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03 — Meditation & Life Coaching
Stillness,
properly taught.
Led by Richard West — grounded, unpretentious, and genuinely useful. Every session is built from scratch, not played from a script. For beginners and experienced practitioners alike.
“Properly taught stillness — no script, no rush.”
Breathwork · Mindfulness · Guided meditationWhat it is
Practice that
actually lands.
Led by a practitioner with a lifetime of experience — not a recorded app.
Richard West has been meditating since 1983 and teaching since 2011. His background in music, performance and wellness shapes a practice that is warm, specific and built entirely around the person in the room. Whether you’ve never sat still intentionally before, or you’ve been practising for years and want to go deeper — these sessions meet you where you are.
- Session format
- Starting soon on Wednesday mornings, once sessions launch. The guided meditations are 30 minutes long. We’ll open doors at 9am and close doors at 9:15am to begin. A short 5-minute explanation will be followed by a 25-minute guided meditation. Sessions have a capacity of 8 clients in the shop.
*Workshops will start in clinic 1 of the shop, with a capacity of 8 clients. - What’s covered
- Mindfulness, breathwork, body awareness and — where useful — life coaching elements for clarity and resilience. Coaching can support you alongside — but it’s not a replacement for — therapy or medical care.
- Who it’s for
- Complete beginners through to experienced meditators looking to deepen or refresh their practice.
- First visit
- A conversation before your first session — so Richard can build something genuinely useful, not generic. Sessions are free to both Studio Members and Founders Circle. Get in touch on 020 7916 0211 or info@bedlightandbeyond.com.
- Workshops
- Our one-day Meditation and Life Coaching Workshop runs from 10am to 7pm (nine hours including a lunch hour) at £90. For dates, call 020 7916 0211 or email info@bedlightandbeyond.com with the subject “workshop”.
Our 9-hour day includes 4 different guided meditations, and we delve deep into the following 10 subjects:- Meditation.
- Oneness with the Absolute.
- The conscious & subconscious minds.
- Self psychoanalysis.
- The Law of Attraction.
- Banishing negativity & cleansing karma.
- Letting go of attachments.
- Making “right action”.
- Brainwaves.
- The Pineal Gland.
Meet Richard
Practising since 1983.
All of it for you.
Richard West has been meditating since 1983 — not as a side interest, but as a central part of how he lives and works. A career in music gave him a deep understanding of presence, attention and the body under pressure. Meditation gave him the tools to come back to himself when things got loud.
He began teaching because he kept meeting people who needed what he had — and couldn’t find it anywhere that didn’t feel like a performance. He built Bed Light & Beyond with Julie partly for this reason: a space that takes the practice seriously without taking itself too seriously.
“I’m not interested in teaching meditation as a wellness trend. I’m interested in what actually helps — which is usually simpler than people expect.”Richard West — Founder & Meditation Teacher
What it supports
The quiet return
to yourself.
Clarity & focus
Regular practice builds the capacity to think more clearly and respond rather than react — particularly useful under sustained pressure or decision fatigue.
Calm & resilience
Over consistent sessions most people find they hold difficulty differently, with less friction.
Presence & rest
The capacity to actually stop — to be somewhere rather than passing through it. Most people find they feel calmer after a session; individual experiences vary. Not a substitute for medical or psychological care.
Meditation & Coaching
Ready to actually
stop for a while?
Book your first session with Richard — no experience needed.