Practice Groups in the Central US

Practice groups are listed by state.
For groups outside the Central US, please refer to the Buddhist Insight Network.

Practice groups

Arkansas
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Washington, D.C.
Wisconsin
Other

Arkansas

Little Rock

Ecumenical Buddhist Society
1516 West 3rd Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Mike Mueller (President)
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ebslr

Colorado

Boulder

Insight Meditation Community Colorado
Boulder, CO
Karen Sheldon
karen.sheldon@gmail.com

Illinois

Bloomington

Bloomington Normal Meditation
Walker Room at UUBN
1613 Emerson Street
Bloomington, IL
Contact: Carolyn Moon
Email: cjmoon@mac.com

Insight Meditation Community of Bloomington-Normal
https://www.insightblono.com/
P.O. Box 334
Normal, Illinois 61761
Contact Ryan at ryan@insightblono.com

Carbondale

The Awakening Heart Dharma Group
email: ahdgofcuf@gmail.com
618 529 2439
Facebook page: The Awakening Heart Dharma Group of the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship

Champaign / Urbana

Prairie Sangha
PO Box 222
Champaign IL 61824

Chicago Metro Area

Insight Chicago Meditation Community 
Contact: Scott Chambers

Downers Grove

Contact Person: Jack Hatfield
Telephone: (630) 375-0881
E-mail: jackhat1@aol.com

Pecatonia

Illinois Vipassana Meditation Center
S.N. Goenka Center
10076 Fish Hatchery Road
Pecatonica, Il 61063
815 489 0420

Peoria

Peoria Insight Meditation Group
Thien Tam Temple
839 W. Moss Avenue
Peoria, IL 61606
Facebook Page: Peoria Insight Meditation

Springfield

Chanmyay Satipatthana Vihara
525 Bruns Lane
Springfield, Illinois 62702-4618
Contact: Elizabeth Myint:
Email:
secretary@chanmyayusa.org
217 726 9601

Thursday Dharma Reflection Group
Online
Contact: Bridget Rolens
Email: Bridget@pathwaystomindfulness.com
314-369-1391

Woodstock

Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple
221 Dean Street
Woodstock, IL 60098
Phone: (815) 337-7378
Email: office@bluelotustemple.org

Indiana

Evansville

Mindful Heart Buddha Sangha
Bradford Park Office Complex
600 N Weinbach, Suite 220
Evanston, IL 47711
812 518 8895

Fort Wayne

Insight Meditation Fort Wayne
2332 Sandpoint Road
Fort Wayne, IN 46908
260 341 4121
Contact: Tammy Dyer
Email: InsightMeditationFW@gmail.com
Facebook: facebook.com/InsightFortWayne

Lafayette

Lafayette Insight Meditation Community
333 Meridian Street
West Lafayette, IN

Iowa

Des Moines

Des Moines Deep River Temple Zen Center
6901 SW 14th
Des Moines IA 50315
Email: dsmzencenter@gmail.com

Kansas

Kansas City Metro Area

Shawnee

M & M’s (Monday Mindful Meditation Meeting)
Contact: Jane Vogel
(913) 248-4412

Lawrence

Building Peace Meditation Center
2518 Ridge Ct., Suite 206
Lawrence, KS 66046
785 856 7000
Email: buildingpeaceks@gmail.com

Kansas Zen Center
1201 Laura Ave
Lawrence, KS 66044

Kentucky

Louisville

Louisville Vipassana Community
Glenda Hodges Cook or Chris Schrodt
Email:
Louisville.vipassana@gmail.com

Louisiana

Lafayette

Spirit Path Meditation & Spiritual Enrichment Center
714 E Kaliste Saloom Rd, Ste C-3
Lafayette, LA
337-233-5127
E-mail: spiritpathmeditationcenter@gmail.com

Michigan

Ann Arbor

Deep Spring Center
6655 Jackson Rd., Unit 565
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Contact: Barbara Brodsky
Email: om@deepspring.org
734-477-5848

