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General Program Meditation Classes
Meditation is an essential life skill. Learn to meditate or deepen your daily practice. Find the class that's right for you.
CREATE MENTAL SPACE
“By training in meditation, we create an inner space and clarity that enables us to control our mind regardless of the external circumstance. Gradually we develop mental equilibrium, a balanced mind that is happy all the time.”
- Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
For branch classes in Collingswood, Glenside & Wilmington click HERE.
Sunday Morning Meditation
Sundays • 10:30 – 11:45am • $15 • Included in Membership
with Resident Teacher, Sarah Frew
CURRENT SERIES: NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: BUILDING A HAPPINESS HABIT
Create your own happiness from within in 2023! In this series you will learn the building blocks of a good meditation and how to develop and maintain a daily meditation practice. Meditation is a life skill that helps us to develop healthy mental habits, leading to greater peace of mind, inner freedom and happiness.
Although presented in a series, each class is self-contained. Perfect for beginners and more experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.
In Person. Everyone Welcome.
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Current Series
New Year, New You: Building a Happiness Habit
1/8: Changing Our Perspective
1/15: Developing a Meditation Practice
1/22: Overcoming Common Obstacles to Our Meditation Practice
1/29: Enjoying Our Meditation Practice
Next Series:
What's Love Got to do With it? The Practice of Love in Your Everyday Life
2/5: The Problem with Anger & Dislike
2/12: The Power of Love
2/19: Enhancing Love in our Relationships
2/26: Transforming the Simple Act of Breathing
NEW! BEGINNING FEB 20th
Mindful Mondays: Meditations for Everyday Life
Mondays • 7:30 - 8:30pm • $15 • Included in Membership
with Meditation Teachers, Sarah Bly & Tatiana Buonassisi
Buddhas teachings are amazingly practical and fresh, even after 2500 years. We can apply them to every situation in our daily lives. From driving in traffic, to breakups, serious illness or loss, meditation helps us to navigate life with greater peace of mind, less stress and anxiety and with the clarity of mind to find creative solutions to our daily problems. In this class you will learn how to begin applying what you learn on the meditation cushion to your daily life.
In Person. Everyone Welcome.
Tuesday Night Meditation
Tuesdays • 7 - 8pm • $15 • Included in Membership
with Meditation Teacher, Julie Francisco
Learn Buddhist meditations and practices that help to reduce your anxiety, increase your mental peace, and improve your relationships. Classes include guided meditations, teachings and time for questions. Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary.
In Person. Everyone Welcome.
Current Series
Meditations for Stress Relief
12/6: A Traditional Buddhist Meditation on Love
12/13: Creating Inner Richness: Meditation on Generosity
12/20: How to Settle Into Meditation
12/27: No Class - Closed for the Holidays
1/3: Resting with Our Breath
1/10: No Class - special chanted prayers
1/17: How to Deal with Distraction
1/24: Establishing a Daily Meditation Practice
Next Series
Transform Your Life: Meditations to Kick Start the New Year
1/31: Where does Happiness Really Come From?
Feb 7: How to Avoid Suffering
Feb 14: Love vs. Desirous Attachment
Feb 21: Dealing with Negativity
Feb 28: Buddhist Refuge Practice
Mar7: Buddhist Faith for the Modern Practitioner
Guided Meditation
Wednesdays • 7 - 7:45pm • $5 • Included in Membership
with Meditation Teacher, Fred Graumuller
Regular meditation practice is an important part of caring for ourselves and others. Come enjoy gentle guided meditations to calm your body and mind. Our experienced teacher will guide you as you learn to focus your mind. Then, gradually your distractions will subside and you’ll experience a sense of inner peace and relaxation. Your mind will feel lucid, spacious and refreshed! This class includes brief chanted prayers to settle the mind and create an inner environment for deep meditation, you are welcome to recite or just listen.
In Person. Everyone Welcome.
Lunchtime Meditation
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays • 12:15 - 12:45pm • $5 • Included in Membership
with Meditation Teacher, Eve Miller
Take a little time for self-care on your lunch break! Enjoy 30 minutes of guided meditation that will leave you feeling calm, peaceful and refreshed. Meditation is a powerful tool that leads to greater peace and happiness in your daily life, allowing you to handle anything that comes your way with clarity. Meditation also help us to be more present, patient and flexible with others!
In Person. Everyone Welcome.
BRANCH CLASSES
Wednesday Night Meditation - Collingswood, NJ
Wednesdays • 7 - 8pm • $15 • Included in Membership
With Resident Teacher, John Baker
In Collingswood, NJ • Collingswood Community Center, 30 W. Collings Avenue
By receiving Buddha’s practical advice, you’ll learn to transform difficult situations and challenges into the inner pathway to a peaceful mind. Turn the lead of life’s difficulties into spiritual gold! Everyone is welcome. No experience is necessary.
In Person. Everyone Welcome.
Please note, these classes are held in Collingswood, NJ.
Meditation in Glenside • starts Feb 5th!
Sundays • 10:30 - 11:30am • $15/class • Included in Membership
-or- $80 for all six weeks, a $10 discount!
with Meditation Teacher, Julie Francisco
At The Royal, 1 S. Easton Rd, Glenside PA 19038
Meditation is a method to make our mind clam and peaceful. In this series we'll explore time proven meditation methods to reduce anxiety and stress. By engaging in a short daily meditation practice, you can heal racing and anxious thoughts and bring about inner health, spaciousness and lucidity. This enables us to enjoy our life, and to become a peaceful and calm presence for our friends, family and co-workers.
In Person. Everyone Welcome.
Please note, these classes are held in Glenside, PA
Members, please use the "Register for Class" button to register for each class, even if you attend all six.
Current Series:
Finding Freedom From Anxiety Through Buddhist Meditation
2/5: Clearing Away the Dark Cloud of Anxiety:
Clarity of Mind Meditation
2/12: Mental Peace through Patience
2/19: Releasing the Weight of Worried Thoughts: The Root Mind Meditation
2/26: Addressing Anxiety's Root Cause:
Karma and Purification
3/5: The Breath/Mind Connection:
A Practical Relaxation Technique
3/12: Establishing a Daily Meditation Practice
Meditation in Wilmington• starts Feb 7th!
Tuesdays • 6 - 7pm • $15/class • Included in Membership
-or- $80 for all six weeks, a $10 discount!
with Meditation Teacher, Eve Miller
1401 Pennsylvania Ave, Unit 106, Wilmington DE
Meditation is a life skill which helps us reduce our stress & anxiety, builds our power of concentration, and leads to beneficial and healthy states of mind. In this weekly meditation class, you will learn many different types of meditation: from simple breathing meditation, to profound meditations on equanimity, compassion and wisdom. The class will focus on building a daily meditation practice and on how to apply meditation practically in your daily life.
No previous meditation experience is necessary to attend.
In Person. Everyone welcome.
Please note, these classes are held in Wilmington, DE
Members, please use the "Register for Class" button to register for each class, even if you attend all six.
Current Series:
Meditation for a Peaceful Mind
Feb 7: What is Happiness and Where Does it Come From?
Feb 14: What Sabotages Our Happiness?
Feb 21: What is the Mind?
Feb 28: What is Meditation and Why Should I Try it?
March 7: How to Begin a Meditation Practice
March 14: Blue Sky Mind Meditation