Buddhist Meditation Classes In San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area activities during Spring, 2010

(For general information about the samatha meditation tradition, please visit the Samatha Association homepage at www.samatha.org.)

Beginning Meditation Classes in Berkeley:

A new series of introductory classes in samatha meditation will be offered on Wednesday evenings during February-April, beginning on February 3.  Beginning meditators are welcome to join the class at any time.

Location: The Upper Room, Grace North Church, 2138 Cedar Street (at Walnut), Berkeley.  (On February 17 only, at a different location to be announced.)

Start time: 7:00 pm.  End time: approximately 9:30 pm.

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Meditation Practice Day:

A full day of meditation practice will be held at Canyon School, in the town of Canyon, on Sunday, March 7, from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm. This event will be open to anyone who has attended at least one session of introductory instruction in samatha meditation.


Canyon school is set in a rural location, surrounded by redwood forest, near the town of Moraga, and approximately ten minutes by car from Oakland's Montclair district (near Highway 13).

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