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A list of Mindfulness, Zen, Tibetan, and Chanting meditation groups in the Des Moines area and Ames
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DES MOINES AREA BUDDHIST MEDITATION GROUPS*www.DesMoinesMeditation.org
Mindfulness/Vipassana (Theravada) Tradition
Tuesdays, 7:30 - 9:00 pm. Contact: Charlie Day, 255-8398, [email protected], Judy Allen, 277-2177, or Fred Nelson, 279-0949. Meets at Friends Meeting House, 4211 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA. Meditation: 7:30 pm & 8:30 pm; Talk: 8:10 pm.
Sundays, 6:00 pm. Contact: Faith Winchester, [email protected], 515-292-5960. Meets at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1015 N. Hyland, Ames, IA
Zen (Mahayana)Tradition
Wednesdays, 6:00 pm; Sundays, 7:10 am & 8:00 am; Talk: 2nd Sunday, 9 am by Rev. Eido Espe; Contact: Vicky Goldsmith, 255-5282, or Rev. Eido Espe at www.dmzencenter.org. Meets at Des Moines Zen Center, 822 35th St., Des Moines.
Thursdays, 7:30 pm; Sundays, 9:00 am; Retreats every 3rd weekend at Ryumonji Zen Monastery, 2452 Ryumon Rd, Dorchester, IA. Abbot: Rev. Shoken Winecoff, (563) 546-1309, [email protected]; www.ryumonji.org.
Tibetan (Vajrayana) Tradition
Sundays, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm. Contact: Tim Mullaney, (515) 233-3522, www.ameskksg.org. Meets at Memorial Union, Iowa State University, Ames, IA. Call regarding room #. Visualization & chanting: 9:00 am; Meditation: 10:00 am; Book Study, 11:00 am.
Pure Land Tradition
Saturday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Contact: Helen Chen, [email protected] or Sheng Ran, [email protected]. Meets at Hong An Temple, 1419 Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy, Des Moines, IA.
Sunday, 9:00 am -12:00 pm. Contact: Sheng Ran, [email protected]. Meets at Collegiate United Methodist Church-Wesley Foundation Annex, Ames. IA.
SGI-USA (Soka Gakkai) Tradition
Contact: Deborah Guthrie, 314-4403, [email protected]. Call or email for meeting times and locations in Des Moines, IA.__________________________________________________________________
*All groups welcome beginning and experienced meditators of any tradition and offer instructions. Contact group for other activities. List is compiled by Charlie Day who can be contacted at [email protected], (515) 255-8398. r6-13
