Due to the ongoing threat of Zoom bombers disrupting meditations and meetings, this list intentionally asks that you reach out to individuals rather than providing open/standing links. Thank you for your understanding.
Mondays:
Insight Meditation Community of Pittsburgh meets on Mondays at 7pm via zoom. Anyone who is interested should please contact Steven Bend at stevenbend@gmail.com for more details and emails to the weekly links, or visit the parent-organization’s website at www.imcw.org.
Wednesdays:
Rhonda Rosen leads an open meditation group on Wednesday evenings 6-7:30 with a Vipassana / Insight meditation style of practice. Please email Rhonda at rhonda.k.rosen@gmail.com if you are interested in receiving these invitations.
Thursdays:
Every other Thursday, Dr. Carol Greco leads a meditation evening. It is primarily attended by previous Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) participants but is open for others to join. 6:30-7:30pm ET is guided meditations, and 7:30-8pm ET is an optional discussion time. Write to greco@pitt.edu if you want to be on this email list for a monthly reminder.
Students:
Students may wish to review the resources at https://www.studentaffairs.pitt.edu/cc/student-self-care-day/self-guided-self-care-activities/connect or contact The Pitt Mindfulness Club/Mind Sense at https://www.facebook.com/SKYatPitt and mindsenseatpitt@gmail.com
Non- local online meetings/guided meditations:
Jon Kabat-Zinn (who developed MBSR), together with his son and other meditation teachers, offers meditations and resources through Wisdom 2.0. https://www.wisdom2summit.com/
Brown University Center for Mindfulness offers free online mindfulness meditation sessions most days of the week, including some in Spanish. https://www.brown.edu/public-health/mindfulness/class/three-community-mindfulness-meditation-sessions-available-zoom-and-telephone
Boundless Way Temple has meditation sessions every morning and several evenings. The meditations are not guided. https://worcesterzen.org/
Deanna Burkett, who used to teach MBSR at UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine, now lives in Indiana but offers evening classes online: www.deannaburkett.com
We recognize that this is not an exhaustive list. If you have suggestions for University of Pittsburgh resources or CMCS-member-affiliated virtual resources, please feel welcome to write to mindfulness@pitt.edu.