downtowndharma
Downtown Dharma DC
Downtown Dharma meets every Sunday at 7pm EST at Yoga District on 14th. You can also join us online on Zoom. Get your frequently asked questions answered here.
Calendar
See what we’re up to here.
How it works
Every Sunday, folks arrive on 14th street to meditate, connect and learn. Our Sundays have a few different flavours, including:
- Teacher led sessions: teachers will guide students in a ~30 minute meditation, provide some instruction, and then facilitate peer connection.
- Peer led sessions: more informal, but students from the community will lead the ~30 minute meditation, may or may not offer a subsequent teaching, and then will facilitate peer connection. If you would like to sign up to lead a peer sit, please submit this google form.
- Sit & Chat: the least formal of all three – someone gently guides a ~30 minute sit, and then we transition into social time, usually through a structured activity. When the weather is nice we’ll head to Temperance Alley Garden.
Getting There
The nearest metro station is the U Street Green/Yellow Line Stop.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answered here!
Mission Statement
We are a meditation community, rooted in Buddhism and open to wisdom from across traditions, offering a safe haven for curious minds and loving hearts in downtown DC. We are community-driven and volunteer-led, supporting each other through life’s challenges with kindness and friendship. Modeling a generous, inclusive alternative to intolerance and isolation in our society, we meditate and gather to meet all of our experience with greater wisdom, balance, and love.
Sit. Move. Connect. Awakening in Community
| A Weekend Retreat with Downtown Dharma | Sep 20-22, 2024 |
Give yourself a break from daily life, and join us for a two-night residential retreat to deepen your mindfulness practice and open to our natural capacity to be present, loving and spacious. We will connect with ourselves and others via seated meditation, mindful movement, and relational practice. Conceived and designed by the community of Downtown Dharma, all are welcome and encouraged to attend.
- When: September 20-22, 2024 (Friday to Sunday)
- Where: Seven Oaks Retreat Center in Madison, VA (about 2 hours from DC)
- Lead Teachers: Kristin Barker and Travis Spencer
- More Info and To Register: Check out the IMCW retreat page
Book Club
We have a book club that meets once a month. Sometimes it’s a book, sometime’s it’s not! Join the listserv to learn about upcoming events.
Listserv Signup
Our listserv is currently how most folks find out about what’s happening each week at Downtown Dharma, as well as our book club, and other information. To sign up, complete the following two steps:
- Send an email to downtowndharma+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You will receive a response like this:
- Respond to that email. You will receive a response like this, which means you are in!
You can write anything in the subject or body of these emails, or leave them blank! It does not matter
Contact
For questions about Downtown Dharma in general, contact us here.
Links
Accessibility
Please note that our spot on 14th is at the top of two sets of stairs, with no elevator access.
Security
Some of the Yoga District locations have exeperienced theft. Please be thoughtful about where you leave your valuables when attending Sangha.