Meditation Opportunities in Iowa City

Karen Nichols
Jul 10, 2017 · 2 min read

Looking for opportunities for group meditation practice in the Iowa City/Coralville area? Here are the options I’ve discovered so far:

Buddhist Sangha, Unitarian Universalist Society: Meeting weekly (Mondays, 7 p.m., Oaknoll) to explore contemporary Buddhist practice and teachings in the context of Unitarian Universalist principles.

Heartland Yoga: Mindfulness for Teens and Meditation 101 are among the workshop offerings at this yoga center in downtown Iowa City. Meditation is also incorporated into many of their regularly scheduled yoga classes.

Iowa City Open Meditation Meetup: An informal gathering that typically occurs weekly on Saturday afternoon for an hour at the Iowa City Public Library. Learn more at their Meetup page.

Iowa City Sangha: Buddhist meditation in the tradition of Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh. Currently meeting Wednesdays at 7 pm through August 2017. Check Meetup page for meeting locations, and for info on other events.

Iowa City Zen Center: A Zen community affiliated with the Japanese Soto Zen school. Zazen meditation practice daily, plus classes and other events.

Kids Meditation Class, Quaker Friends Meeting House: Thursdays. 5:45pm–6:15pm, 311 N Linn St., Iowa City. Cost $5 per child/max of $10 per family, no need to pre-register, just drop in.

Meditation Class, Quaker Friends Meeting House: Thursdays 6:30–7:30 pm, 311 N Linn St., Iowa City. Cost: $10/$5 students, seniors, unemployed.

Meditation Circle, Self-Realization Fellowship: Meeting every Thursday evening and Sunday morning at Harvest Preserve. For more information, contact iowacity.srf@gmail.com.

Meditation Class, The Center: Thursdays at noon. The Center serves adults 50+, yet welcomes all.

Milarepa Buddhist Center of Iowa: A community for Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Dharma Study. Regularly scheduled group practice sessions and classes, as well as occasional retreats.

Mindful@Iowa: This Facebook group provides information about meetings of the Mindfulness Continuing Practice Group, a UI-affiliated group that welcomes members of the wider Iowa City community.

Mindfulness Programs, UI Hospitals and Clinics: Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses and practice, includinmg Mindfulness Mid-Week Meditation, fourth Wednesday of each month (July — November 2017), Noon to 12:50 p.m., UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital Meditation Room (Level 12).

Prairiewoods: Not in Iowa City, but worth the trip to Hiawatha. Meditation courses and events in various traditions are often among the wide variety of offerings at this Franciscan spirituality center.

Restorative Yoga Meditation, Serenity Yoga: Thursdays at 7:30 pm. Combines restorative yoga poses with classic manual stretching techniques.

Are there others that should be added to this list? Let me know in the comments.

Karen Nichols

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