5 Places To Meet and Meditate On The East End

A range of options for centeredness and spiritual awareness await seasoned practitioners of meditation and newbies.
Photographed by Christopher Clarke

EAST END DHARMA GROUP

Southampton and East Quogue

eastendharma.com

This weekly meetup of practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism welcomes anyone interested in meditation to their gatherings. The sessions are usually held in East Quogue or Southampton. Email eastendharma@me.com for more information.

 

THE JEWISH CENTER OF THE HAMPTONS

44 Woods Lane, East Hampton

631.324.9858 jcoh.org

On Memorial Day weekend, the Jewish Center is kicking off its Shabbat on the Beach services. And since Shabbat is all about the rejuvenation of body and spirit, the Center will be including a weekly walking meditation into the proceedings each Friday starting in July.

 

KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER THE HAMPTONS

720c Montauk Highway

Water Mill 631.728.5700

hamptonsmeditation.org

With a focus on “integrating Buddha’s teachings into our lives,” the Kadampa Center offers a daily selection of guided meditation classes, “learn to meditate” workshops, chanted prayer sessions and more.

 

LONGHOUSE RESERVE

133 Hands Creek Road,

East Hampton 631.329.3568

longhouse.org

Outdoor meditation sessions set next to Buckminster Fuller’s “Fly’s Eye Dome” are held Saturdays in July and August.

 

MANDALA YOGA

10 Amagansett Square Drive, Amagansett

631.267.6144

mandalayoga.com

Early-morning meditation classes, held Mondays and Fridays at 7:30AM, are led by Rameshwar Das, who co-wrote the spiritual awareness guidebook Be Love Now: The Path of the Heart with Ram Dass.