Calendar
Classes & Events
Online:
Our online meditation classes utilize the Zoom video conferencing platform. After you request info, you’ll receive an email with the Zoom information.
In-Person Meditation:
We are deeply grateful to you, the community of awakening hearts, for your understanding, patience, and support through this chapter of our journey together.
NOTE: All events are listed in U.S. Central Time.
Group meditation: Monday 7:30-9 PM – Mindful Mondays ONLINE
Every Monday ONLINE
7:30-9:00 pm Central Time
The Mindful Mondays meditation group focuses on how mindfulness and meditation practice play a part in our everyday lives and activities. The weekly gathering practice consists of sitting meditation, reading and discussion.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Meditation Zoom Link Request Form:
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.
Group meditation: Tuesday 7-9 PM – Wake Up Dallas YES, Young Adults Meditation HYBRID
Every Tuesday IN-PERSON and ONLINE
7:00-9:00 pm CT
*6:30 – 7:00 PM Practice Songs or Chanting session (Please email Jiyoon to volunteer as a music facilitator!) Practice Songs help us remember our Mindful practices. You can listen to some of the songs Here!
A meditation & teaching group for Young Adults (20’s & 30’s) facilitated by Young Adult co-facilitators. Each gathering includes beginner-friendly walking and sitting meditation, a song or two, Dharma teachings, sharing & discussion.
We come together to practice mindfulness in order to take care of ourselves, nourish happiness and contribute to building a healthier and more compassionate society. Practicing mindfulness, concentration and insight enables us to cultivate tolerance, non-discrimination, understanding and compassion in ourselves and the world.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Our practice is based on the Five Mindfulness Trainings, which are ethical guidelines that offer concrete practices of true love and compassion, and a path towards a life in harmony with each other and the Earth. These guidelines are the foundation of our lives and represent our ideal of service.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Why Is Wake Up Only for Young People? Message from the Plum Village Monsastics.
Go to the Facebook Group
Zoom Meeting ID: 81511770135
Passcode: wakeup
Description
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.
Group meditation: Wednesday 7-8:30 PM – Interbeing Sangha and Earth Holder Sangha ONLINE
Every Wednesday
7:00-8:30 pm CT
Currently meeting ONLINE through Zoom.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, Interbeing Sangha and Earth Holder Sangha meditation practices are inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Interbeing Sangha
Interbeing Sangha is a meditation group practicing and studying the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. The weekly practice consists of sitting meditation, walking meditation, singing/chanting, and a dharma talk or study.
The Five Mindfulness Trainings
On the first Wednesday of each month, we recite the Five Mindfulness Trainings during the gathering and discuss them.
Earth Holder Sangha
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Meditation Zoom Link Request Form:
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.
Group meditation: Sunday 5-7 PM – Sunday Awakening Heart IN-PERSON and ONLINE
Every Sunday ONLINE and IN-PERSON
5:00-7:00 pm Central Time
Currently meeting in-person AND online through Zoom. (See form below).
SCHEDULE:
*4:30 – 5:00 PM – ON HIATUS – Practice Songs or Chanting session (Please email Jiyoon to volunteer as a music facilitator!) Practice Songs help us remember our Mindful practices. You can listen to some of the songs HERE!
5 PM Walking Meditation, and then Sitting meditation
6 PM -7 PM Guest speaker’s talk and group reflection
Experience the JOY of Mindful Living
This welcoming meditation community, inspired by the practices of Plum Village, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and other great spiritual teachers, is our largest main mindfulness meditation gathering of the week with walking and sitting meditations, chanting & music, inspiring messages, and community sharing.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Meditation Zoom Link Request Form:
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Description
Please join us in welcoming our guest speakers for the upcoming Month. We are honored that they will deliver a talk to our sangha.
September 1 | Bobbie Perkins |
8 | Neal Abramson |
15 | Nic Bellegarde |
22 | Jiyoon Lee |
29 | Bobbie and Cornell |
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.
Group meditation: Monday 7:30-9 PM – Mindful Mondays ONLINE
Every Monday ONLINE
7:30-9:00 pm Central Time
The Mindful Mondays meditation group focuses on how mindfulness and meditation practice play a part in our everyday lives and activities. The weekly gathering practice consists of sitting meditation, reading and discussion.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Meditation Zoom Link Request Form:
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.
Group meditation: Tuesday 7-9 PM – Wake Up Dallas YES, Young Adults Meditation HYBRID
Every Tuesday IN-PERSON and ONLINE
7:00-9:00 pm CT
*6:30 – 7:00 PM Practice Songs or Chanting session (Please email Jiyoon to volunteer as a music facilitator!) Practice Songs help us remember our Mindful practices. You can listen to some of the songs Here!
