Meditation Resources in Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas

NON-BUDDHIST MEDITATION RESOURCES
IN FAYETTEVILLE AND NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Arkansas Yoga Center (AYC)

Exceptionally varied instruction in yoga, Nia aerobic movement classes, Tai Chi, meditation, and offering meditation for teens. Located at 1949 Green Acres Rd. in Fayetteville. For more information, contact Andrea Fournet or Bryan Fowler at 521-9642 or visit www.aryoga.com.

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

Meets at United Campus Ministries, 902 W. Maple, on the corner of Maple and Storer Streets in Fayetteville. Sunday morning worship is preceded by 15 minutes of singing beginning at 9:00 a.m. An additional midweek meeting for worship takes place each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. In addition, Quakers meet regularly for other forms of worship, study, and business. For more information contact David or Susan Schoen at 479-251-9255

Sufi Center of the Ozarks

The Sufi Center of the Ozarks is a local center of the Sufi Order International, a Sufi tradition brought to the West in the early twentieth century by Hazrat Inayat Khan. The retreat process is an important part of the Sufi path. Individual and group retreats are held frequently. The Sufi Center of the Ozarks meets each Thursday in Eureka Springs at 6:00 PM for a pot luck supper followed by devotions at 7:00 PM which include prayer, meditation, movement, and the singing of sacred phrases from many of the world’s many spiritual traditions. For information and directions you may contact Espabad Babbs at 479-253-6664 or Neferti Babbs at 479-253-8303

Ozark Research Institute (ORI)

Healing meditation meeting: a meditation group where, through loving intent, distant healing energy is sent to those in need across the country. The meetings are free of charge and open to anyone interested in the Power of the Focused Mind. Every Tuesday, 7:30-9:00 pm (one hour of this time is devoted to several guided meditations for individual and collective healing), ORI Headquarters, 221 S. Locust Ave., Fayetteville. Call ORI at 479-582-9197 or visit www.ozarkresearch.org for a current information on this and other groups, classes, and workshops.

Center for Conscious and Creative Living

CCL is the Fayetteville branch of the Church of Religious Science, newly established here under the direction of Rev. Denise Schubert, and is open to the public for services, periods of guided meditation, and other spiritually enlivening activities. Study group meets at 326 Holcomb Avenue in Springdale. Contact Rev. Denise Schubert at 479-443-6568 or visit www.cclcenter.com for more information and/or directions.

Radha Soami Society

welcomes all to attend discourses on its spiritual approach, which is of Eastern origin but distinct from Hinduism or Buddhism. Its Science of the Soul Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, from 10-11 am. Individuals who become seriously interested may request initiation into the Radha Soami Society, and upon initiation will receive meditation instruction. For more information contact Patrick Holiman at 479-582-4629.

Centering Prayer Group

and other resources for Christian prayer and meditation are available at www.stpaulsfay.orgSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. Over the years, St. Paul’s has broadened its activities to include much community outreach to the homeless, a labyrinth ministry, an open dream group, yoga, healing services, excellent lecture series and musical programs, and a variety of Christian contemplative approaches. Contact 442-7373 or www.stpaulsfay.org to reach the Church, and Jean Kebis 479-521-2805 (home) or 479-750-4971 (work) for more information on the Centering Prayer group specifically.

The Northwest Arkansas Self-Realization Fellowship

is an affiliate of Self-Realization Fellowship which was founded by Paramahansa Yogananda (author of the modern classic Autobiography of a Yogi) in 1920. Services include meditation, devotional chanting, a healing prayer service, and a group reading of The Second Coming of Christ. The group meets at 902 W. Maple in Fayetteville from 3:30 to 6 p.m. each Sunday. For more information, visit the group's Yahoo group site. A Newton County group meets twice monthly for meditation, chants, and readings. Please call 870-861-552 for information.

Circle of Light

Circle of Light is a spiritual center in Eureka Springs, AR. The Circle of Light’s work is based on the Messages from God, brought through by Yael and Doug Powell in a daily mystical communion for over 35 years (there are presently 87 notebooks of these Messages and many tapes). Tuesday evenings each week Yael speaks a Meditation from God. People may attend in person, or one may choose attend by phone bridge. Simply dial 605-772-3300, then dial pin #679076 at 8 p.m. Central time any Tuesday to hear these meditations by phone. Contact: Shanna MacLean at 479-253-6832 or 866-629-9894. Circle of Light, 3969 Mundell Road, Eureka Springs, AR 72631.

Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas

The Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas prayer hall is open every Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The prayer hall is located at 12778 E Gaiche Road in Gentry. Teachers from the Chinmaya Mission in Dallas visit here periodically.

For more information and directions to the prayer hall, visit www.nwahindutemple.org.

Benedictine Spirituality and Conference Center

in St. Scholastica Monastery at Ft. Smith has long presented a remarkable annual schedule of retreats and programs, as well private and assisted retreats for individuals. Topics include contemplation, focus on Mary and the Divine Feminine, Benedictine spirituality, retreats for young women and Hispanic people, dream work, and much more. Visit the website at www.scholasticafortsmith.org or call 479-783-1135 for more information.

