A Sitting Group Near You
Regional/neighborhood sitting groups are listed alphabetically, after the ongoing DVI-wide practice groups.
DVI WEEKLY ONLINE MEDITATION AND CHECK-IN
Sittings: Meets every Monday, 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.
Regions Served: Anyone in the entire Delaware Valley
Location: Zoom – Meeting ID: 890 9218 6030, Passcode: sit
Contact: Jamie (she/her)
Other Helpful Information: No registration is required. Drop in to practice with some friendly folks. If you’re new to meditation, let the group know and someone from DVI’s Steering Committee will provide some simple meditation instructions. All are welcome.
DVI INTRODUCTION TO MEDITATION
Sittings: Meets the first Thursday of every month, 7 to 8 p.m.
Regions Served: Anyone in the entire Delaware Valley
Location: Zoom – Meeting ID: 890 9218 6030, Passcode: sit
Contact: John Howell
Bio: John spent many years studying with various sangas in the greater Philadelphia and Delaware area. Pre-COVID he attended a DVI meditation meeting in Philadelphia lead by Pamela Freeman and Sara Lomax Reese, and finally found his home. John graduated from the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program taught by Tara Branch and Jack Kornfield.
Other Helpful Information: No registration is required. All are welcome.
DVI SUNDAY SUTTA SANGHA
Sittings: Meets every second and fourth Sunday, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
Location: Zoom
Contact: Jamie Roberts (she/her)
Other Helpful Information: We're a peer-led sutta study and meditation group. Each session, we study a particular sutta and discuss the teaching within the discourse and how it relates to our practice and our overall lives. We start and end each hour-long session with a silent sit. It's a very friendly group and all are welcome! Please contact Jamie if you'd like to be added to the mailing list. No registration is required.
BERKS COUNTY SITTING GROUP
On Hiatus: Contact Pamela if you’d like to start this group up again.
Regions Served: Berks County
Local Contact:
BIPOC SITTING GROUP
Sittings: Meets every second Thursday of every month from 7 to 8:30 p.m., currently via Zoom
Regions Served: The entire Delaware Valley
Other Helpful Information: This group is open to meditators of any level who identify as Black or Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). Please contact Pamela or John if you have any questions, and/or you would like to be on the group’s mailing list.
BUCKS INSIGHT MEDITATION GROUP
Sittings: Meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00 pm
Regions Served: Bucks County and surrounding region
Location: Online - currently seeking a location to meet in person. Zoom Link Here.
Contact: email Amy Ward Brimmer / or call 917-216-5850
Other Helpful Information: We're a peer-led insight meditation group for meditation and dhamma discussion. We welcome beginners and experienced meditators alike. Please join us!
CENTER CITY INSIGHT
Sittings: Meets 1st and 2nd Mondays, 7:00 pm
Regions Served: Center City Philadelphia
Location: 6th & Walnut St.
Contact: Ira Richards for precise location.
Other Helpful Information: Ira is a graduate of the Mindful Meditation Teacher Training Program. He welcomes beginners and experienced meditators.
CHESTER COUNTY SITTING GROUP
On Hiatus: Contact Pamela if you’d like to start this group up again.
Regions Served: Chester County
Local Contact:
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SITTING GROUP
Sitting: Meets monthly on the third Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Regions Served: Montgomery County
Location: Ogontz Fire House, located at 8215 Old York Road (corner of Old York Rd and Old York Rd Spur) in Elkins Park. You can also participate via Zoom.
Contact: Jon Twersky
NORTHEAST PHILLY SITTING GROUP
Sittings: Meets every first and third Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Regions Served: Northeast Philly & Montgomery County (currently open to all Delaware Valley residents)
Location: Currently meeting hybrid - in person and on Zoom. For in-person location, please contact Jamie for details.
Contact: Jamie (she/her)
Other Helpful Information: We sit in a second-floor designated home meditation room, with some cushions and benches available We're a peer-led insight meditation group for meditation and dhamma discussion (and sometimes cookies). We welcome beginners and experienced meditators alike. Please join us!
NORTHWEST PHILLY SITTERS
Sittings: Meets every Tuesday, 5:00 pm
Regions Served: Mt. Airy/Germantown & Manayunk
Location: 6655 McCallum Street, Philadelphia, PA 19119
Local Contact: Pamela Freeman - 215 435 5866
Other Helpful Information: Our meetings are held in the courtyard, weather permitting, or inside apartment 101 in the West Building when it is cold or rainy. For inside access contact Pamela - 215 435 5866. We sit for 20 minutes with time afterward to chat.