meditation center
Place for stillness
A meditation center is a facility dedicated to the practice and teaching of meditation.
These range from drop-in studios offering guided sessions to residential retreats where participants spend days or weeks in intensive practice.
Some are secular, others affiliated with Buddhist, Hindu, or other contemplative traditions: She spent a week at a meditation center in the mountains.
- morning practiceTraining done early
- lotus positionCross-legged meditative sitting pose
- beginner's mindUnencumbered openness to learning
- ashramHindu spiritual retreat
- calmFree from agitation
Buddhism · cushion · breathing exercises · zendo · monastery · gong · focus · quiet mind · Hinduism · sangha · peace · Zen philosophy · bell · incense burner · stillness · silent retreat · spiritual retreat · hermitage
- communitiesgated community, family, retirement community, neighbors, cohousing
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
- retreatsspa, retreat house, writing retreat, wellness retreat, silent retreat
- monasteriesabbey, abbeys, abbot, abbots, abbess
- sacred spacessanctuary, chapel, sanctum, mandir, prayer hall
- spiritual groupsfaith community, religious order, monastic order, ashram, intentional community
meditation centernightclub
Evening entertainment venue
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Facility for wagering
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Large indoor retail center
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