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A regular meditation practice is essential in order to develop one's ability to be more peaceful, more open-hearted and to see one's life clearly. Practice groups can be of help in developing and maintaining a regular insight meditation practice.
Practice groups are listed for your information. Inclusion on this list does not constitute an endorsement by nor affiliation with Mid America Dharma. The following list of practice groups are ones that we're aware of in the Central U.S. If you know of a practice group that is not listed and would like to be, please contact  .
A Note On E-Mail Addresses: In an attempt to protect email addresses
from spammers, the "@" sign in all addresses have been replaced with "at".
We're sorry for this inconvenience.
Practice groups are listed by state.
Alabama,
Arkansas,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Iowa,
Kansas,
Kentucky,
Louisiana,
Michigan,
Minnesota,
Mississippi,
Missouri,
Nebraska,
North Dakota,
Ohio,
Oklahoma,
South Dakota,
Tennessee,
Texas,
Wisconsin
Alabama
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Montgomery |
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Montgomery Dhamma Society
Contact Person: Jim Lauridson
Telephone: (334) 277-6987
Activities: A small Vipassana meditation and discussion group;
Meets monthly, Beginning instruction is offered.
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Arkansas
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Little Rock |
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Ecumenical Buddhist Society
Address: Gans Place Carriage House
Zip: 72201
Contact Person: Phebe Duff
Telephone: (501) 975-4060
E-Mail: phebed at comcast.net
Activities: A Theravada vipassana practice group meeting
Sunday 7:30 pm for silent sitting and a discussion group.
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Fayetteville |
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Mindfulness Center
WWW for current details: http://www.nwabuddhist.info/
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Illinois
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Carbondale |
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Shawnee Dharma Group
Contact Person: Yolande Presley
Telephone: (618) 457-0458
E-mail: yo at astrosleuth.com
WWW: http://www.shawnee-dharma.org
Activities: Meditation, Dharma reading and Dharma discussion, Tuesdays,
7 p.m. at the University Christian Ministries building,
corner of Grand Ave. and Illinois Ave. Monthly days of mindfulness - second Sunday of each month, call for location.
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The Buddhist Advocacy Fellowship
WWW: http://www.myspace.com/siucbuddhistp
Activities: We are a registered student organization at SIU. We meet on Wednesdays
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Chicago |
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Insight Chicago
Contact Person: Ellen McCammon
Telephone: (312) 493-9015
E-mail: ellen_mccammon at ameritech.net
WWW: http://www.insightchicago.org
Activities: Sittings Mondays 7:30 PM in East Rogers Park (near the Morse stop on the CTA red line)
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Downers Grove |
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Contact Person: Jack Hatfield
Telephone: (630) 375-0881
E-mail: jackhat1 at aol.com
Activities: Meets 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month, 7-9 p.m.
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Elgin |
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Contact Person: Deb Wright
E-mail: debwright at elginim.org
WWW: http://www.elginim.org
Activities: Wednesday evening sittings, with readings and other teachings.
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Evanston |
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Contact Person: Ralph Marol
Telephone: (847) 675-0282
E-mail: rmarol1 at comcast.net
WWW: http://www.northsidesangha.org
Activities: Holds weekly Sunday sits and instruction.
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Park Forest |
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Plank Trail Sangha
Contact Person: Beverly Feldt
E-Mail: BevF at prairiesangha dot org
WWW: http://www.prairiesangha.org
Activities: We meditate together on Monday evenings from 8:00 to 9:30 at the
Unitarian Universalist Community Church, 70
Sycamore Drive, in Park Forest.
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Peoria |
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Peoria Insight Meditation Group
Contact Person: Jean Sloan
Telephone: (309) 678-8099
E-Mail: JeanS at prairiesangha dot org
WWW: http://www.prairiesangha.org
Activities: Meditation, Sundays at 7:00 pm.
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Quincy (and Hannibal and Canton, MO) |
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Great River Sangha
Contact Person: Patrick Hotle
Telephone: (217) 231-6394
E-mail: photle at moses.culver.edu
Activities: Meditation and Dharma Discussion, 9 a.m. Sundays at
the Unitarian Church, Quincy, Ill.
