YOU can grab that dusty Buddha off your mantel piece or table and take it to Hadleigh Country Park on Sunday to be re-energised.

The Esoteric School is holding a one-day family event, between 1pm and 5pm, to launch a weekly meditation class at the Roundhouse, a replica of a Bronze Age tribal elder’s house, which is about as close to a remote Himalayan cave as you can get in south Essex.

The image of the Buddha is very trendy and many people have a statue or picture of the figure in their homes, but do they know who he is and it’s meaning?

There are many different Buddha, each with a certain power, to bring calmness, health or prosperity into our chaotic modern lives.

This event gives you the opportunity to bring your statue to the dean of the Esoteric School, Zanze Pandit, who will tell you who your Buddha is and empower it for you, claiming it can bring calmness, health and prosperity.

Event organiser Sarah Yapp said, “We want to show how meditation can be fun.

“I have a young child and know how helpful meditation has been keeping her calm, healthy and aiding her schoolwork. We want to bring this teaching to south Essex.”

There will be teachers on hand throughout the day at Hadleigh Country Park, with practical advice and guidance for anyone wanting to enter into meditation practice. To know more about these teachings there will be a talk and meditation session at 3pm with dean Pandit.

Healing sessions will also be available and there will be face painting stalls, children’s craft activities, dance and drumming, plus mini mantra singing.

Andrew Woodhouse, head ranger at the park, said, “This is a wonderful opportunity to go inside the Roundhouse, which has previously only been open for schools and study groups.

“It is a good venue because it is so quiet and very good for meditation.”

Entry to the event and meditation is £3 per person, or £5 for a family ticket. For more information, visit www.esotericschool.net