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Weekly meeting on Saturdays at 9am.
Two 30-minute periods of sitting meditation
with walking meditation of 10 minutes between.
Recorded dharma talks by ZCSD teachers Ezra Bayda and Elizabeth Hamilton.
Beginners are welcome.
For more information contact Justin Weaver 805-252-3617,
apgsb-meditation@usa.net

Bodhi Path Buddhist Center Santa Barbara
30 West Mission Street #7
Santa Barbara, California 93101
805 252 6137

website:  http://www.bodhipath.org/sb/

contact email:  sb@bodhipath.org

Thursday Night Classes 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Special Events & Retreats

Santa Barbara Institute
for Consciousness Studies
B. Alan Wallace, President and Founder
Contacts: info@sbinstitute.com
www.sbinstitute.com

Special Events & Retreats

Monday night guided meditation with Vidya Gauci
7:00 - 8:15pm
Main Sanctuary at Santa Barbara Unity Church
227 East Arrellaga Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Wabi Sabi Sangha

The Wabi Sabi Sangha is a group of friends that practices mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh.  We meet weekly for sitting and walking meditation and other mindfulness practices.   Newcomers are welcome--you may like to arrive 10 minutes early.   Chairs are available--if you prefer to sit on a mat and/or cushion, you may bring one with you.
For more details and info: http://www.wabisabisangha.org
Email: wabisabisangha@gmail.com
or call 805-973-7744

Time: Every Sunday, 7pm-8:30pm.
Location: Trinity Episcopal Church, Guild Hall, 1500 State St. (at Micheltorena)

Part of a larger California Vipassana Group.
Call 209.877.4386 for newsletter and information
on retreats and other events.
Also see http://www.dhamma.org

Mahakankala Buddhist Center
Sitting, Classes, Retreats

Vajrakilaya Practice
Guru Yoga - Rigdzin Acharya Pema practice

Guru Rinpoche Tsoks & Special Events
http://www.kilaya.org

Ojai Valley Dharma Center
306 E. Matilija St.
Ojai, CA 93023

Vayrayana Buddhist & Shambhala
Practice & Study

Contact: William Okin
805-452-0102
william@satdharma.org
www.satdharma.org

Public sitting Wednesdays 7-8pm and Sundays 9am-12pm
(unless a weekend program is scheduled)
with meditation instruction available upon request.

Ongoing Buddhist courses, intensives and retreats.

Shambhala Education.

Resident teacher: Patrick Sweeney, holder of the
Karma Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism
through Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche and his Vajra Regent,
Osel Tendzin.

Olive Branch Sangha
Meditation Support Group
All traditions
Contact: Judith & Greg Smith
judithngreg@mac.com
http://herenow.org/sb

Sunday mornings: Vipassana (mindfulness/insight) learning group 
Guided meditation and instruction 10:30 a.m. - noon

Wednesday evenings: Vipassana (mindfulness/insight) learning group 
 Guided meditation and instruction 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Retreats & special events

Open Door Sangha
Buddhist meditation support community primarily in the Vipassana/mindfulness tradition
Contact: Alice Aldredge 805-685-2836 (H)
alldredg@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Monday night sitting group 7:15-8:30 pm
MacVeagh House at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum (near back parking lot). Contact alldredg@lifesci.ucsb.edu
Silent 45 minute sit followed by discussion.

Tuesday night meditation class -6:00-7:00 pm
MacVeagh House at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum (near back parking lot).
(radhule@cox.net)

Wednesday Night Sitting Group - 7:20 to 9:10 p.m.
Bradford Room at the First Congregational Church, corner of State and Padre Streets, Enter through the double doors on Padre Street.
Silent meditation followed by a short dharma talk given by local senior meditation practitioners and discussion.  alisonreitz3@gmail.com,

Thursday noon sitting group at UCSB 12:10-12:50 pm
4301 Life Sciences Building (across the breezeway from the elevator)
Guided meditation and discussion led by Alice Alldredge

Thursday night sitting group- 6:00-7:00 pm

The Loft, Casa de Maria Retreat Center, Montecito
Guided meditation led by Radhule Weininger.

Weekend Retreats with visiting teachers, daylongs, special events

Contact Angelika: (805)687.5323
angelikabe@cs.com

Sitting, Study Group, Special Events

Santa Barbara Zen Group

Affiliated with the SF Zen Center
Contact: Susan Gwynne 805.893.2098

susan.gywnne@sa.ucsb.edu

Weekly sittings every Sunday mornings 9:00am - 10:30 am.
Beginners are welcome. Two periods of zazen (silent sitting)
are followed by chanting of the Heart Sutra and a reading.
Stay for tea after zazen on the first Sunday of each month.

For additional information or to arrange zazen instruction, please contact dkhaber@aol.com or phone 805.687.1045.

Satdharma of Ojai

http://www.satdharma.org/

Vairotsana Foundation
1524 Anacapa St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101.
Information: (805) 899-8177
variotsana@verizon.net

Chenrezig Puja 10am Sunday mornings; Daylong retreats & Special Events

Vairotsana Foundation Schedule

http://www.vairotsana.org

Vipassana (Insight Meditation) Sitting Group
Wednesday night from 7:20 to 9:10 p.m.
Bradford Room at the First Congregational
Church, corner of State and Padre Streets, at 7:20 p.m. Enter through the double doors on Padre Street.

Contact Alison Reitz for more information
alison@cloudcanyon.com
805-692-9615

Silent meditation and a short dharma talk. After the talk, there will be time for discussion as well as questions in support of your daily practice.
The group will be led by some of the senior members of our local
Vipassana community.Anyone interested in Vipassana meditation is welcome to come. However, it is recommended that you have some introduction to the practice already. This could include the introductory class taught on Thursday
evenings (contact alison@cloudcanyon.com), a retreat at Spirit Rock
Meditation Center, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, or the equivalent.

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