Benefits of membership:

• Join a growing band of fellow practitioners, and help promote the study and practice of mindful living in accordance with the teachings of Buddhist meditation master Thich Nhat Hanh.
• Receive the CoI members’ newsletter Here&Now, published quarterly and containing up-to-date news of forthcoming events, dharma talks, local Sangha listings, as well as more in-depth articles about aspects of the practice.
• New members will receive the CoI Practice Manual on CD (a hard copy is available for purchase).
• Existing members renewing before 1st April 2006 will receive a free Dharma Talk on CD.
• Priority booking and discounts on national events organised by the CoI, such as retreats, dharma talks, Dharma Training Programmes, etc.
• Discount on new publications (e.g. new books by Thich Nhat Hanh) pre-ordered from the CoI bookshop.
• Free insurance on events and meetings organised by CoI members.
• Free interbeing email address forwarding to your existing email account; free email account for local Sangha organisers and event organisers.
• It is very helpful to join a local Sangha in which to be supported and support others in practicing Mindfulness. Please let us know if there is not a local Sangha in your area.

Membership rates:

• Membership runs annually from January to December.
• The suggested membership fee is £18 per year, or between £10 and £18 if you cannot afford the full fee.
• If you are joining part-way through the year, please pay £1.50 per month (or between £0.90 and £1.50 per month depending on ability to pay) for the remainder of the year.
• If possible, please pay by standing order, which is much simpler for us to administer.
• The Community of Interbeing UK is both a registered charity (#1096680) and a company limited by guarantee (#4623280). In the extremely unlikely event of bankruptcy, members have a liability limited to £10.

To join or to renew your membership for 2008, please download the application form, (available as a Word , PDF or HTML document), complete it and send it to the Membership Secretary:

Sandra Kirk, 17 Southfields, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8DW