Occasional day retreats and beginners classes.
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Rockford |
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Contact Person: Wendy
Telephone: (815) 623-8649
E-mail: sopris at aol.com
Activities:Informal sitting practice on Saturday mornings in member's homes.
We practice and share our experiences.
Primarily IMS and Goenka in focus,
but we're open to
whatever. No formal teachers.
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Springfield |
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Contact Person: Satipatthana Vipassana Association
E-mail: ugunasiri at chanmyayusa.org |
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Urbana |
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Prairie Sangha
Contact Person: Tom Shay
Telephone: (217) 493-1771
E-Mail: TomS at prairiesangha.org
WWW: http://www.prairiesangha.org
Activities: Meditation, Mondays at 6:30pm.
5 week introductory course in mindfulness meditation.
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Indiana
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Anderson |
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Mindfulness Meditation Practice Group
Address: Unity Church, 2425 Mounds Road
Contact Person: Stephanie Grissom
Telephone: (765) 779-5059
E-Mail: sgrissom at netdirect.net
Activities: Insight meditation. Our handbook is "Mindfulness in Plain English"
by H. Gunaratana. Occasional full day retreats. Study is in the tradition of
Achaan Chah, Achaan Mun, Bhante Gunaratana, Matthew Flickstein.
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Evansville |
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Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha
Address: 20 Walnut Street, Ste. 120
Contact Person: Gary Hutton
Telephone: (812) 434-6643
WWW: http://www.mindfulheartbuddhasangha.com
Activities: Five vipassana sittings per week. Some with discussion.
And sponsorship of a prison sangha in Tell City, Indiana
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Fort Wayne |
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Contact Person: Tammy Dyer
Telephone: (260) 672-8023
E-Mail: tsdyer at comcast.net
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Indianapolis |
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Contact Person: Orlando Gustilo
Telephone: (317) 259-1462
E-Mail: creator81 at gmail.com
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Laporte |
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Contact Person: Michael Zieve
Telephone: (219) 362-1462
E-Mail: mlzieve at yahoo.com |
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Michigan City |
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Peacemakers Sangha
Address: Long Beach Community Center
Contact Person: Michael Zieve
Telephone: (219) 362-1462
E-Mail: mlzieve at yahoo.com
Activities: Every Tuesday 7:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.. Practice in tradition
of Thich Nhat Hanh and Theravadan. Peer led. Also Sunday
mornings summer months.
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Iowa
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Davenport |
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MOTI Meditation Center
Address: 29006 West Central Park Avenue, Suite 4B
Contact Person: Ray & Joan Chonan
Activities: Insight and metta meditation
One-day workshops, weekend retreats, seminars
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Des Moines |
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Des Moines Meditation Group
Address: Friends Meeting House at 4211 Grand Avenue
Contact Person: Charlie Day
Telephone: (515) 255-8398
E-Mail: charlesday1 at mchsi.com
Activities: Mindfulness meditation Tuesdays, 7:30 to 9:00 p.m.
Occasional non-residential retreats throughout
the year.
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Iowa City |
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Mindfulness Meditation Group
Contact Person: Bev and Chris Klug
Telephone: (563) 432-7753
Activities: Sittings and discussion twice a month. One monthly sitting includes
sharing a meal. Half-day
retreats every other month.
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Kansas
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Kansas City Metropolitan Area |
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Shawnee: Sunday Mindfuls Sangha Group
Address: 5302 Lucille Lane, Shawnee
Contact Person: Jane Vogel
Phone: (913) 248-4412
Activities: Sundays 5:00 pm
We sit one half
hour, then watch a one hour DVD of Goenka, have
tea and
process for one half hour. We are working
on consistency and renewal of practice.
All are
welcome. Mi casa su casa. |
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Lawrence |
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The KU Meditation Club
Address: Ecumenical Christian Ministries, 1204 Oread
Contact Person: John Bellassai
Telephone: (785) 749-1292
E-Mail: griffyn00 at hotmail.com
WWW: http://www.rsl.ukans.edu/~pkanagar/meditation
Activities: Insight meditation; handbook provides information about
various meditation techniques and traditions. Meets at the ECM building during the summer on Wednesdays at 6:00 pm. During the fall and spring semesters will
meet in the Burge Union.
