Top Meditation Centers In The South Florida Area

South Florida is home to a number of top meditation centers for classes, guided meditations, private one-on-one meditation and more. Meditation is becoming ever more popular as so many people begin to realize the long list of important benefits it has to offer. Meditation decreases stress, increases self-awareness, improves mindfulness and brings greater clarity to the mind. Meditation is also a great way to focus on maintaining positive energy and thoughts and it helps with a number of mental and physical disorders and ailments.

South Florida Zen Group
Bo Hyun Sa Temple
7110 S.W. 182 Way
Southwest Ranches, FL 33331
(954) 324-3925
www.southfloridazen.orgSouth Florida Zen Group offers free meditation classes to visitors every Saturday morning at Bo Hyun Sa Temple as well as on Wednesday evenings at Shepherd's Bridge in nearby Davie. The Saturday morning classes include such activities as sitting meditation, walking meditation and tea, and guests are encouraged to dress comfortably to be able to completely relax. Weekend retreats are scheduled from time to time. Though classes are complimentary, donations are accepted for the temple.

Mindfultime
7600 Red Road, Suite 121
South Miami, FL 33143
(305) 761-5001
www.mindfultime.comMindfulness meditation is the focus of South Miami's Mindfultime meditation center. The center offers guided group meditations that may be paid for per class or as a pack of sessions, and even corporate sessions are on offer. Special event workshops teach students how to delve even deeper into meditation and mindfulness. There are private meditation centers available as well via Skype or in person at the studio.

Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center
140 W. Prospect Road
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
(954) 537-9191
www.meditationinfortlauderdale.orgThe Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center is a center for both meditation and modern Buddhism. Newcomers to meditation can learn how to meditate to be able to continue the practices on their own at home as a regular part of their lives. Classes are on offer for several days a week. Miami classes are available as well.

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Morgan Center For Counseling and Wellbeing
7860 Glades Road, Suite 225
Boca Raton, FL 33434
(561) 923-8345
www.southfloridameditation.comSouth Florida Meditation at the Morgan Center focuses on Deepak Chopra's Primordial Sound Meditation. The course is held consisting of four segments over the course of two days and it's instructed by a Chopra Certified instructor, Mitch Atkins. Participants learn their own custom mantras which are based on their places of birth and the time they were born (Primordial Sound Mantra). The guests leave the course with their own reference materials to be able to continue the meditations at home on their own including a Deepak Chopra CD.

Broward Zen Group
Herb Skolnick Community Center
800 S.W. 36th Ave.
Pompano Beach, FL 33309
(954) 786-4590
www.browardzen.comEach Thursday evening, Broward Zen Group offers group meditation following the study groups at The Herb Skolnick Community Center. This meditation practice is zen meditation (zazen meditation) and it may be practiced sitting cross legged, kneeling or in a chair. It differs from other meditation types such as mindfulness as it involves thoughts, experiences and the senses. The center recommends zen meditation from home for 15 minutes a day.

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