Heart of the Keweenaw Sangha: Plum Village (Thich Nhat Hanh) Tradition
Mondays 10:30 am Indoor/Zoom Hybrid - Hancock, MI
Location: Chapel of St Matthew on Finlandia campus with Zoom option
Tuesdays 7:00 pm Indoor - Calumet, MI
Location: Supernova Yoga Studio (220 Fifth Street)
We practice in the spirit and tradition of the Vietnamese Buddhist Zen master, Thich Nhat Hanh. Our meetings include sitting and walking mediation, a reading or teaching, discussion and more. For more info or the Zoom link, please contact:
Carol Grafford 906-370-9208 [email protected]
Soto Zen Meditation
Sundays 7:00 pm
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Houghton, MI
We meet in the meditation room at Good Shepherd Church, and those who prefer to sit at home will sit at the same time with us. Our meditation is for 40 minutes and then we either have a conversation about the reading or email each other with our comments. We are reading a book by Dainin Katagiri, a Zen Buddhist priest. His follower, Shoken Winecoff, founded the Ryumonji Zen monastery in Iowa, and he is our teacher and support.
Everyone is welcome.
Contact: Joyce Koskenmaki 906-370-3183.
Sundays 7:00 pm
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Houghton, MI
We meet in the meditation room at Good Shepherd Church, and those who prefer to sit at home will sit at the same time with us. Our meditation is for 40 minutes and then we either have a conversation about the reading or email each other with our comments. We are reading a book by Dainin Katagiri, a Zen Buddhist priest. His follower, Shoken Winecoff, founded the Ryumonji Zen monastery in Iowa, and he is our teacher and support.
Everyone is welcome.
Contact: Joyce Koskenmaki 906-370-3183.
Good Shepherd Sangha: Zen
Fridays 11:00 am
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Houghton, MI
Now meeting in person for those who are vaccinated
Greetings, All. My name is Micah Cavaleri. I am one of a few organizers that help lead the group. We focus on Zen, but have had people join us from several different backgrounds over the years. I myself am a Lutheran minister, and my meditation practice is Zen. I have concentrated on Zen for about 20 years, finding teachers and teachings where I can. Good Shepherd Sangha has had some connections with the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and Lake Superior Zendo in Marquette, Michigan. We have no formal teacher, but do offer basic instruction in zazen for newcomers.
Our practices are taken from Zen traditions, primarily Soto Zen. We begin our sitting by chanting the Three Refuges. Our sessions are usually shorter than those compared to more formal Zen centers, as we were started as a group for beginners... although we have met for many years now, so any experience is welcome. After sitting meditation, we chant the Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. At times, we conclude with what we call a dharma discussion, which is just a time for us to reflect together on Zen teachings and practice, although the conversation often takes its own course into other areas of the spiritual life.
If you are interested in joining us for a sit, you can drop in anytime. If you wish, reach out by email. We will and do respond. Maybe we can meet with you via Zoom or FB… or even in person. We would love to hear from you.
Contact: Micah [email protected]
Fridays 11:00 am
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Houghton, MI
Now meeting in person for those who are vaccinated
Greetings, All. My name is Micah Cavaleri. I am one of a few organizers that help lead the group. We focus on Zen, but have had people join us from several different backgrounds over the years. I myself am a Lutheran minister, and my meditation practice is Zen. I have concentrated on Zen for about 20 years, finding teachers and teachings where I can. Good Shepherd Sangha has had some connections with the Minnesota Zen Meditation Center and Lake Superior Zendo in Marquette, Michigan. We have no formal teacher, but do offer basic instruction in zazen for newcomers.
Our practices are taken from Zen traditions, primarily Soto Zen. We begin our sitting by chanting the Three Refuges. Our sessions are usually shorter than those compared to more formal Zen centers, as we were started as a group for beginners... although we have met for many years now, so any experience is welcome. After sitting meditation, we chant the Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. At times, we conclude with what we call a dharma discussion, which is just a time for us to reflect together on Zen teachings and practice, although the conversation often takes its own course into other areas of the spiritual life.
