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Listed below are either active sitting groups or people int. Listed below are either active sitting groups or people interested in TWIM, wishing to sit together and also discuss Bhante Vimalaramsi's teachings.

People who may give instruction in TWIM and are familiar with the levels of progress are noted in bold***.

Also you may request to be added to the below list. Use the contact form at the bottom.

We are always looking for people interested in TWIM, wishing to sit together, and also discuss Bhante Vimalaramsi's teachings.

People who may give instruction in TWIM and are familiar with the levels of progress are noted in bold***.

Want to sponsor a retreat for Bhante? - Download the guidelines document.

Sitting Groups and TWIM Mentors in USA and Abroad

California

San Diego
San Diego Sitting Group
 ***Mark and Antra Berger

Phone: 619-225-0817

Email:   6Rs4all@gmail.com

7:00-9:00 PM

Every 2 weeks

One Hour Sitting and Sutta Discussion
Schedule may change so please contact first.

Greater Sacramento

***Doug Kraft

Easing Awake TWIM Meditation Classes, Study Groups, and RetreatsWeekly introductory and advanced classes and study groups

North Carolina

Charlotte
Jared Langson

Email: jared.langson@runbox.com

Some TWIM and some laughter yoga.

See meetup for schedule https://www.meetup.com/laughter-yoga-smile-meditation/

Michigan

Wyandotte

Glenn Derrick

Email: gderrick32661@gmail.com

Phone: 734-286-5894

  Minnesota

Minneapolis

***Andrew Litchy

Email: litchy818@yahoo.com


Loving-Kindness Meditation Group
Discussion and meditation
Monday: 530 to 7PM, every other week.

at Pathways Minneapolis
3115 Hennepin Ave S 
Minneapolis, MN 55408

Also - Open meditation
Saturday: 11AM to 12PM.
Neighborhood Naturopathic
7200 France Ave #135
Edina, MN 55435

Washington

Redmond, WA

***Paul Johnson

Email: paul@prj2101gmail.com

TWIM Meditation Group

Discussion and meditation

Email me for location and more details.

Outside the USA doing TWIM

Austria

Vienna, Austria

***Christian Kasper

Email: metta.meditation.austria@gmail.com
Phone Number +4369917097221

Almost every Monday from 7:15pm till 9:00pm Metta-Meditation in the Centre of Vienna. If you are interested to join us, please write me a mail or phone me.
Language: German

Canada

Robert Mari

Finland

Finland

Contact: Matias Pajulahti

Email: matias.pajulahti@silppuri.iki.fi
Phone Number +358407763494

Terve! We have a small group of people from different parts of Finland meeting up online monthly since the spring of 2021. Contact me for details.
You're warmly welcome to our meditations and discussing TWIM together. :-)

India

Maharashtra, India

***Dr Major Madhusudan Cherekar
     AHMEDPUR dist LATUR

Mumbai, India
***Pratima Jd

Email: mscherekar@gmail.com
Phone Number 09423776802   

Email: pratijadhavj@gmail.com
Phone Number +919224746783

We have sitting group daily morning around 8am. We have hindi and marathi translations of basic instructions available.    

I have sitting group.    Please contact me.

Indonesia

Pusat, Jakarta

DHAMMASUKHA INDONESIA

***Brenda Ie-McRae 

Primary leader for the Indonesian Group

Offering: Public talks
                group retreats 
                monthly meetings 
                some coaching.

Italy

Ing. Eduardo Giordanelli
Via Leonardo Da Vinci 27
50132 Firenze

Cell. +39 3482631566

           tel. +39 055 0516862

skype giordanellie

e-mail eduardogiordanelli@gmail.com

 

www.accademiadiemozioni.it

 

Dottssa Cinzia Orlando

via Riccardo Zandonai n 9

90144 Palermo

Cell. + 39 3803276477

Ph. +39 091 746 4527

Mail Cinziaorlando@centromindfulness.info

 

www.centromindfulness.info

Eduardo and Cinzia, together,  offer every Monday at 21.00 local time by zoom 6R and loving kindness practice. Every two months they organize a weekend mini retreat.” (in Italian)

Vietnam

Hanoi, Vietnam

Contact: ***Công Nguyn Trung

Email: nguyentrungcong2610@gmail.com
Phone Number 084948322397  

We organize 10 day online TWIM course in Vietnamese and daily online group sitting from 5am to 6am.