Best Free Meditation Centers In Houston Near Me

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Each week we will look at a different story that Buddha shared and find the inspiration we need for our own growth and change.


Happiness is a universal human desire. The Buddhist path offers a unique perspective on how to achieve lasting happiness.


In this public talk we will look at how meditation can lead on us on a path towards healing and can nurture more harmonious relationships.


This class will focus on practical techniques for developing concentration, mindfulness, and wisdom, and will provide a supportive environment for beginners and experienced meditators alike.

The practice of timeless Buddhist wisdom in the heart of Houston. Buddha’s most profound insight into the nature of the mind remains as revolutionary in our modern world as it was 2,500 years ago: the mind is the source of all happiness and suffering, all of it.

4worldlovers: It’s a simple, natural technique practiced 20 minutes twice each day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed.

Transcendental Meditation — brought to the West in 1959 by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi — is an ancient technique that's easy to learn and enjoyable to practice. It's not a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle. Over ten million people have learned it — people of all ages, cultures, and religions.

Have you ever tried to meditate, and found you couldn’t do it because your mind is too active — or maybe the technique was uncomfortable in some way?

It’s a common experience because almost all techniques involve some kind of control or focus.

This is what makes the TM technique completely different — it’s so easy and enjoyable that anyone can do it, even children with ADHD.

Interestingly, it’s effective because it’s completely effortless. The TM technique uses the natural tendency of the mind to automatically draw your attention inward, through quieter and quieter levels of thought, until you experience your own innermost nature — the most peaceful and silent level of your mind.

The TM technique's benefits start right away, and keep growing. Hundreds of independent research studies have found major increases in calmness, creativity, energy, clarity of mind, and happiness.

Other techniques involving control (concentration or focus) or monitoring (mindfulness) tend to keep your awareness on the surface — on the active level of your mind.

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* A scientific study about the beneficial effects of Sahaja Yoga Meditation on the brain has just been published in PLOS ONE, a major neuroscience journal. It reveals that regular practitioners of Sahaja Yoga meditation have larger (around 7%) grey matter overall. In addition, the parts of the brain which are responsible for attention, self-control, emotion control, compassion, and introspection are more developed. Given that grey matter declines with age, this means that regular practitioners of Sahaja Yoga have younger brains. The full study can be read here

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We offer free meditation classes and courses every week in Houston, and the nearby area.

Learn how to meditate at our weekly classes and courses - always free of charge. Simply turn up, and make yourself comfortable. There is always place for beginners, so there is no need to make a booking in advance. Each session includes the basics and a practical guided meditation, so that you can start meditating at home straight away. Sahaja Yoga meditation is natural and easy, and no special material is required. The meetings are conducted in a relaxed, friendly atmosphere.

Houston Meditation is a community service run by the Sahaja Yoga Meditation group, which offers free meditation classes across Houston and the nearby areas, on various days of the week. Everyone is welcome!

Meditation is a form of silent inner contemplation, where we try to still the thoughts in our head and move into a state of profound peace. The process is completely natural, it is not self-hypnosis or trance, and over time can produce significant benefits in our emotional, psychological and physical well-being.

Sahaja Meditation is based on the ancient practices developed over thousands of years in the Far East, and offers practitioners a direct and powerful method of bringing balance to their lives and environment. Each meeting covers the basics and includes a guided meditation session, so that you can start meditating at home straight away.

Try it now! Even sitting before your computer screen, by following some simple steps, you can experience meditation. Click here.

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi is the founder of Sahaja Yoga. She is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest spiritual teacher of our times. The knowledge of Sahaja Yoga is ancient, and existed in the traditions of many religions and cultures. However it was known only by very few people. It is thanks to Shri Mataji that it has become widely available, in a way that many people can get self-realization quickly, and easily. With practice of Sahaja Yoga, anyone can have direct access to truth, and therefore become their own spiritual guide.

Shri Mataji traces her ancestry back to the royal Shalivahana dynasty of India. She was born Nirmala Salve, and upon marriage became Nirmala Srivastava. Her husband was Sir C.P. Srivastava, who in the course of his illustrious career, was unanimously elected four times consecutively to the most senior position in the United Nations†International Maritime Organization, thus serving as the Secretary-General from 1974 to 1989.

Discover the peace that lives inside your heart. Regular meditation can remove much of the stress of today's hectic non-stop lifestyle. Try it for yourself, you'll be amazed.

Your health is tied up with much more than just the physical body. Emotional well-being is a vital component of a healthy life. Sahaja meditation delivers the balance you need.

4worldlovers: Houston Zen Center is an urban refuge for the study and practice of Zen meditation in the heart of Houston. Auspicious Cloud Retreat Center is a rural refuge one hour West of Houston for more intensive study and practice of Zen. Retreat space for compatible groups is available throughout the year.

The Abbot, Senior Teachers and members of the Center offer classes and retreats throughout the year for beginners and advanced meditators. The center offers traditional Zen practice, as well as teachings on mindfulness, gardening and Tai Chi. The Center’s members come from all walks of life and all faith traditions. The Center has re-opened for in-person events, for fully vaccinated participants. You are also welcome to join Zazen and the weekend program via the remote links in the Zoom Zendo. This is an important time of practice, and this Center is following the guidelines for safely practicing together in person. Please explore the links for zoom on the Zoom Zendo page.

If you are new to Zen or meditation, and you are fully vaccinated, you are welcome to attend the one-hour introduction to Zen meditation from 6:30 - 7:30 on the First Wednesday of each month. RSVP to Stephen. We will welcome up to 18 participants to the First Wednesday class.

Auspicious Cloud Retreat Center, formerly known as Margaret Austin Center, now a part of Houston Zen Center, provides retreats for Zen practitioners as well as compatible groups.

To find out more about the retreat center and our policies and opportunities for renting space, explore here.

Upcoming and recorded Dharma Talks. Houston Zen Center features dharma talks by the Abbot and Senior Teachers as well as prominent visiting Teachers. Recordings are available for download and podcasts.

The daily schedule of meditation at Houston Zen Center. Zazen periods, walking meditation and dharma events.

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A short one hour program where students get step-by-step instructions in the purpose and basic skills of sitting meditation.

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“Surrendering does not involve preparing for a soft landing; it means just landing on hard, ordinary ground, on rocky, wild countryside. Once we open ourselves, then we land on what is.” –Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism,Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche

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