Start your day sharing your practice with others. We do morning chants, then practice Shamatha sitting, and finally chant the Dedication of Merit to conclude the session.

The open sitting meditation is for beginners and experienced practitioners. Meditation instruction with a qualified instructor is offered at these times at no charge.

Meetings are anonymous and confidential. Our meetings explore the relationship of addictions and recovery to our personal path as meditation practitioners (in any tradition) and 12 step practitioners (from any program). We invite all individuals interested in exploring the connections between meditation and recovery from addiction and addictive behaviors.

If you have questions please email [email protected]

Learn more about Heart of Recovery:

https://Shambhala.org/community/heart-of-recovery/

Western culture often suggests that people are the problem–that we are broken, in error, and in need of repair. Sadly, this defective understanding of personhood is especially applied to marginalized groups,
including the queer community.Queer Dharma begins with the truth and realization that we are basically and fundamentally good. We do not need to be “fixed” in any way, in fact, our queerness is a source of vitality
and possibility.

Queer Dharma of Central Ohio is an open group of mindfulness practitioners who will share and discuss Buddhist teachings and philosophy as part of a larger effort to discover together the deep implications of our
basic goodness. We are most interested in the ways that such ideas might inform our sexuality, gender identity and expression, personal relationships, and social commitments.

Queer Dharma is welcome to all who identify as queer or LGBTQIA+. We are especially interested in creating a welcoming space for people who also belong to other marginalized groups.

For more information, please contact John Caron at [email protected].