Insight Meditation Ann Arbor
180 Little Lake Dr. Suite 1
Ann Arbor MI 48103
Contact: Lou Weir
Email: info@insightmeditationannarbor.org

Still Mountain Buddhist Meditation Center
PO Box 130094
Ann Arbor, MI
Contact: Bryan Wagner

Chelsea

Chelsea Meditation
P. O. Box 273
Chelsea, MI 48118
Contact: Carol Blotter
Email: cb.meditate@ChelseaMeditation.com

Minnesota

Duluth

Wild Waters Insight Meditation
325 11th Ave
Two Harbors, MN
218-206-3375
Contact: shellygetten@gmail.com
Facebook: Wild-Waters-Insight-Meditation

Minneapolis

Common Ground Meditation Center
2700 East 26th St
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-722-8260
Email: info@commongroundmeditation.org
Contact: Gabe Keller Flores
Email: gabe@commongroundmeditation.org

Minneapolis Insight Meditation Community
Contact: Alex Haley

Twin Cities Vipassana Collective
offers retreats
3518 E 25th St
Minneapolis, MN 55406

Northfield

Northfield Buddhist Meditation Center
313 1/2 Division St, Suite 201
Northfield, MN 55057
Email: contact@northfieldmeditation.org

Rochester

Rochester Meditation Center
119 8th Ave SE
Rochester, MN

Mississippi

Statewide Listing

Dharma in Mississippi

Jackson

Jackson Meditation Group
Zip: 39216
Contact: Luke Lundemo
(601) 981-6925
E-Mail: luke@computercoop.com

Missouri

Columbia

Show Me Dharma
1600 W Broadway
Columbia, MO 65203
573 355 5303
Contacts: Terry Furstenau, Phil Jones
Email: 
showmedharma@gmail.com
Facebook:
ShowMeDharma

Cuba

White Oak Sangha
Contact: Lisa Hoover
E-Mail: lisa@delrio-design.com
573-205-7870

Jefferson City

Vipassana Buddhist Church
203 E Dunklin St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
1-573 691 0072
Email: Go2buddha@aol.com
Facebook: Vipassana Buddhist Church

Kansas City Metro Area

Engaging Mindfulness Practice Group
Unity Village Clubhouse
Unity Village, MO
(816) 795-6282
Contact: Lori Woodley
E-Mail: lori@peacematters.org

Heart of America Sangha
707 W 47th Street
Unity on the Plaza
Kansas City, MO
Contact: John Flaherty
(816) 523-5061

KC Bhavana Group
Pilgrim Chapel
3801 Gillham Rd
Kansas City, MO
Contact: Mike McFarland
E-Mail: simpleyogi704@gmail.com
(816) 679-7170

Temple Buddhist Center
707 W. 47th St.
Kansas City, MO 64112
Email: victordougherty@unitytemple.com
(816) 994-8015

Springfield

Ozarks Dharma Community
Email: hello@ozarksdharma.org
Contact: Kevin McNerney
Email: kevin.mcnerney69@gmail.com
Facebook: Ozarks Dharma Community

St. Louis Metro Area

St Louis Mindfulness Sunday Sangha
Contact: Christine Schultz
Email: sundaysangha@yahoo.com
314 580 9908

Metta Group of St Louis
Contact: Lucy Freeman
Email:
lucyf50@hotmail.com
314-314-0725

Morning Sit Group Online
Contact: Bridget Rolens
Email: bridget@pathwaystomindfullness.com
314 369 1391
Or: Lucy Freeman
Email: lucyf50@hotmail.com
314-341-0725

Nebraska

Omaha

Mindfulness Outreach Initiative
3015 Pacific St.
Omaha, NE 68105
Phone: (402) 882-2755
Email: info@mindfulnessoutreachinitiative.org

