Resources

Regular meditation practice can confer great benefits to the diligent practitioner. However, practicing alone can be more difficult than practicing in a group. Residents of Gainesville, Florida can benefit from a number of different opportunities to practice meditation in a group setting.

• Paul Linn teaches a weekly sitting group and offers Vipassana meditation retreats several times each year. See floridavipassana.org for more information.
• Students at the University of Florida can benefit from a variety of different types of mindfulness-based group practice opportunities at the UF Counseling & Wellness Center.
• Dacing Crane Zen Center offers regular Tuesday Morning and Friday Night practices in the Sanbo Kyodan Zen tradition.
• Gainesville Karma Thegsum Chöling holds regular Sunday practices in the Tibetan Karma Kagyu tradition.
• Students at Santa Fe College have an opportunity to take courses in meditation via The Center for Mindfulness and Health.
• The Gainesville Shambhala Meditation Group offers a weekly public meditation session.