The Rochester Meditation Center

Deepening in Practice with Others

The Rochester Meditation Center is a welcoming community in Rochester, MN, open to all, dedicated to the study and practice of mindfulness meditation, spiritual friendship, and the cultivation of inclusive awareness, ethics and wisdom in daily life for the benefit of all beings.

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The Rochester Meditation Center (RMC) was started by guiding teacher, Doug McGill, in 2004, and grew pre-pandemic to include the meditation sits, as well as day-long retreats, movie nights and six week courses on "An Introduction to Meditation."

As the pandemic struck and Doug moved on to other aspects of teaching and writing, we incorporated and moved on-line. Zoom information goes out to our subscriber list a half an hour before the meetings.

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The Joy of Generosity

The Rochester Meditation Center exists because of the kind and generous donations of intention and energy by spiritual friends. Dana ("DAH-nuh") is the practice of cultivating generosity, in all forms, by volunteering material, emotional or spiritual support. The RMC needs financial support for invited speakers, the website, educational and practice materials. Please consider giving a financial donation online. You may give a single gift or set up recurring donations. We are so grateful for your commitment and generosity.

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The Rochester Meditation Center

c/o Mike Austin

119 8th Avenue SE

Rochester, MN 55904

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119 8th Ave SE

Rochester, MN

Leadership

Paula Smith: Center Co-director

Mike Austin: Center Co-director

Deb Lightner: Treasurer

Deah Kinion: Member at Large

Brent Sorgenfrie: Member at Large

Larry Laber: Member at Large

rochestermeditationctr@gmail.com

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Local-ish Resources

Doug McGill - Doug founded the Rochester Meditation Center in 2004, and served as the guiding teacher until 2020. Nowadays he publishes a daily email practice reminder, "The Daily Tejaniya" and leads a weekly online meditation meeting, Monday Friends, offering dharma teachings, meditation, and friendship. Find more information at dougmcgill.com.

Nancy Boler/Mindful Yoga - Nancy led RMC-sponsored monthly Mindful Yoga sessions in Rochester until March 2020. With the onset of the pandemic, she moved her teaching online. To see her schedule, videos or to sign up for her newsletter visit her website boleryoga.com.

Zen Meditation - Tuesdays, 7-8:30pm (CT) at Our Savior's Lutheran Church
2124 Viola Road NE, Rochester (in the Faith Development Room). Zen Buddhist practice and study in the Soto Zen tradition. Open to all. Facilitated by Darin Podulke-Smith. For more information email Darin at buckymusho@gmail.com.

Live Virtual Meditation - Wednesdays, 5:30pm (CT) on Zoom with Dr. Roberto Benzo (Mayo Clinic). For more information click here.

Triple Gem of the North - Based out of Chaska, MN, TGN offers both in-person and online sessions as well as retreats at Metta Mediation Center on Lake Elysian outside of Janesville, Minnesota. For more information click here.

Common Ground Meditation Center - Located in Minneapolis, Common Ground is a community meditation center dedicated to the practice of mindfulness. CGMC has a variety of in-person and online meetings. For more information click here.

Twin Cities Vipassana Collective - TCVC is a community of people interested in developing and deepening their meditation practice. They provide opportunities to hear and practice the teachings of vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness) meditation, with an emphasis on residential retreats led by senior teachers in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. For more information click here.

Other resources

Audiodharma - AudioDharma includes teachings given at two centers, Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City and Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, and related locations. This site contains audio recordings and some videos of meditation instruction, Buddhist teachings and related topics. Available on their website or via their app. Freely given with no paywalls. For more information click here.

Dharma Seed - Dharma Seed gathers, preserves, and freely shares recordings of teachers inspired by early Buddhism for the benefit of students, teachers, and dharma centers worldwide. Available on their website or via their app. Freely given with no paywalls. For more information click here.

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Local-ish Resources

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Nancy Boler/Mindful Yoga - Nancy led RMC-sponsored monthly Mindful Yoga sessions in Rochester until March 2020. With the onset of the pandemic, she moved her teaching online. To see her schedule, videos or to sign up for her newsletter visit her website boleryoga.com.

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Live Virtual Meditation - Wednesdays, 5:30pm (CT) on Zoom with Dr. Roberto Benzo (Mayo Clinic). For more information click here.

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Triple Gem of the North - Based out of Chaska, MN, TGN offers both in-person and online sessions as well as retreats at Metta Mediation Center on Lake Elysian outside of Janesville, Minnesota. For more information click here.

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Common Ground Meditation Center - Located in Minneapolis, Common Ground is a community meditation center dedicated to the practice of mindfulness. CGMC has a variety of in-person and online meetings. For more information click here.

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Other resources

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Dharma Seed - Dharma Seed gathers, preserves, and freely shares recordings of teachers inspired by early Buddhism for the benefit of students, teachers, and dharma centers worldwide. Available on their website or via their app. Freely given with no paywalls. For more information click here.