School of Practical Philosophy, St Albans

Based in St Albans, we are a branch of the School of Economic Science, an educational charity dedicated to helping people to discover their inner wisdom. Over the past forty years, hundreds of people from across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and beyond have drawn help and inspiration from our courses.
Our students meet in groups, led by a tutor. The emphasis is on experience rather than theory, observation rather than opinion.
You are encouraged to test what you hear and then share what you experience. The more you practise, the more you get out of the course.
With a wider view, day-to-day life takes on a different and fresher perspective.
We look at the power of the present, how to be more yourself, happiness and its sources, wisdom and its uses, and beauty and its causes.
Subsequent terms include meditation, the differing ways of action, knowledge and devotion; and, importantly, the chance to build on the practices learnt in earlier terms.