North Dakota

Grand Forks

Lotus Meditation Center 
Email: und.lotuscenter@und.edu
707-777-4647

Ohio

Cincinnati

Tri-State Dharma
P.O. Box 36528
Cincinnati, OH 45236

Cleveland

Insight Meditation of Cleveland
P.O. Box 21689
South Euclid, OH 44121

Yellow Springs

Yellow Springs Dharma Center
502 Livermore St.
Yellow Springs, OH 45387

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

Buddha Mind
5800 S. Anderson Rd
Oklahoma City, OK 73150
405 869-0501
email: buddhamindok@gmail.com

Oklahoma Buddhist Vihara
Theravaden Monastery
4820 N Portland Ave
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
405-810-6528

Scissortail Sangha
First Unitarian Church
600 NW 13th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73103
405 556-0665

Stillwater
Contact: Barbara Carlozzi
(405) 377-8612

Tulsa

Tulsa Shambhala Meditation
5001 s Fulton Ave
Tulsa, OK 74135
918 694 9233
Email: 
shambhalatulsa@gmail.com

South Dakota

South Dakota Buddhist Vihara
Facebook: South Dakota Buddhist Vihara
Email: sdbuddhist@mnbv.org

Tennessee

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Insight Meditation Community
335 Crestway Dr.
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Contact: Janka Livoncova 

Knoxville

Knoxville Sanga
501 Arthur Street
Knoxville, TN 37921

Nashville

One Dharma Nashville
530 26th Ave North
Nashville, TN 37209
Email: 
onedharmainfo@gmail.com

Wild Heart Meditation Center
3123 Gallatin Pike
Nashville, TN 37216
Contact: Maddie Finn
Email: info@wildheartmeditationcenter.org
615-813-6115

Texas

Austin

Mariposa Sangha
Trinity Church of Austin
4001 Speedway
Austin, TX 78751
Contact: Mandy
415-200-7543

Sitagu Buddha Vihara
Contact: Bhikkhu Cintita
E-mail: ashin.cintita@sitagutx.org

Dallas

Southwest Vipassana Association
10850 Co Road 155A
Kaufman, TX 75142
Email: info@siri.dhamma.org
972-962-8858

Houston

Insight Meditation Houston
Email: meditationhoustin@gmail.com
Contact: Eva Zsigmond

WASHINGTON D.C.

Center For Mindful Living
Insight Meditation Community of Washihngton
Contact: Karen Kiske Zimmerman
Email: 
karenk0303@gmail.com

Wisconsin

Brookfield

Rooted in Mindfullness
4040 N Calhoun Rd
Brookfield, Wi 53005
414-882-8932

Madison

Madison Insight Meditation Group
Facebook: Madison Insight Meditation Group
Email: info@madisonmeditation.org

Menomoinie

Dhamma Visuddhi Goenka Center
500 Meadow Hill Dr
Menomonie, WI 54751
715-235-2069

Norwalk

Kevala Retreat Center
P.O.Box 205
Norwalk, WI 54648
608-377-2784

Other

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Upcoming  Activities

2024

Reading The Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha
An Online Sutta Study Course
with Philip Jones
Meeting Monthly: Nov. 20, Dec. 18, 2024
and Jan. 15, Mar. 19, 2025
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Registration is open, closes Nov. 10, 2024

2025

2025 Awakening Joy Course: 10 Steps to a Happier Life
Affiliate Event
Online with James Baraz
Meeting Times: see the course description
Registration is open

Connecting Heart and Mind
an Online Retreat
with James Baraz
January 17-19
Registration is open, closes January, 13, 2025

Cultivating a Wise Heart
A Residential Retreat
with Annie Nugent
March 6 -11
Mercy Center, St Louis
Registration Opens: December 15, 2024

Deepening Your Practice: A Retreat for Experienced Meditators
A Residential Retreat
with David Chernikoff
July 28 - August 3, 2025
Creighton University Retreat Center, Griswold, IA
Registration Opens: April 13, 2025

Mindfulness in Everyday Life
An Online Householder Retreat 
with Robert Brumet
and Joe McCormack
September 7, 9, 11 & 13, 2025
Registration opens June 7, 2025

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A Residential Retreat
with Bridget Rolens
October 30 - November 2
Mercy Center St Louis
Registration Opens: July 15, 2025

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