
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