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Boulder Resources
Boulder Contemplative Practice: Fall 2009
Boulder is known for its myriad of spiritual opportunities. Persons new to the area may be excited by the possibilities but, also, overwhelmed by the options. This resource list provides information about some of the ongoing practice situations and spiritual groups available. The listings have some relationship to the Naropa community.
Group Meditation
Naropa Group Meditation
Lincoln Meditation Hall
2130 Arapahoe Avenue
Weekday meditation sessions:
8–9 a.m.
Attendance for part is o.k.
Paramita Campus
Meditation Hall,
3285 30th St.
Mon–Fri 8:00–8:45 a.m.
Attendance for part is o.k. |
Great Mountain Zen Group
Gerry Wick Sensei (adj. faculty), Mon. 5:15-6:30 p.m.
in Lincoln Meditation Hall,
2130 Arapahoe Ave.
Call 720-890-1800 for other sitting times at Zendo, 1110 Sparta Dr., Lafayette, CO
Mindfulness Practice:
Thich Nhat Hanh Tradition |
Boulder Shambhala Center
1345 Spruce St. 303-444-0190.
Meditation weekdays 5:30-6:30 p.m.; Sunday 9 a.m.–noon and 2–5 p.m. Open house Sundays from 10:30 a.m.–noon. “Intro to Buddhism” class Mondays, 7 p.m. Student membership available. |
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Shambhala Training
Introduces shamatha meditation and Shambhala teachings. For weekend programs check bulletin board in Sycamore hallway or Shambhala Center bulletin board at Paramita Campus.
At Boulder Shambala Center,
1345 Spruce Street. Call
303-444-7881 (afternoons). Shambhala Training is available for Naropa credit. |
Mountain Stream Sangha
Thurs sittings from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Crossroads Gardens Bld., 1800 30th St. (go to parking garage in rear and upstairs to Suite 201; note large rock garden installed by Naropa’s founder en route).
Spacious Heart Sangha
Phone: 303-545-2266
contact@ccml.info
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Insight Meditation
(Vipassana)
Tues 7–9 p.m. meditation and talk by David Chernikoff or other teachers in this tradition;
Unitarian Universalist Church,
5001 Pennsylvania Ave (east on Arapahoe). For more info, contact Ani Liggett at 303-664-0243, or visit www.insightcolorado.org. |
Naropa Extended Studies: Friday Night Talks and Weekends
The Naropa Extended Studies program offers a number of weekend and weekly classes, which introduce specific practice or wisdom traditions. Some of the courses offered may be taken for credit. See the Naropa Extended Fall Studies brochure.
If you are interested in working with an individual meditation instructor for mindfulness meditation practice, please contact Contemplative Practice Coordinator Sherry Ellms at 303-546-5298 or sherry@naropa.edu.
Contemplative Practices, Groups and Churches
Baha’l Faith
- Baha’l Faith of Boulder. Largely CU students. Contact Marilyn Fisher at 303-443-6422.
Christianity
- Contemplative Roman Catholic Practice. Contact Fr. Alan Hartway, CPPS,
at 303-245-4659.
- Taizé Contemplative Worship (Christian chanting, prayer, scripture, and silence). Held the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m., First Christian Church, 950 28th St. (Frontage Rd.). Call 303-442-1861.
- Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder. Offers service Sundays at 10:30 a.m., 5001 Pennsylvania Ave. Call 303-494-0195 or email http:// bcn.boulder.co.us/uuc/.
- Boulder Meeting of Religious Friends (Quakers). Held Sundays at 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., 1825 Upland Ave. Call 303-447-2168.
- Independent Covenant Unitarian Universalist (an intentionally anti-racist, multicultural, and activist congregation). Contact Karen Blackwell at 303-313-1935 or ICUU-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.
Judaism
- Jewish Renewal Community of Boulder. Call 303-271-3540 for current activities info.
- Har Ha Shen: Reform Jewish Congregation. Located at 3950 Baseline Road. Call 303-499-7077 for a schedule of services and events.
Hinduism
- Hinduism: Siddha Yoga Meditation Center of Boulder. Wednesdays from 7:30–9:00 p.m. (chanting) at 1800 30th St., #212 in the Crossroads Gardens Building. Call 303-444-6074 for a detailed schedule.
Sufism
- Sufi, Halveti-Jerrah Gatherings. Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. For information and directions, call Habiba Ashki at 303-443-8029.
- Sufi Musical Meditations. Offered weekly by Elias Amidon, Pir (leader) of the International Sufi Way, a nonsectarian Sufi order in the lineage of Inayat Khan. Contact Elias at 720-563-0409 or eliasmidon@earthlink.net.
Paganism
- Walking the Labyrinth—an ancient sacred practice. Located at United Methodist Church (basement), at 14th and Spruce St. Drop-in Mondays-Fridays: 9:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Wednesdays: 6:30–8:30 p.m. and Sundays: 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Call 303-442-3770.
Contemplative Arts
- Ikebana (Japanese flower arranging). Classes off campus: call Eileen Kay at 303-449-0192.
- Kyudo (Zen Archery). Call Ellen Mains at 303-554-8817.
- Tai Chi. Call Bataan Faigao (longtime Naropa faculty), Rocky Mountain Tai Chi C’huan at 303-447-2556.
- Japanese tea. “Open hearth” tea ceremony introductions held Mondays between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the teahouse at 2130 Arapahoe Ave.; short and long drop-in sessions welcome.
Colorado’s holistic journal, Nexus, offers an even broader resource for activities in Boulder. Nexus is available in the Sycamore Hallway and at Paramita Campus and has information on women’s health, bodywork, healing, psychology & growth, classes & workshops in addition to spiritual practices and intuitive arts.
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