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Free State Sangha
Address: Friends Meeting House, 1146 Oregon
Contact Person: Steve Abbott
Telephone:
E-Mail: swaod at hotmail.com
Activities: Insight and metta meditation, Wednesdays at 7:30 pm;
beginner instructions; discussion.
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Kentucky
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Louisville |
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Contact Person: Glenda Hodges-Cook
Telephone: (502) 741-1129
E-Mail: oneglenda at yahoo.com
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Louisiana
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Baton Rouge |
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Contact Person: Ray Boudreaux
Telephone: (225) 673-9767
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Lafayette |
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Contact Person: Charles St. Romain
Telephone: (337) 233-5127
E-mail: chuckst at cox.net
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New Orleans |
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Blue Iris Sangha
Address: 2419 Chartres
Zip: 70117
Contact Person: Dewain Belgard
Telephone: (504) 947-6227
E-mail: dewain2419 at hotmail.com
WWW: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/pwp-blueirissangha
Activities: Mindfulness Meditation in the tradition of Thich Nhat
Hanh;
Mondays at 7:00 p.m. sitting and walking
meditation,
dharma discussion and chanting of precepts.
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Contact Person: Amma Center
Telephone: (504) 483-6854
E-mail: marilynyank at aol.com
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Shreveport |
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Contact Person: Larry Androes
Telephone: (318) 221-6833
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Michigan
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Ann Arbor |
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Arbor Insight
Address: 588 Glendale Circle
Zip: 48103
Contact Person: Sandra Berman
Telephone: (734) 769-9948
E-mail: info at arborinsight.org
WWW:http://www.arborinsight.org
Activities: Bi-weekly sitting group, day longs, beginning insight meditation classes,
non-residential and residential retreats
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Deep Spring Center
Address: 3003 Washtenaw Ave., Ste. 2
Zip: 48104
Telephone: (734) 477-5848
E-mail: info at deepspring.org
WWW:http://www.deepspring.org
Activities: Variety of classes for beginning, intermediate, and experienced students;
weekly drop-in sittings, residential and non-residential weekend retreats 3-5 times/year,
weeklong summer retreat in June.
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Perry |
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Dhammasala Forest Monastery
Telephone: (517) 675-1010
WWW:http://www.dhammasala.org
Activities: Guided meditations, retreats.
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Minnesota
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Duluth |
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Contact Person: Barb Koth
Telephone: (218) 724-7260
E-Mail: bkoth at cp.duluth.mn.us
Activities: Tuesday, 9-10:30 a.m., Peace Church, 1015 East 11th
Street;
times are negotiable; readings, short
discussion, and meditation in Vipassana tradition.
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Forest Lake |
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Contact Person: RES / Mary Jo Meadow
Telephone: (651) 464-7489
E-Mail: resecum at msn.com
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Mankato |
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Contact Person: Tom Arndt
Telephone: (507) 304-1743
E-Mail: little_toma at yahoo.com
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Minneapolis/St. Paul |
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Common Ground Meditation Center
Address: 3400 E. 26th Street, Minneapolis
Zip: 55406
Contact Person: Mark Nunberg
Telephone: (612) 722-8260
E-Mail: info at commongroundmeditation.org
WWW:http://www.commongroundmeditation.org
Activities: Wednesdays 7:30-9 pm and Sundays 7-8:30 pm, Group meditation practice;
Sundays 8 am - noon, Open sit; Other daily sits,
introductory classes and
weekend retreats. Call for current flier.
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Phat An Temple/Vietnamese Buddhist Association of MN
Address: 475 Minnesota Ave., Roseville
Contact Person: Nita Truitner
Telephone: (612) 348-3587
E-Mail: nita.truitner at co.hennepin.mn.us
Activities: Saturdays, 6-9 a.m.
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Rivers' Way Meditation Center
Address: 3357 36th Ave. S., Mpls,MN 55406
Contact Person: Merra Young
Telephone: (612) 253-5133
E-Mail: rivwaymed at aol.com
WWW: http://www.riverswaymeditation.com
Activities: Monday night sitting group: instruction, practice and discussion.
