What we’re about
OutBreath is a community in Boston for all LGBTQ people interested in meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhism. We started our journey as an organization in 2009.
OutBreath's mission is to build community and create welcoming events where every person can find inner freedom and outer realization through meditation. We work with meditation centers across all Buddhist lineages to create LGBTQ-affirming meditation classes, workshops, community events, and residential retreats.
We welcome LGBTQ people of all ages, identities, and backgrounds. Come as you are. Whether you are brand new to meditation, a long-term practitioner or anywhere in between, you are warmly invited!
Also, check out these other OutBreath resources:
Join OutBreath on Facebook! Join our Facebook community for fun discussions, wisdom, Dharma humor, and info. on events you may enjoy. facebook.com/groups/OutBreath/
Sign up for OutBreath emails! To get the latest/greatest updates on OutBreath, sign up for our email list! You'll get the information on upcoming OutBreath events and ways you can get involved in OutBreath. Our email list is strictly private. It is never shared and used only for monthly member updates. http://outbreath.us2.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=8c3b25c5422d40151980cb2b9&id=480dc85c71
Check out OutBreath on the Web! To see upcoming OutBreath events and, check out our website: www.outbreath.org. There will be many more developments to come. Our vision for outbreath.org is to offer many free services for you, including:
• Curated content on LGBTQ issues
• LGBTQ-specific Dharma talks
• Videos
• Podcasts
• Blogs
• ...and more!
Medtation Classes for Beginners: If you're brand-new to meditation, OutBreath is the perfect place to get started! We work with LGBTQ-affirming meditation centers to offer a variety of introductory workshops taught by renowned, local meditation teachers. Beginner programs are offered in multiple Buddhist lineages. You'll be joining other LGBTQ friends who are brand new in an LGBTQ-affirming community. We'll announce beginner's workshops and seminars here on Meetup.
We look forward to seeing you at an OutBreath event soon!
May all beings have comfort of heart
May all beings be free from suffering
May all beings live in love and in understanding
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Shambhala LGBTQ+ Meditation Group (in Person!)Shambhala Meditation Center, Brookline, MA
The Shambhala LGBTQ+ Meditation Group is back in person! Woohoo!!!
This group has been providing a loving, mindful, caring space for many years to bring all from the LGBTQ community together in beloved community. And now the beautiful, tranquil, warmly welcoming Shambhala has reopened for in-person events.
The intention of the LGBTQ+ meditation group is to provide a welcoming environment for individuals of diverse sexual orientation and gender identity who are interested in exploring the teachings and principles of meditation, Shambhala and Buddhism.
Our goal is to provide an open space for genuine exploration of how these teachings can be incorporated into everyday life. Mixing our sense of self with the dharma can provide a powerful path toward the development of maitri, or friendliness, towards one’s self and others; it allows the opportunity to touch into who we are, open and share our hearts, and learn from each other.
The program is suitable for all levels, from people who have never tried meditation to experienced practpractitioners.
The Shambhala LGBTQ+ meditation group willl be meeting regularly on the third Tuesday of every month at the Brookline Shambhala Center.
- LGBTIQ+ Retreat Waking Up Fabulous: Taking Refuge & Care 2024Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY
WAKING UP FABULOUS: TAKING REFUGE & CARE
A MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND LGBTQI+ RETREAT IN GARRISON, NYOpen to all who identify as: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, or Queer +. Co-sponsored by the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, and Cambridge Insight Meditation Center.
This retreat is an opportunity for us to come together as an LGBTIQ+ community and care for ourselves: to remember who we really are and to recollect our true inner goodness. We will explore ways of sustaining a kind heart, a clear open mind, and a strong body. We will engage with the ancient teachings and practices offered by the Buddha that cultivate compassion, wisdom, and skillful actions.
This retreat will be held in Noble Silence. In silence, we are illuminating the heart and mind. It is a real-time practice of stillness and clarity. Participants are asked and expected to refrain from using any electronic devices. This allows for a rare opportunity to unplug and get to know our own reality show with compassion and wisdom. Within this commitment, we are the guardians to each other’s solitude while in this precious community. The more we know and understand our inner landscape, the more we are able to engage with others and the world with both skill and grace.
Guided meditation instructions, Q&A, heart practices, gentle yoga, group meetings with a teacher, and dharma talks will be offered on this retreat. Hope you can join us!
A limited number of scholarships are available. Click here to apply.
Teachers:
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Madeline Klyne has been practicing insight meditation for over 30 years. Madeline is a co-founder and teacher at South Shore Insight in Hanover, MA, a teacher at Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, and an assistant teacher at the Insight Meditation Center in Barre, MA. https://www.dharma.org/teacher/madeline-klyne/
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Isabel Adon, LCSW is an Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapist and Trainer. She has over 20 years of experience in the mental health field. Isabel works with individuals, children and families.Movement Teacher
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Jacoby Ballard has been teaching yoga for 20 years and now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his partner and child. His teaching style is playful and profound, integrating the teachings of the dharma into how we move and breath on our mats and with each other.Retreat Manager
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La Sarmiento (they/them) is a teacher with the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, The Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program, and Cloud Sangha and contributor to the Ten Percent Happier app. La lives with their life partner Wendy and rescue pups Annabel and Bader and loves the mindfulness practice of building Lego. To learn more about La's work please visit this page.FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER:
Please go to: https://www.garrisoninstitute.org/event/lgbtiq-retreat-waking-up-fabulous-taking-refuge-care/