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Community Dharma Leaders (CDL) Groups

Bay Area Young Adult Sangha
Community Dharma Leaders (CDL) Groups
East Bay Meditation Center (EBMC)
El Dharma - Retreats in Baja led by Robert Hall
Insight Meditation Center (IMC) of the Midpennisula
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley
Insight Meditation Community of San Francisco
Mission Dharma - Howard Cohn's San Francisco Sangha
The Forest Refuge
Vipassana in Santa Cruz
Vipassana Therapists Directory
Weekly Schedule at Abhayagiri Monastery


To be added to this list, contact Abhaya Sandy Kopka at abhayasong@juno.com.



Berkeley
Bonnie O'Brien Jonsson, Richard Shankman
Wednesday 7:15 - 9:15pm
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church
2837 Claremont Boulevard, Berkeley, CA
Info: (510) 559-5920

Oakland
Art Jolly, Every other Monday, 7-8:30pm
Grand Lake Meditation Group
Open to new and experienced students.
351 Santa Clara Ave, Oakland. Info: artjolly@yahoo.com

Oakland (LGBT)
Larry Yang and others, Last Wednesday of the month (with exceptions) 7-8:30pm
For Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender community.
2147 Broadway, Oakland. Info: EBQsangha@gmail.com

San Francisco (LGBT)
Anushka Fernandopulle and Evan Kavanagh, Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm
For Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender community.
LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market St. Info: LGBTSangha@aol.com

San Jose
Berget Jelane, Wednesday 7:30-9pm
1041 Morse St. Info: (408) 255-2783 or bbjelane@earthlink.net

San Rafael
Wednesday 6:45 - 8:30 pm
Asante Day Spa, 1003 3rd St. (at Brooks St.)
Rick Hanson  Info: (415) 491-4900 or drrh@comcast.net.

Santa Rosa
(Women’s Sangha)
Shanti Soule, 1st & 3rd Monday 7-8:45pm, Health and Movement Center
238 Roberts Ave. Info: (707) 887-8675

Vacaville
Charlie Johnson, Friday 6:30 - 8pm
Unity Church of the Valley, 350 N. Orchard Ave.
Info: (707) 373-6044 or srt@pacbell.net

Walnut Creek
Ernest Isaacs, Tuesdays, 7:30-9pm, The Unity Center
1871 Geary Rd. Info: (510) 526-0711 or ernesti@pacbell.net

Mountain View
Shaila Catherine, Insight Meditation South Bay
Tuesdays 7:30-9pm
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall
2094 Grant Road
Info: http://www.imsb.org

Rocklin (near Sacramento)
Mary Helen Fein, Maeve Hassett, Mondays 6:30 – 8pm,  Rocklin Montessori, 5250 Fifth Street
Info: (530) 887-9400 or rocklinGroup@mtstream.org



Fairfield County, CT
Paul Epstein, every other Thursday 7:30 – 9:15 pm
Norfield Grange, 12 Goodhill Road, Weston, CT
Info: Paul Epstein (203) 226-3923 or epsteinmb@aol.com
       Arline Epstein (203) 259-9395 or abepstein@earthlink.net

Big Island, Hawaii
Kathleen Golden
Volcano Rain Forest Retreat – Info: (800) 550-8696 or (808) 985-8606

Honolulu, Hawaii
Gregory Pai, Saturday 4pm
Broken Ridge Korean Temple – Info: (808) 395-7749 or gpai@lava.net

Lowell, Massachusetts (for Care Providers of all kinds)
Abhaya Sandy Kopka, Tuesdays, 7-9 pm
Allegiance Hospice, 67 Middle St. Suite 503, Lowell, MA
Info: (978) 349-8284 or akopka@allegiancehospice.com

Lowell, Massachusetts (Women’s meditation)
Abhaya Sandy Kopka,  Mondays 7-9
Pawtucket Living Arts Center, 15 Mammoth Rd.
Info: (978) 349-8284 or abhayasong@juno.com

Carson City, Nevada
Dharma Zephyr Sangha, Monday 7-9pm
Info: Christy Tews (775) 882-1662 or StrawGold@att.net

Carson City, Nevada
West Wind Sangha, Thursday 6:30-8:30pm
Info: Nevan Kane (775) 841-1695 or nkane@ndep.nv.gov

Minden, Nevada
Carson Valley Meditation Group
Tuesday 7-9pm
Info: Constance Alexander (775) 267-2850 or Calexa61@hotmail.com

Reno, Nevada
Dharma Zephyr Sangha
Wednesday 7-9pm
Info: Janet Scott (775) 690-0752 www.nevadadharma.net

Burnesville, North Carolina
Janey Zeitlow, Monday Night sitting group, 7-9pm, Beginner's instruction offered. 
Info: (828) 675-5440

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Forest Brook sangha, first and third Mondays, 7- 8:30pm. There is a dharma talk.
Info: (336) 725-1177 or onespirithorse@hotmail.com

Bend, Oregon
Bend Vipassana Sitting Group
Led by Valeta Bruce, CDL
For information call (541) 389-9449 or
email: valeta@transpersonalresources.com

Houston, Texas

Mary Rees, Info: (713) 662-2743 or www.citta101.org

San Antonio, Texas
Insight Meditation San Antonio (Yellow Dog Sangha)
www.insightmeditationsanantonio.com
Randy Gribbin CDL
Mondays, 6:45pm New Student Orientation; 7:30-9:15pm Regular Sangha Meeting
First Unitarian Universalist Church, 7150 W. I-10, San Antonio, TX
Contact: rgribbin@gvtc.com or (830) 964-3684

Madison, Wisconsin
Madison Insight Meditation Group - Janice Sheppard & Cindy McCallum
Sunday 6-8pm – First Unitarian Society
Tuesday 6:30-8:15 pm – 9638 Shadow Ridge Trail, Middleton, WI. 
contact for information about sitting and other activities: uppekha@yahoo.com
Website: www.vipassana.net

 




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