7:15-9:00pm.
Monthly Dharma talks/ Fridays 6:30-8:30. for dates, contact RWMC
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Twin Cities Vipassana Cooperative
Address: P.O. Box 14683, Minneapolis, MN
Zip: 55414
Telephone: (651) 229-3139
E-Mail: tcvcoop at hotmail.com
WWW:http://www.tcvc.info
Activities: TCVC sponsors retreats in the Theravada tradition, several times a year in a Minnesota or Wisconsin location. Teachers include Steve Armstrong, Kamala Masters, Matthew Flickstein, Eugene Cash, Wes Nisker, Marcia Rose and Venerable Santikaro Bhikkhu.
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Rochester |
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Contact Person: Buddhist Support Society
Telephone: (507) 281-4808 |
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Contact Person: Rochester Vipassana Sangha
Telephone: (507) 535-0951
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Winona |
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Contact Person: Lynn Rabuse
Telephone: (507) 457-0347
Activities: Sundays 8:30-9:15 a.m.
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Mississippi
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Jackson |
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Jackson Insight Meditation Group
Address: 2807 Old Canton Road, Suite B
Zip: 39216
Contact Person: Luke Lundemo
Telephone: (601) 981-6925
E-Mail: luke at computercoop.com
Activities: Silent Sitting Practice (all meditation styles welcome),
9:00-10:00 am each Sunday
Dharma Council Meetings, every other Thursday 7:00 pm
(meditation &
discussion on a
theme.)
Buddhist Sutta Study Group, every other Thursday 7:00
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Free Video, Audio tape and Book Lending Library
One day, weekend and week-long intensive meditation
retreats
Introduction to Insight Meditation classes.
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Missouri
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Carthage |
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Heartland Insight Meditation
Address: 427 S. Main St.
Zip: 64836
Contact Person: Gregg Galbraith
Telephone: (417) 358-5176, (417) 358-4484
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Columbia |
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Buddhist Association of MU
WWW: http://students.missouri.edu/~muba/index.html
Activities: The Association exists to introduce Buddhism through understanding
and undertaking Buddhist teachings using meditation practice, discussion groups,
and community service. Meetings on Saturday afternoons.
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Show Me Dharma Sitting Group
Contact Person: Ginny Morgan
Telephone: (573) 817-9942
E-Mail: virginia028 at centurytel.net
WWW: http://dharma.missouri.org
Activities: Insight & metta meditation, Beginner Group Tuesdays 7:30-8:30 pm,
Experienced Meditator Group Wednesdays 8 - 9:30 pm
Kalyana Mitta (spiritual friends) study group, monthly.
Introductory meditation class and other classes; Days of Mindfulness.
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Silent Mind-Open Heart
Contact Person: Phil Jones
Telephone: 573-874-0881
E-Mail: phil at silentmindopenheart.org
WWW: http://silentmindopenheart.org/sitting_gps.html
Activities: Insight Meditation and Meditative Inquiry Sundays 8:45 a.m.- 10:00 a.m.
including 45 min. sitting period, a brief talk and Q and A. Instructions are available.
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University of Missouri Mindfulness Practice Center
Contact Person: Lynn Rossy
E-Mail: RossyL at health.missouri.edu
WWW: http://studenthealth.missouri.edu/MPC/mpc.htm
Activities: Offering mindfulness practices to students, faculty and staff.
The MPC
emphasizes a non-sectarian approach to mindfulness that draws
on contemplative practices from a variety of traditions.
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Hannibal and Canton (and Quincy, Ill.) |
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Great River Sangha
Contact Person: Patrick Hotle
Telephone: (217) 231-6394
E-mail: photle at moses.culver.edu
Activities: Meditation and Dharma Discussion, 9 a.m. Sundays at
the Unitarian Church, Quincy, Ill.
Occasional day retreats and beginners classes.
