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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.

Weekly Events

  • Sunday Morning Sit
    Sunday Morning Sit
    8:30 - 10:00am CT (USA)
    Uptown Pilates & Zoom
    8:30 - 10:00am CT (USA)
    Uptown Pilates & Zoom, 29 16th Ave NW, Rochester, MN 55901, USA
    8:30 - 10:00am CT (USA)
    Uptown Pilates & Zoom, 29 16th Ave NW, Rochester, MN 55901, USA
    Half-hour silent sit, followed by a leader-led discussion of a current book.
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  • Monday Meditation Meetup
    Monday Meditation Meetup
    5:30pm CT (USA)
    Assisi Heights - TEK Room
    5:30pm CT (USA)
    Assisi Heights - TEK Room, 1001 14th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, USA
    5:30pm CT (USA)
    Assisi Heights - TEK Room, 1001 14th St NW, Rochester, MN 55901, USA
    5:30 to 6:15pm At Assisi Heights (Oct - May) At Cascade Lake Park (May - Oct)
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  • Thursday Evening Meditation
    Thursday Evening Meditation
    7:00 to 7:40pm CT (USA)
    Zoom
    7:00 to 7:40pm CT (USA)
    Zoom
    7:00 to 7:40pm CT (USA)
    Zoom
    A brief dharma reflection, 30-minute meditation, and sharing of merit
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About Us

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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Give by Paypal or mail checks to:

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

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Leadership

Mike Austin: Center Director

Deb Lightner: Treasurer

Rhonda Lorenz: Secretary

Dale Heltzer: Member at Large

Laura Lenz: Member at Large

Paula Smith: Member at Large

Larry Laber: Member at Large

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