A meditation & teaching group for Young Adults (20’s & 30’s) facilitated by Young Adult co-facilitators. Each gathering includes beginner-friendly walking and sitting meditation, a song or two, Dharma teachings, sharing & discussion.
We come together to practice mindfulness in order to take care of ourselves, nourish happiness and contribute to building a healthier and more compassionate society. Practicing mindfulness, concentration and insight enables us to cultivate tolerance, non-discrimination, understanding and compassion in ourselves and the world.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Our practice is based on the Five Mindfulness Trainings, which are ethical guidelines that offer concrete practices of true love and compassion, and a path towards a life in harmony with each other and the Earth. These guidelines are the foundation of our lives and represent our ideal of service.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Why Is Wake Up Only for Young People? Message from the Plum Village Monsastics.
Go to the Facebook Group
Zoom Meeting ID: 81511770135
Passcode: wakeup
Description
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.
Group meditation: Wednesday 7-8:30 PM – Interbeing Sangha and Earth Holder Sangha ONLINE
Every Wednesday
7:00-8:30 pm CT
Currently meeting ONLINE through Zoom.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, Interbeing Sangha and Earth Holder Sangha meditation practices are inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Interbeing Sangha
Interbeing Sangha is a meditation group practicing and studying the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. The weekly practice consists of sitting meditation, walking meditation, singing/chanting, and a dharma talk or study.
The Five Mindfulness Trainings
On the first Wednesday of each month, we recite the Five Mindfulness Trainings during the gathering and discuss them.
Earth Holder Sangha
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Meditation Zoom Link Request Form:
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.
Mindful Grief Support Group – 1st Thursdays (Oct. 3) – 6-8:30pm
- Duration: October 3, November 7, December 5, 2024, (January 2025 Break), February 6, March 6, April 3, & May 1, 2025
- Time: 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
- RSVP: (see form below)
- Location: Dallas Meditation Center
This in-person support group is dedicated to providing compassionate care for Dallas Meditation Center attendees who are navigating the normal yet challenging experiences of grief. Facilitated by Cheryl Muck-King, Jiyoon Lee and Elena Jacobs, our group exists to offer mindful presence and understanding without providing grief therapy or counseling.
Event Schedule:
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Mindful Grief Support Group
- Formal meeting time with meditation and guided self-compassion practices.
- 7:00 – 8:30 pm: Community Sharing and Caring (Optional)
- Participants are invited to share or listen mindfully. Supportive group discussion about lessons learned and practices used.
Event Intentions: In this safe and supportive space, we aim to:
- Stand witness to the suffering caused by life’s losses and death.
- Embrace our pain with mindful presence and self-compassion.
- Recognize our common humanity and extend compassion to all experiencing sorrow.
- Observe our suffering with balanced awareness, acknowledging its reality without being overwhelmed.
- Mindfully support each other without offering judgment, solutions, or comparison.
Support Group Behavioral Intentions: During our gatherings, we commit to:
- Creating a safe place for everyone to share and heal.
- Practicing loving-kindness in all actions and speech.
- Offering ourselves and others compassion as we navigate grief together.
- Acknowledging that loss and death are inherent aspects of human life.
- Allowing each individual the space to share if they desire, with the utmost respect for confidentiality.
- Communicating with compassion, avoiding judgment, and refraining from comparing grief experiences.
- Honoring each loss as unique and irreplaceable, recognizing that responses to grief vary and are deeply personal.
Please note that while this support group provides a nurturing environment for working through grief, it does not serve as a replacement for professional counseling. We encourage attendees to seek the support of skilled professionals when needed and will gladly provide a list of professional resources.
Together, let us be present with our grief, supporting and caring for one another as we embrace the impermanence of life with mindfulness and loving-kindness.
Suggested Donation: Contribution for the center to be able to provide the programming: $20
Description
Cheryl Muck-King BIO
Cheryl grew up in a small town in Kansas and always knew she wanted to be a nurse. She attended Fort Hays State University and later earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree in Dallas. Throughout her forty-nine-year career, she worked for various healthcare organizations and was involved in the development of the Medicare Hospice Benefit. Cheryl also created her own home healthcare consulting firm she ran for 20 years.
She has been an active volunteer in religious organizations serving in both Deacon and elder roles. She currently supports the Dallas Meditation Center facilitating the “Mindful Mondays” sangha and designing multiple training programs.
Her interest in mindfulness, meditation, and hospice culminated in her writing a book, Mindfulness in a Time of Grief.