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Jefferson City |
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Vipassana Buddhist Church
Contact Person: Rev. Dhammaruchi
Telephone: (573) 635–9544
Email: go2buddha at aol.com
Contact Person, Thursday Gp: Joe McCormack
Telephone: (573) 491-3431
E-Mail: metta41856 at embarqmail.com
Activities: Insight & metta meditation, Monday - Thursday
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Kansas City Metropolitan Area |
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American Buddhist Center at Unity Temple
Address: St. Garabed Armenian Church at 44th and Wyoming
Contact Person: Ben Worth
Telephone: (816) 210-3378
E-Mail: bmwabc1 at yahoo.com
WWW: http://www.TheAmericanBuddhistCenter.org
Activities: Meditation, Message and Metta, Sundays, 9-10 am
Day-long retreats, 9 am - 5 pm, 2nd Saturday of the month
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Heart of America Sangha
Address: 707 W. 47th Street (Unity on the Plaza)
Contact Person: John Flaherty
Telephone: (816) 523-5061
Activities: Insight and metta meditation, Thursdays 7:30 pm.
Kalyana Mitta (spiritual friends) book study group, 3rd Saturday
of the month,
9:30-12:30 pm.
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Lee's Summit Sitting Group
Contact Person: Robert Brumet
Address: Unity Village Admin Bldg, Room #229
Telephone: (816) 941-4603
E-Mail: brumetrj at unityworldhq.org
Activities: Insight meditation 7.00 pm Monday
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Pilgrim Chapel/Midtown KC Sitting Group
Contact Person: Mike McFarland
Address: Pilgrim Chapel, 3801 Gillham Rd.
Telephone: (816) 914-9732
E-Mail: karma_704 at yahoo.com
Activities: Sundays at 6:30 p.m. We do Metta practice, sit for about 45 minutes, and have discussion afterwards of dhamma/meditation topics.
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Temple Buddhist Center at Unity Temple
Address: 707 W. 47th Street (Unity on the Plaza)
Contact Person: Janet Taylor
Telephone: (816) 561-4466 ext 108
E-Mail: janet@unitytemple.com
WWW: http://www.templebuddhistcenter.org
Activities: Meditation, Message and Metta, Sundays, 9-10 am
Meditation practice in various traditions Mon-Thursday 7-9 pm
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Kirksville |
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Kirksville Sitting Group
Contact Person: Marc Rice
Telephone: (660) 627-0819
E-Mail: mrice at truman.edu
Activities: Sundays at 9 p.m.
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Rolla |
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Inspiration Center Sangha
Contact Person: Maureen Hall
Telephone: (573) 364-0517
E-Mail: mhall at inspirationcenter.net
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Springfield |
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Springfield Sangha
Contact Person: Max Benecke
Phone: (417) 831-0814
Activities: Sitting meditation Wednesday at Missouri State
University
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B.O.W. Group
Address: Body of Works Yoga Studio, 205 W. Walnut, entrance in the rear
Contact: Dipa
Telephone: (417) 864-4559
E-Mail: sisterdipa at yahoo.com
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/sisterdipa/index.html
Activities: We meet every Saturday and begin with a 30 minute sitting and then a 10-15 minutes walking meditation. After, we have a discussion based on Vipassana/Insight Meditation and Buddhist principles.
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Springfield/Dunnegan |
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RES
Contact Person: Mary Jo Meadow
Telephone: (417) 754-2562
E-Mail: resecum at hotmail.com
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St. Louis Metropolitan Area |
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Contact Person: Richard Hodges
Telephone: (314) 984-9297
Activities: Sundays 8-10
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St. Louis Insight Meditation
Address: Big Bend Yoga Center
88 N. Gore, Webster Groves
Contact Person: Bridget Rolens
Telephone: (314) 426-4238
E-Mail: bridget at pathwaystomindfulness.com
WWW: http://www.insightstlouis.org
Activities: Sundays 7-8:45 p.m. We offer weekly sittings, instruction, and retreats. Suitable for beginners
or advanced yogis.
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Sunday Sangha
Contact Person: Christine Schutz
Telephone: (314) 762-9412
E-Mail: drcms at earthlink.net
WWW: http://www.http://www.people.tribe.net/sun_sangha_stl
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Solar Yoga Center
Address: 6002 Pershing, Des Peres
Contact Person: James O
E-Mail: bodidhama at hotmail.com
WWW: http://www.solaryogastl.org/
Activities: Saturdays, 3-5 p.m. We do walking and sitting meditation followed by Metta and discussion, reading
passages from Jack Kornfield, and the like.
