Meditation Classes

Free meditation classes available for all new and seasoned meditators of all Buddhist traditions.  See also our upcoming Special Programs.

Wednesday Dharma Gatherings start at 7pm with 30 minutes of sitting (meditation instruction is offered in a separate room for those who wish it), followed by a talk, discussion, and conclude with tea, cookies and conversation.

Learn to meditate instruction available.

Wednesday meditation will resume in the Fall.

Sunday Morning Meetings start at 10 AM and alternate each week between Dharma Gatherings (format described above) and Meditation Programs. Meditation Programs offer more extended instruction, alternate periods of sitting and walking meditation, and a brief teaching or reading.  We conclude at noon with tea, coffee, and pastries. Meditation cushions are provided.

Extended Learn to Meditate instruction available.

10am-12pm

Advanced Buddhist Studies

We also offer more in-depth classes on Sunday mornings for students who have been practicing meditation and studying the Buddhist teachings for a year or more. Contact us here if you are interested in more advanced buddhist programs and how to participate. See also our upcoming Special Programs.

About the Teachers

The leaders, Jane and Derek Kolleeny and Natalie and John Baker, also teach at the Shambhala Meditation Center of New York and in various venues around the U.S.

As students of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, they emphasize experiential Buddhism, which results as meditation practice deepens and filters into one’s daily life.  Trungpa Rinpoche was a reincarnate Tibetan lama who interpreted Buddhism for Western lifestyles and minds and who brought the Shambhala Buddhist teachings on creating enlightened society to the West.