Please join us for meditation in the Zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. All groups are welcoming to all, regardless of experience, and are supported by donations. Some groups have beginner’s evenings, retreats, classes, and Days of Mindfulness. For current information and directions, please check the group’s website.

Chesapeake Earth Holder Community comprises practitioners who live and work in the Chesapeake watershed.  We meet online once a month to learn and share insights on topics pertaining to earth holding practices on a personal level, environmental justice,  learning from our land ancestors, and more. For more information email here

Local Affinity Groups. The Insight Meditation Community of Washington offers an affinity meditation groups for LGBTQ and People of Color. Click here for more info.

Spanish-speaking Sangha. The Still Water Spanish-Speaking group (Sangha Contemplando una Flor de Loto) is offered Wednesday evenings (7:00 – 8:30 pm ET) online. For more information, please email here.

Sanghas listed on this map (with dates and times below):

BOC -The Boat of Compassion (Tăng Thân Thuyền Từ). Most activities are carried out in the Vietnamese language.

FWYA - Free Where You Are Prison Mindfulness Community, at the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Email only: freewhereyouarepmc@gmail.com

MPCF - Mindfulness Practice Center of Fairfax

ND - New Dawn Sangha

OHMC - Opening Heart Mindfulness Community

SWMPC - Still Water Mindfulness Practice Center

WMC - Washington Mindfulness Community