The Shaker Heights group meets every Thursday from 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM in the Baker Room at the First Unitarian Church of Cleveland.  The church is located at 21600 Shaker Boulevard, Shaker Heights.  Find our meeting location

The format for our meetings is as follows:

  ~ 15 minutes of sitting meditation

  ~ 30 minutes for discussion

  ~ 45 minutes of sitting meditation

Our discussion time is used for questions about meditation practice, for checking in with each other on how our meditation practice is going, or for discussion of a book that we may be reading (see below for what we are currently doing).

There is no need to contact us prior to joining us, but you are most welcome to contact us if you have questions.  There is never any cost for the meditation.  Each meditation session is complete on its own, so you can join us on any evening that works for you.

Shaker Heights Meditation Group

All Are Welcome

We welcome all to come and join us in meditation, whether you are new to meditation or have been practicing for years.  The setting of the Baker Room where we meet is serene and peaceful and generally conducive to quieting the mind.

If you would like instruction

It can seem daunting to sit for 15 or more minutes in meditation if you are new to this practice.  What am I supposed to be doing?  Am I doing it right?  

If you would like some instructions on concentration and insight practice prior to sitting in meditation,   please contact us and we can meet with you for a few minutes before our scheduled sit.

The group is reading “A Path with Heart” by Jack Kornfield.  We started this book on July 9th, and we are moving through it at the pace of a chapter each week. Delphic Books has placed a special order for this book for our group.  You will receive a 10% discount if you purchase the book from Delphic. The book is also available at other area bookstores and from online sources, such as Amazon.  You do not need to have the book or have read it to come to the meditation and benefit from sitting and from the discussion.  

We are currently working on the following chapters:

September 24th: Chapter 12 - Accepting the Cycles of Spiritual Life

October 1st: Chapter 13 - No Boundaries to the Sacred

October 8th: Chapter 14 - No Self or True Self?

October 15th: Chapter 15 - Generosity, Codependence, and Fearless Compassion

October 22nd: Chapter 16 - You Can’t Do it Alone

What we are doing now...