Wide Awake
A Buddhist Guide for Teens
By Diana Winston

Buddha

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Teen meditation events

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Teen Meditation Programs and Retreats in North America

Here's a list of events: retreats and classes and other interesting spiritual programs for teenagers. If something's missing, email me at info@wide-awake.org

Upcoming 2007 Retreats for Teens

Teen Meditation Retreats (for 14-19 year olds)

Dec 26 '06 - Jan. 1st, '07
Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, CA (near Santa Cruz)
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June 17th - June 23rd, 2007
Padmasambhava Peace Institute, Cazadero, CA (near Santa Rosa)
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Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA:
Teenager Retreat
June 30 - July 4, 2007
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Other Ongoing Programs for Teens

Spirit Rock Meditation Center Teen and Family Program Five week class series several times per year in various sites in the Bay Area for teens and tweens Daylong retreats for teens a few times yearly Family retreat yearly (includes tweens) Teen monastic retreat http://www.spiritrock.org/html/teen_program.html

Gampo Abbey Month-long meditation program for teens

Youth Yoga Dharma: offering youth the skills of yoga and meditation, in the San Francisco Bay Area

Rites of Passage Classes involving meditation

Coming of Age Program through San Francisco Zen Center www.sfzc.org

Stepping Stones--Rites of Passage Program for Youth www.steppingstonesproject.org

Youth Quest with Shai Lavie

Buddhist Centers with teen classes

San Francisco Zen Center (www.sfzc.org)

Mid-Peninsula Insight Meditation Center (www.midpeninsight.org)

Cambridge Insight Meditation Center (www.cimc.org)

Youth at Risk Lineage Project: teaches meditation and yoga to post-release and incarcerated youth http://www.lineageproject.org

Mind Body Awareness Teaches meditation to incarcerated youth www.mbaproject.org

If there's no teen classes or events in your area or you want information not listed here, contact info@wide-awake.org