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Nebraska
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Omaha |
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Omaha Sitting Group
Contact Person: Patti Benker
Telephone: (402) 496-3249
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North Dakota
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Grand Forks |
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Lotus Meditation Center
Contact Person: Lora Sloan
Telephone: (701) 787-8839
E-Mail: lorasloan at msn.com
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Ohio
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Cincinnati |
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Tri-State Dharma
Address: P.O. Box 5378, Cincinnati, 45205
Contact Person: Joan Staubach
Telephone: (513) 793-0652
E-mail: tsdharma at tristatedharma.org
WWW:http://www.tristatedharma.org
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Cleveland |
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Insight Meditation of Cleveland
Contact Person: Paul Gellman
Telephone: (216) 691-0711
E-Mail: paulgellman at aol.com
WWW: http://insightmeditationofcleveland.org
Activities: Tuesday evening sittings, taped talks, and discussion 7:30pm to 9:30pm,
open to beginners. Thursday evening sittings, walking meditation, and discussion for
experienced meditators. Location: First Unitarian Church of Cleveland
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Columbus |
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Mindfulness Meditation of Columbus
Address: P.O. Box 151534
Zip: 43215
Contact Person: Jim Dunn
Telephone: (614) 291-7630
E-Mail: mmocohio at earthlink.net
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/mindfulnesscolumbus/
Activities: Meditation Thurs. 7:15-9 p.m. 1st Community Church Annex
Building, room 105.
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Oklahoma
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Edmond / Oklahoma City |
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Contact Person: Arpita Brown
Address: 13904 Wellsburg Ct.
City: Edmond
Zip: 73013
Telephone: (405) 478-8407
E-mail: arprob at flash.net
WWW:http://members.home.net/bbenham/index.htm
Activities: Vipassana, Tuesday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. including a Dharma discussion;
Beginning meditation classes and a book study group.
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Stillwater |
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Contact Person: Barbara Carlozzi
Telephone: (405) 377-8612
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Tulsa |
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Contact Person: Terry
Telephone: (918) 740-7772
E-mail: buddhawithin at aol.com
Activities: Insight Meditation, Sun. 5-7 p.m.
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South Dakota
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Sioux Falls |
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Heartland Meditation Center
Address: 1300 E. 6th St. #2
Zip: 57103
Contact Person: Paul Rentz
Telephone: (605) 339-1098
E-mail: pema at iw.net
Activities: Vipassana/Tibetan; Meditation ,Wednesday, 7:15 pm. at
4109 Carnegie Circle.
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Tennessee
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Knoxville |
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Monday Mindfulness Meditation
Address: Losel Shedrup Ling, 5415 F Kingston Pike
Zip: 37919
Contact Person: Ann Pendley
Telephone: (865) 556-3908
E-mail: zpendley at bellsouth.net
Activities: Mindfulness/Vipassana Meditation Group. We meet on Monday night from 7:00 – 8:30. We sit for 45 minutes with time for a mixture of: dharma talks, metta practice, readings, mindful sharing, listening, and discussion. Daylong retreats are scheduled periodically.
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Memphis |
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Delta Insight Group
Address: 715 North Auburndale Street
Zip: 38107-4531
Contact Person: Mark W. Muesse
Telephone: (901) 278-0961
Fax: (901) 843-3727
E-mail: muesse at rhodes.edu
WWW: http://dharmamemphis.beliefnet.com/dm/delta/delta.html
Activities: Vipassana/Zen, Wednesdays at 7:45 p.m. at the Eastern Sun
Yoga Studio, 3534 Forrest
Avenue,Memphis; Daylong silent retreat quarterly .
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Memphis Insight Meditation Group
Contact Person: John Greer
Telephone: (901) 685-6985
WWW: http://dharmamemphis.com/insight/insight.html
Activities: Vipassana, Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m.
Offering a mix of sitting and mindful conversation centered on practice matters.
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Texas
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Austin |
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Insight Meditation Sangha of Austin
Contact Person: Gail Rice
E-mail: grice at austin-safeplace.org
WWW: http://www.geocities.com/austinsangha/
Activities: An ongoing informal program of weekly sittings
and 2 silent weekend retreats each year.
