Vipassana and Mindfulness Meditation Resources
Meditation and Mindfulness Groups
Palm Springs Area
Meditation in Recovery Michael’s House extends a special weekly invitation to everyone in recovery who desires to explore mindfulness and meditation as a support for their recovery path. Anyone in recovery from addictions, compulsions, trauma, mental illness, or who has a loved one struggling with these issues is welcome. For more information please e-mail Greg.Varra@frnmail.com
Wednesday Evening Meditation lead by Lee Purser meets at 6:30 to 8 PM at Healing Waters, 18131 Langlois Rd., Desert Hot Springs, 92241. We Meet in the Library. Call or email for specific directions: leewpurser@hotmail.com, (760) 288-7476, cell (510) 499 1492. No fee. Dana (generosity)
Waking Up Fabulous led by ICOD core teacher Jim Gross on Mondays. LGBT focus with all welcome.
Mindful Way offers courses in Mindfulness Based Stressed Reduction (MBSR) in the Coachella Valley.
Southern California
InsightLA (Santa Monica)
Against the Stream (Multiple LA locations)
The Insight Center (West LA)
Northern California
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (San Rafael, CA)
Insight Meditation Center (Redwood City, CA)
East Bay Meditation Center (Oakland, CA)
San Francisco Insight
National
Insight Meditation Society (Barre, Mass.)
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (Barre, Mass.)
Mexico
El Dharma (Todos Santos, Baja) Led by Robert Hall
Retreat Centers
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (San Rafael, CA)
Insight Meditation Society and Forest Refuge (Barre, MA)
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center (Washington State)
Gaia House (Devon, England)
Dharma audio, online publications and online study materials
Dharma Seed features a large catalog of tapes and CDs of dharma talks by vipassana teachers
Access to Insight has an extensive listing of books, articles, readings and FAQs on Theravada Buddhism, including more than a thousand Sutta translations from the Pali canon.
Pariyatti an online Theravada “learning center,” including instruction in Pali.
Abhayagiri Monastery in Northern California features audio and writings by Venerables Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Passano, and others.
Bodhi Monastery features audio and written study materials by the Venerable Bikkhu Bodhi at the Bodhi Monastery in Sussex County, New Jersey.
Amaravati Monastery has audio and downloadable books from Venerables Ajahn Sumedho, Ajahn Amaro, Ajahn Sucitto and others.
Forest Sangha Publications is dedicated to the free distribution of teachings in the Theravada Buddhist tradition of Venerable Ajahn Chah
DhammaTalks.org features talks and writings of Thanissaro Bhikku, abbot of Metta Forest Monastery in Southern California.
Dharma Publications
Some of these sites have audio and video teachings available online.
Buddhadharma
Inquiring Mind
Tricycle
Shambala Sun
Wisdom Publications
