Indulge Yourself at One of These Peaceful Meditation Centers
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There are many communities with a meditation center, so it would be futile to try and discuss them all in this limited space. However, we can look at a few different locations to get a sense of what’s being offered. Some facilities have daily hour-long classes, while others specialize in spa treatments or fully immersive week and month-long meditation retreats. You needn’t attend a center to find your own personal place to meditate. Many people practice right at home, yet few people enter a meditation temple and leave unchanged.
In Los Angeles, the Kadampa Meditation Center is a comfortable white building nestled in the Elysian Valley between Griffith Park and Dodger Stadium, with convenient access from Highway 5. They offer a number of classes, day courses, study programs and retreats. Kids, individuals, couples and families can all attend classes, which focus on breathing techniques, meditation, a short lesson and discussion time.
Their website explains Kadampa Buddhist teachings as such: “If we do not maintain a peaceful state of mind we are not happy even if we have ideal conditions. On the other hand, when our mind is peaceful we are happy even if our external conditions are unpleasant.” Rigorous study programs, meditation teacher programs, lunchtime meditations and temple ceremonies are all available. For more information, visit www.nkt-kmc-california.org.
Spirit Rock is another meditation center in California — this one in Woodacre, north of San Francisco. In the foothills of beautiful wine country valleys in a little Asian styled wood building, you can find inner peace and respite from the stresses of daily life. According to their website, “The purpose of Spirit Rock is to help each individual find within himself or herself peace, compassion and wisdom, through the practice of mindfulness and insight meditation (vipassana), and to support the individual in taking those qualities into the world.” Visitors can attend residential meditation retreats, daylong workshops and weekly classes. The overnight residential retreats range from five days to twenty-eight days to help students immerse themselves in spiritual meditation and practice. To learn more, visit www.spiritrock.org.
To find a meditation center in your state, you can visit www.gosit.org, which lists independent meditation centers across the country. Here you can find meditation books, look up local resources and add comments about meditation classes you’ve been to. Currently, there aren’t very many user comments, but you’ll find the descriptions of what each center offers to be very helpful at least. There are also links to the center websites so you can easily research what’s available in your area.
Some people choose exercise or therapy to eliminate their stress. Others use simple meditation exercises to help them see the problem or situation in a different light. Mindfulness meditation is tool used by millions to help enhance their lives and free themselves of stress.
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