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Beaumont |
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Beaumont Sitting Group
Contact Person: Max Bowen or Nancy Thompson
Telephone: Max at (409)838-6159. Nancy at (409) 899-2860
E-mail: NJuniper at aol.com
Activities: Vipassana meditation, Saturday mornings 9 a.m. - 11a.m.
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Bryan/College Station |
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Brazos Insight Meditation Sangha
Contact Person: Ann Dingus
Telephone: (979) 589-3219
E-mail: abdingus at myriad.net
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Dallas |
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Insight Meditation Dallas
Address: P.O. Box 781632
Zip: 75378
Contact Person: Lou Wetherbee
Telephone: (214) 351-3789
Fax: (214) 351-5350
E-mail: lvw at metronet.com
Activities: An ongoing informal program of weekly
sittings,
monthly discussion groups, a
dharma study group,
occasional community dinners, a
newsletter, several days of mindfulness,
and 2 silent weekend retreats each
year.
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Southwest Vipassana Association
Address: P.O. Box 190248
Zip: 75219
Contact Person: Registrar
Telephone: (214) 521-5258
Fax: (214) 522-5973
E-mail: vip at onramp.net
WWW: http://www.dhamma.org/
Activities: Vipassana in tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
as taught by S.N. Goenka;
Schedule of regular 10 Day Course in
Vipassana. At least one course per month.
Schedule of courses
at Centers in this tradition given on the WWW Homepage
URL
given above. National Vipassana Newsletter produced three times
each year.
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Houston |
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Insight Meditation Houston
Contact Person: Lisa Hoover
Telephone: (979) 798-4448
E-mail: info at insighthouston.org
WWW:http://www.insighthouston.org
Activities: Sitting Monday evenings in Houston, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Retreats: Two to three residential retreats a year
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Citta 101 - Insight Meditation Courses in Houston
Contact Person: Mary Rees
Telephone: (713) 662-2743
E-mail: mary at citta101.org
WWW:http://www.citta101.org
Weekly Instructional Sittings: Monday 7:00-8:30 PM, Wednesday 11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Activities: Beginning and Intermediate Meditation Courses, Non-residential Retreats, Day-long Retreats
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San Antonio |
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San Antonio Sitting Group
Contact Person: Randy Gribbin
Telephone: (830) 964-3684
E-mail: rgribbin at hotmail.com
Activities: Vipassana meditation, Monday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:15 p.m., First
Unitarian-Universalist Church
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Wisconsin
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Madison |
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Madison Insight Meditation Group
Address: 1615 Cypress Trail
City: Middleton
Zip: 53562
Contact Person: John Meyer
Telephone: (608) 238-3886
E-Mail: meditation at geocities.com
Web:http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2140/
Activities: Weekly sitting group, Sunday 6-8 p.m.;
3-4 residential and non-residential retreats per
year;
newsletter, Kalyana Mitta group, tape lending library.
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Steven's Point |
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Mahayana Buddist Congregation
Contact Person: Alice Keefe
Telephone: (715) 342-1252
E-Mail: akeefe at uwsp.edu
Web: http:www.mahayanabuddhistcongregation.org
Activities: We affirm all the different schools of Buddhism ( Theravada, Zen, Tibetan, etc.) and support members in their practice of choice. We also affirm the truth in all religions, and welcome persons of any faith (or no particular faith) who would like to learn more about Buddhism or who wish simply to meditate with a group. Weekly group meditations on Sundays and Fridays and a Dharma book study group. |
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Superior |
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Contact Person: Barb Koth
Telephone: (218) 724-7260
E-Mail: bkoth at cp.duluth.mn.us
Activities: Tuesday, 9-10:30 a.m., Peace Church, 1015 East 11th
Street, Duluth, MN;
times are negotiable;
readings, short discussion, and meditation in
Vipassana tradition.
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Winona |
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Winona Area Meditation Group
Contact Person: Lynne
Telephone: (507) 457-0347
E-Mail: lynnerabuse at yahoo.com
Activities: Sunday, 8 a.m.
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