BBRC Recommends
Find your teacher(s), your practice(s), your community.
Resources and Recommendations for Practices, Communities and Teachers on Mindfulness, Insight, and Meditation.
We hope this serves as resources and options to explore, introduce, and deepen practice.
Local and Online Communities (Sanghas)
& Regular Ways to Practice and Study
& Regular Ways to Practice and Study
Dhammadharini
Aloka Earth Room (Ayya Santacitta)
Sacred Mountain Sangha
Bhikkhuni Sangha monastic community in San Francisco North Bay
Aloka Earth Room is a contemporary temple-space interweaving Dharma, Ecology & Art.
Events that cultivate ecological awareness, sacred activism, and mutual belonging for all beings everywhere. Founded by Thanissara and Kitissaro.
Regular Programs
Sundays
9:00am – 10:00am: Morning Guided Meditation & Questions (online)1:00pm – 2:30pm: Afternoon Read & Discuss The Buddha’s Teachings (online)
Tuesdays
7:00pm – 8:30pm: Evening Meditation & Dhamma Talk (online)Additional events, classes and retreats scheduled.
Regular Programs
Wednesdays
9:00am – 10:00am: Short Reflection & Guided Meditation (online)
10:00am – 10:15am: Practice discussion for those who wish to stay (online)Saturdays
5:30pm – 6:30pm: Tea & Conversation (in person)
6:30pm – 7:30pm: Short Reflection & Guided Meditation (in person)3 Jones Place, San Rafael, CA 9490
Additional events, classes and retreats scheduled.
Regular Programs
Sundays: Sacred Mountain Sunday Sangha
9:00am – 10:00am: Dharma Talk and Meditation (online)
10:00am – 10:20am: Optional Q&A and Discussion (online)Sessions include chanting, meditation, and a short Dharma reflection, and close with an optional period for community sharing and Q&A. With Sacred Mountain Sangha Teachers and Guests.
Regular Class Series are also frequently offered (online) – learn more here.
Additional events, classes and retreats scheduled.
Insight Community of the Desert
Black Being LA
Insight San Diego
Buddhist Center in the Vipassana Tradition serving Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley
A nonprofit wellbeing studio, offering classes and workshops to support personal wellbeing journey. (LA-based)
Insight San Diego is a community of practitioners in the Buddhist Vipassana tradition. We provide opportunities for meditation and learning the dharma to new and experienced students from diverse backgrounds. (San Diego-based)
Regular Programs
Sundays
4:30pm – 6:00pm: Guided Meditation & Dharma Talk (online)Tuesdays
6:30pm – 8:00pm: Meditation as Refuge (online)Wednesdays
5:30pm – 6:15pm: Just Sit (online)Fridays
4:30pm – 5:15pm: Weekly Metta Meditation (online)Additional events, classes and retreats scheduled.
Regular Programs
Sundays (every 3rd)
10:00am – 11:30am: (Meditation) Foundations of Mindfulness with JoAnna Hardy (in person)Sundays (every 4th)
10:00am – 11:30am: (Meditation) Being Together: A Space for Black Folx with Sydney Reece (in person)
Mondays
6:00pm – 6:20pm: Virtual Guided Meditation (online – IG live)Wednesdays
7:00pm – 8:00pm: Evening Meditation (in person)Black Being
312 E. Queen St.
Inglewood, CAAdditional events and classes scheduled.
Regular Programs
Wednesdays
6:30pm – 8:30pm: San Diego North County Sitting Group / Dharma Study (hybrid: in-person + online)Thursdays (2nd & 4th Thursdays each month)
6:00pm – 7:30pm: BIPOC Affinity Group
(2nd Thursdays online; 4th Thursdays in-person)Saturdays
9:30am – 11:30am: San Diego Central Sitting Group / Dharma Study
(1st & 3rd Saturdays in-person; 2nd & 4th Saturdays online)
Monthly Dharma Series with Guest Teachers (online) – more available here.
Additional events and classes scheduled.