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Group Announcements

Our group will unfortunately end the year early and NOT meet on Thursday, 18 December.

We will celebrate our first meeting in 2026 with a tea ceremony on 15 January. Please bring a song, poem or short story to share and, if you like, a small vegetarian snack for everyone like fruit or cookies.

From 15 January, our meditation evenings will resume fortnightly, continuing on 29 January, 12 February and so on.

Open Invitation

We meditate in English and would love for you to join us.

We are a group of mindfulness practitioners in the zen tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village. We meet every two weeks on Thursday evenings in Sendling to practice sitting meditation, walking meditation, deep listening, joyful singing, and being present. Our group is open to all faiths and includes both experienced and beginning practitioners as well as native and non-native English speakers.

We look forward to sitting with you.

Details

Day: Thursdays every two weeks including 15 January, 29 January and so forth.

Time: 19:00 – 21:00. Doors are open from 18:40 for everyone to arrive and settle in.

Registration: none necessary

Place: Achtsamkeitszentrum, Treffauer Str. 19, 81373 Munich-Sendling

U-Bahn station: Partnachplatz

The doorbell is labeled „Achtsamkeitszentrum“ and our rooms are one flight of stairs down from the building entrance. We have mats, cushions and blankets as well as chairs for those who prefer them. You may want to bring thick socks or indoor slippers in the cooler months.

The center has a donation basket and the requested contribution for meditation evenings is 5€. Please find the right amount for yourself, your presence is always appreciated.

If you need further information, please send an e-mail to lia.feraren@gal-bayern.de

Some Words on Christmas from Thay

„This Christmas, if you buy and bring home a Christmas tree to decorate, remember that your ‘True Home’ is not found outside yourself, but it is right in your own heart… We do not need to practice for many years or to travel far to arrive at our true home. If we know how to generate the energy of mindfulness and concentration, then with each breath, with each step, we arrive at our true home. Our true home is not a place far removed from us in space and time. It is not something that we can buy. Our true home is present right in the here and now; if only we know how to return and to be truly present to it.“
– Thich Nhat Hanh on „Our true home at Christmas“