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Shambhala Meditation Centers
Shambhala is an international community of 150 meditation centers, that draws on a wide variety of contemplative traditions with the core practice of mindfulness-awareness meditation from the Tibetan lineage. According to the Shambhala tradition, there is a natural source of radiance and brilliance in the world, which is the innate wakefulness of human beings. This is the basis, in myth and inspiration, of the Kingdom of Shambhala, an enlightened society of fearlessness, dignity and compassion. Shambhala offers an excellent training program in how to meditate.
www.shambhala.org
Berkeley Shambhala Center
(510) 841-3242
www.berkeley.shambhala.org
San Francisco Shambhala Center
(415) 731-4426
www.sfshambhala.org
Bay Area sitting groups in local areas.
Vipassana Meditation Centers
Spirit Rock Meditation Center
PO Box 169, Woodacre, CA 94973
(West Marin County)
(415) 488-0164
www.spiritrock.org
Spirit Rock Meditation Center is dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition. The practice of mindful awareness, called Insight or Vipassana Meditation, is at the heart of all the activities at Spirit Rock. The Center hosts a full program of ongoing classes, daylong programs, and residential retreats.
Insight Meditation Center of the Mid-Peninsula
1205 Hopkins Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062
(650) 599-3456
www.insightmeditationcenter.org
Vipassana San Jose
www.geocities.com/sjsangha
Vipassana Santa Cruz
www.vipassanasc.org
Insight Meditation Community of San Francisco
www.sfinsight.org
East Bay Dharma Center
www.eastbaydharma.org
Zen Meditation Centers
The Zen Meditation Centers make accessible and embody the wisdom and compassion of the Buddha as expressed in the Soto Zen tradition established by Dogen Zenji in 13th-century Japan and conveyed to us by Suzuki Roshi and other Buddhist teachers. Our practice flows from the insight that all beings are Buddha, and that sitting in meditation is itself the realization of Buddha nature, or enlightenment.
San Francisco Zen Center
www.sfzc.com
Practice Locations: City Center (San Francisco), Green Gulch Farm (Marin), Tassajara (Carmel Valley)
Kannon Do Zen Meditation Center
Mountain View
www.howardwade.com/kannon_do
Santa Cruz Zen Center
www.sczc.org
Foundation for the Preservation
of the Mahayana Tradition Meditation Centers
The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) transmits the Mahayana Buddhist tradition and values worldwide through Tibetan Buddhist teachings, meditation, community service, 142 Buddhist retreat centers, and projects that preserve the tradition. FPMT is based on the Gelugpa Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsong Khapa of Tibet as taught by the founder, Lama Thubten Yeshe and spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
www.fpmt.org
Land of Medicine Buddha
A Center for Healing and Developing a Good Heart
Soquel, CA
(831) 462 8383
www.medicinebuddha.org
Vajrapani Institute
Boulder Creek, CA
(831) 338 6654
www.vajrapani.org
Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center
San Jose, CA
(408) 792 3460
www.gyalwagyatso.org
Tse Chen Ling Center
San Francisco, CA
(415)-621-4215
www.tsechenling.org
Tsa Tsa Studio/Center for Tibetan Sacred Art
San Francisco, CA
(415) 503 0409
www.tsatsastudio.org
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Programs
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction programs are designed for people who are experiencing the signs of stress in daily life and who want to achieve more balance. The programs also complement the medical management of illness, chronic pain, and stress-related disorders. Training in mindfulness meditation; gentle movement such as yoga, qigong, and walking meditation; and group support are explored. The curriculum is designed to promote healthy living, renewal, and stress management for those who yearn for more balance in day-to-day life.
Center for Mindfulness
at the University of Massachusetts Medical School
www.mindfulnesstapes.com
Awareness and Relaxation Training:
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Local mindfulness programs offered in hospitals in Mountain View, San Jose, Santa Cruz, and Monterey.
Bob Stahl, MFT
(831) 469–3338
www.mindfulnessprograms.com
Adyashanti
Adyashanti’s nondual teachings have been compared to those of the early Zen masters and Advaita Vedanta sages. Expressing both the infinite possibilities and the ordinary simplicity of a spiritually realized life, Adyashanti’s teachings are directed to those who are sincerely called to awaken to their true nature and embody this life-changing realization.
Bay Area satsangs, intensives, retreats, books and tapes.
(408) 356-5554
www.adyashanti.org
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