Jiyoon Lee
JiYoon Lee serves many roles: most notably, she currently serves the Dallas Meditation Center community as the Center Director. To offer herself as a healer, she is currently in training for Somatic Experiencing Therapy. Previously she offered herself as a yoga teacher, translator, and creative writing instructor. She is grateful for her mindful practices -yoga, meditation, and artistic practices- and the Sangha that guides her to deepen her understanding of the World.
Yoga Boot Camp with Andi Sotirin – 1st Sundays (Nov 3) – 10:30-11:30AM
$20.00 – $30.00
on the 1st Sunday of each month
*October – Break.
Sunday, November 3, 2024
10:30 am-11:30 am
In-Person event
Whether you are new to yoga or just want a good workout, you will love this yoga boot camp class! Join us for a mix of yoga sequencing (vinyasa flow), body-weight exercises (squats, planks, lunges) and cardio.
This hour-long class promotes the DMC fundraising effort to support our center!
Please bring a yoga mat and water. There are a few community yoga mats you may borrow, but it is first-come-first-served.
For more information, reach out to info@dallasmeditationcenter.com
$20 dollars per person $30 per pair
Description
Andi Sotirin is our noon Zen-To-Go meditation facilitator on Thursdays, and long-time Corepower yoga instructor, and most importantly, such an uplifting and loving soul offer a yoga class for our community members.
Size Chart
Sunday, July 28, 2024 9:00 am-10:00 am In-Person event DMC leaders are thrilled to have Andi, our noon meditation facilitator on Thursdays, and long-time Corepower yoga instructor, and most importantly, such an uplifting and loving soul offer a yoga class for our community members. Read her description below! Whether you are new to yoga or just want a good workout, you will love this yoga boot camp class! Join us for a mix of yoga sequencing (vinyasa flow), body-weight exercises (squats, planks, lunges) and cardio. This hour-long class promotes the DMC fundraising effort to support our center! Please bring a yoga mat and water. There are a few community yoga mat you may borrow, but it is first-come-first-served. For more information, reach out to info@dallasmeditationcenter.comGroup meditation: Sunday 5-7 PM – Sunday Awakening Heart IN-PERSON and ONLINE
Every Sunday ONLINE and IN-PERSON
5:00-7:00 pm Central Time
Currently meeting in-person AND online through Zoom. (See form below).
SCHEDULE:
*4:30 – 5:00 PM – ON HIATUS – Practice Songs or Chanting session (Please email Jiyoon to volunteer as a music facilitator!) Practice Songs help us remember our Mindful practices. You can listen to some of the songs HERE!
5 PM Walking Meditation, and then Sitting meditation
6 PM -7 PM Guest speaker’s talk and group reflection
Experience the JOY of Mindful Living
This welcoming meditation community, inspired by the practices of Plum Village, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and other great spiritual teachers, is our largest main mindfulness meditation gathering of the week with walking and sitting meditations, chanting & music, inspiring messages, and community sharing.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
Meditation Zoom Link Request Form:
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Description
Please join us in welcoming our guest speakers for the upcoming Month. We are honored that they will deliver a talk to our sangha.
September 1 | Bobbie Perkins |
8 | Neal Abramson |
15 | Nic Bellegarde |
22 | Jiyoon Lee |
29 | Bobbie and Cornell |
All Sangha Dinner – Sunday, October 6, 2024 – 7:30pm
Post-gathering Dinner Social
Sunday, October 6, 2024 7:30-9:00 PM
Location: Bangkok at Beltline 100 S Central Expy #108, Richardson, TX 75080
After the heartwarming Sunday Awakening Heart gathering, let’s extend the joy by breaking bread together. Picture a night filled with laughter, delicious food, and the joy of making new friends. Say yes, and treat yourself to all those beautiful things!
Step into an evening of warmth and connection at our post-gathering dinner social on Sunday. Your presence will add a special touch to our gathering, and we can’t wait to share this delightful evening with you.
Plan to cover the cost of your meal and any drinks you order.
Please RSVP for a headcount.
Group meditation: Weekday noon – Zen-To-Go IN-PERSON
Drop in for a restorative respite of blissful peace in your busy day.
Welcome • Guided Meditation • Reading and short reflection on practice.
Part of the Awakening Heart Community at Dallas Meditation Center, our meditation practice is inspired by the tradition of Plum Village and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh.
Open to all levels of meditation experience, from beginners to more experienced meditators. We welcome persons of any spiritual tradition, including those not part of any spiritual or faith tradition.
🌿🙏 We accept donations and funding to sustain the community.
Aren’t able to attend? View any of our recorded Facebook Meditations.