If you are interested in joining us for a sit, you can drop in anytime. If you wish, reach out by email. We will and do respond. Maybe we can meet with you via Zoom or FB… or even in person. We would love to hear from you.
Contact: Micah [email protected]
Silent Midday Meditation: Secular
Tuesdays 12:00 noon
Trinity Episcopal Church Sanctuary - Houghton, MI
Every Tuesday at noon, year-round, Trinity Houghton hosts a thirty minute meditation session in the sanctuary of our church. Sessions are silent except for the ringing of a bell to begin and end the session, and a brief wisdom prompt, which is different every week and entirely secular. The purpose of each session is to focus on stillness and breath, to quiet our minds and ease our hearts so that we can meet the world outside with our whole selves.
Contact: Rev Sarah Diener Schlitt 906-482-2010 http://trinityhoughtonmi.com/
Tuesdays 12:00 noon
Trinity Episcopal Church Sanctuary - Houghton, MI
Every Tuesday at noon, year-round, Trinity Houghton hosts a thirty minute meditation session in the sanctuary of our church. Sessions are silent except for the ringing of a bell to begin and end the session, and a brief wisdom prompt, which is different every week and entirely secular. The purpose of each session is to focus on stillness and breath, to quiet our minds and ease our hearts so that we can meet the world outside with our whole selves.
Contact: Rev Sarah Diener Schlitt 906-482-2010 http://trinityhoughtonmi.com/
Centering Prayer
Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
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12-Step Centering Prayer
Mondays 4:30 pm
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
Contemplative Outreach of the UP of Michigan (COUPMI) is a very small group of people that practice Centering Prayer, which is a form of Christian meditation. COUPMI is affiliated with Contemplative Outreach and 12 Step Centering Prayer groups. Both groups are ecumenical. Jim Northey is the contact person for COUPMI. Anyone interested in having introductory sessions on centering prayer for themselves or their religious group/institution/congregation/parish are encouraged to contact:
Contact: Jim Northey [email protected]
Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
--and--
12-Step Centering Prayer
Mondays 4:30 pm
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
Contemplative Outreach of the UP of Michigan (COUPMI) is a very small group of people that practice Centering Prayer, which is a form of Christian meditation. COUPMI is affiliated with Contemplative Outreach and 12 Step Centering Prayer groups. Both groups are ecumenical. Jim Northey is the contact person for COUPMI. Anyone interested in having introductory sessions on centering prayer for themselves or their religious group/institution/congregation/parish are encouraged to contact:
Contact: Jim Northey [email protected]
11th Step Grapevine Meeting: Alcoholics Anonymous
Fridays 5:30 pm
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
Includes 20 minutes timed meditation.
Contact: Jim Northey 906-370-5853 [email protected]
Fridays 5:30 pm
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
Includes 20 minutes timed meditation.
Contact: Jim Northey 906-370-5853 [email protected]
11th Step Meditation Meeting: Alcoholics Anonymous
Sundays 7:30am -8:30 am
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
New venue planned in Hancock, MI in the future.
Contact: Jim Northey 906-370-5853 [email protected]
Sundays 7:30am -8:30 am
Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/961794856
New venue planned in Hancock, MI in the future.
Contact: Jim Northey 906-370-5853 [email protected]
Meditation Instruction: Tergar Meditation Community
Houghton, MI
Individual instruction, by appointment
Contact: Dorothy Riutta [email protected] 906-483-0744
Houghton, MI
Individual instruction, by appointment
Contact: Dorothy Riutta [email protected] 906-483-0744
Meditation Instruction: Tibetan
Hancock, MI
Individual instruction, by appointment
Contact: Sue Stephens 906-482-0010
Hancock, MI
Individual instruction, by appointment
Contact: Sue Stephens 906-482-0010
