Surrounding Areas

If you are looking for opportunities to engage in guided meditation or to learn more about how to be mindful, there are many organizations in the area that provide these services.

The Baltimore Shambhala Meditation Center offers various programs daily, including programs on learning to meditate, how to cultivate mindfulness, daily sitting meditation, and weekly open classes to connect with other practitioners with a group meditation practice, followed by tea and socializing. Many of their offerings are free, but most classes have a suggested fee. Their policy is to not turn anyone away and will accept any amount you can afford for any class.
3501 Saint Paul Street Baltimore, MD 21218
http://baltimore.shambhala.org/

Burning House Zendo, located in Lutherville, Maryland, offers sitting meditation and walking meditation, as well as morning services with chanting from the sutra book.

Howard County Dharma Group in Ellicott City, Maryland meets weekly for sitting and walking meditation sessions, and several times a year hold longer retreats.

Baltimore Insight Meditation meet six times a month on various days for hour-long meditation sessions, and also schedule Dharma talks periodically.

The Holistic Life Foundation is a non-profit organization that works to bring mindfulness/ yoga/meditation practices to the youth and adults of inner city communities of Baltimore MD. By teaching children yoga, mindfulness skills, and self-care/community building skills helps to improve their ability to learn, live cooperatively in a community, and to take stewardship of the environment.  HLF is committed to nurturing the wellness of children and adults in poverty based communities and to developing high-quality evidence based programs and curriculum.  The after school programs consisting of meditation, tutoring, sports, and community building activities have proven to enhance the children’s performance behaviorally, academically, and physically.
http://hlfinc.org/about-us/

Susquehanna Yoga and Meditation
12-A W. Aylesbury Rd., Timonium, MD 21093
http://syoga.com/

Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland
2937 North Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218
http://www.meditationmd.org/

Charm City Yoga
7 Allegheny Ave, Towson, MD 21204
http://www.charmcityyoga.com/yoga-studio-towson/