SOME PLACES TO LEARN INSIGHT MEDITATION
UK, AUSTRALIA AND SOUTH AFRICA
Gaia House,
London, England
www.gaiahouse.co.uk
London Insight Meditation,
London, England
www.londoninsight.co.uk
Vipassana Meditation Centre,
Herefordshire, England
www.dipa.dhamma.org
Kagyu Samye Ling,
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
www.samyeling.org
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre,
New South Wales, Australia
www.meditation.asn.au
Buddhist Retreat Centre,
Ixopo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
www.brcixopo.co.za
Institute for Mindfulness South Africa (IMISA),
South Africa
www.mindfulness.org.za
Insight Meditation Society,
Barre, Mass.
www.dharma.org
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center,
Cambridge, Mass.
www.cimc.info
New York Insight Meditation Center,
New York, N.Y.
www.nyimc.org
Insight Meditation Community of Washington,
Washington, D.C.
www.imcw.org
Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville,
Charlottesville, Va.
www.imeditation.org
Insight Atlanta Vipassana Meditation Community,
Atlanta, Ga.
www.insightatlanta.org
Common Ground Meditation Center,
Minneapolis, Minn.
www.commongroundmeditation.org
Madison Vipassana, Inc.,
Madison, Wisc.
www.madisonmeditation.org
Mid America Dharma,
Kansas City, Mo.
www.midamericadharma.org
Insight Meditation Community of Colorado,
Denver and Boulder, Colo.
www.insightcolorado.org
Santa Fe Vipassana Sangha,
Santa Fe, N.Mex.
www.santafevipassana.org
Albuquerque Vipassana Sangha,
Albuquerque, N.Mex.
www.abqsangha.org
Spirit Rock,
Woodacre, Calif.
www.spiritrock.org
San Francisco Insight,
San Francisco, Calif.
www.sfinsight.org
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley, Calif.
www.insightberkeley.org
Insight LA,
Santa Monica, Calif.
www.insightla.org
Seattle Insight Meditation Society,
Seattle, Wash.
www.seattleinsight.org
There are many more retreat centers and community
classes all around the world. A helpful resource for
finding meditation groups in your area is:
Inquiring Mind,
Berkeley, Calif.
www.inquiringmind.com
Sharon Salzberg also teaches at:
Tara Mandala,
Pagosa Springs, Colo.
www.taramandala.org
Infinity Foundation,
Highland Park, Ill.
www.infinityfoundation.org
Kripalu Center for Yoga and
Health,
Lenox, Mass.
www.kripalu.org
Upaya,
Santa Fe, N.Mex.
www.upaya.org
Tibet House,
New York, N.Y.
www.tibethouse.org
The Interdependence Project,
New York, N.Y.
www.theidproject.com
Community Meditation Center,
New York, N.Y.
www.cmcnewyork.org
The Jewish Community Center
in Manhattan,
New York, N.Y.
www.jccmanhattan.org
New York Zen Center for
Contemplative Care,
New York, N.Y.
www.zencare.org
Garrison Institute,
Garrison, N.Y.
www.garrisoninstitute.org
Menla Mountain Retreat &
Conference Center,
Phoenicia, N.Y.
www.menla.org
Omega Institute,
Rhinebeck, N.Y.
www.eomega.org
Check the calendar page at www.sharonsalzberg.com
for Sharon’s updated schedule.
A DOZEN SOURCES OF MEDITATION SUPPLIES
Here’s a list—by no means exhaustive—of websites selling meditation supplies, including pillows, cushions, chairs, benches, mats, and timers. These recommendations come from friends and students.
www.chopa.com
303-856-7730
www.dharmacrafts.com
800-794-9862
www.gaiam.com
877-989-6321
www.laughingbuddhatrading.com
207-582-6367
www.matsmatsmats.com
877-777-MATS
www.meditationcushionsonline.com
231-881-0618
www.sagemeditation.com
800-231-0574
www.samadhicushions.com
800-331-7751
www.stillsitting.com
800-433-0977
www.sunandmoonoriginals.com
800-775-8639
www.zafu.net
888-267-5366
www.ziji.com
800-565-8470