Krishnamurti Study Group

meets intermittently to read and discuss the writings and teachings of philosopher, teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986). For information contact Andrew Sieff at (479) 582-2393. Note: Krishnamurti talks and dialogues are presented regularly on Fayetteville Community Access T.V. (C.A.T.), Channel 18. Times: Sunday 11 AM, Tuesday 8 PM, Thursday 9 PM. (Times may be subject to change. Contact C.A.T. in case of discrepancies.)

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Arkansas Yoga Center (AYC) Exceptionally varied instruction in yoga, Nia aerobic movement classes, Tai Chi, meditation, and offering meditation for teens. Located at 1949 Green Acres Rd. in Fayetteville. For more information, contact Andrea Fournet or Bryan Fowler at 521-9642 or visit www.aryoga.com. The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Meets at United Campus Ministries, 902 W. Maple, on the corner of Maple and Storer Streets in Fayetteville. Sunday morning worship is preceded by 15 minutes of singing beginning at 9:00 a.m. An additional midweek meeting for worship takes place each Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. In addition, Quakers meet regularly for other forms of worship, study, and business. For more information contact David or Susan Schoen at 479-251-9255 Sufi Center of the Ozarks The Sufi Center of the Ozarks is a local center of the Sufi Order International, a Sufi tradition brought to the West in the early twentieth century by Hazrat Inayat Khan. The retreat process is an important part of the Sufi path. Individual and group retreats are held frequently. The Sufi Center of the Ozarks meets each Thursday in Eureka Springs at 6:00 PM for a pot luck supper followed by devotions at 7:00 PM which include prayer, meditation, movement, and the singing of sacred phrases from many of the world’s many spiritual traditions. For information and directions you may contact Espabad Babbs at 479-253-6664 or Neferti Babbs at 479-253-8303 Ozark Research Institute (ORI) Healing meditation meeting: a meditation group where, through loving intent, distant healing energy is sent to those in need across the country. The meetings are free of charge and open to anyone interested in the Power of the Focused Mind. Every Tuesday, 7:30-9:00 pm (one hour of this time is devoted to several guided meditations for individual and collective healing), ORI Headquarters, 221 S. Locust Ave., Fayetteville. Call ORI at 479-582-9197 or visit www.ozarkresearch.org for a current information on this and other groups, classes, and workshops. Center for Conscious and Creative Living CCL is the Fayetteville branch of the Church of Religious Science, newly established here under the direction of Rev. Denise Schubert, and is open to the public for services, periods of guided meditation, and other spiritually enlivening activities. Study group meets at 326 Holcomb Avenue in Springdale. Contact Rev. Denise Schubert at 479-443-6568 or visit www.cclcenter.com for more information and/or directions. Radha Soami Society welcomes all to attend discourses on its spiritual approach, which is of Eastern origin but distinct from Hinduism or Buddhism. Its Science of the Soul Study Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month, from 10-11 am. Individuals who become seriously interested may request initiation into the Radha Soami Society, and upon initiation will receive meditation instruction. For more information contact Patrick Holiman at 479-582-4629.	Centering Prayer Group and other resources for Christian prayer and meditation are available at www.stpaulsfay.orgSt. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. Over the years, St. Paul’s has broadened its activities to include much community outreach to the homeless, a labyrinth ministry, an open dream group, yoga, healing services, excellent lecture series and musical programs, and a variety of Christian contemplative approaches. Contact 442-7373 or www.stpaulsfay.org to reach the Church, and Jean Kebis 479-521-2805 (home) or 479-750-4971 (work) for more information on the Centering Prayer group specifically. The Northwest Arkansas Self-Realization Fellowship is an affiliate of Self-Realization Fellowship which was founded by Paramahansa Yogananda (author of the modern classic Autobiography of a Yogi) in 1920. Services include meditation, devotional chanting, a healing prayer service, and a group reading of The Second Coming of Christ. The group meets at 902 W. Maple in Fayetteville from 3:30 to 6 p.m. each Sunday. For more information, visit the group's Yahoo group site. A Newton County group meets twice monthly for meditation, chants, and readings. Please call 870-861-552 for information. Circle of Light Circle of Light is a spiritual center in Eureka Springs, AR. The Circle of Light’s work is based on the Messages from God, brought through by Yael and Doug Powell in a daily mystical communion for over 35 years (there are presently 87 notebooks of these Messages and many tapes). Tuesday evenings each week Yael speaks a Meditation from God. People may attend in person, or one may choose attend by phone bridge. Simply dial 605-772-3300, then dial pin #679076 at 8 p.m. Central time any Tuesday to hear these meditations by phone. Contact: Shanna MacLean at 479-253-6832 or 866-629-9894. Circle of Light, 3969 Mundell Road, Eureka Springs, AR 72631. Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas The Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas prayer hall is open every Saturday from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The prayer hall is located at 12778 E Gaiche Road in Gentry. Teachers from the Chinmaya Mission in Dallas visit here periodically. For more information and directions to the prayer hall, visit www.nwahindutemple.org. Benedictine Spirituality and Conference Center in St. Scholastica Monastery at Ft. Smith has long presented a remarkable annual schedule of retreats and programs, as well private and assisted retreats for individuals. Topics include contemplation, focus on Mary and the Divine Feminine, Benedictine spirituality, retreats for young women and Hispanic people, dream work, and much more. Visit the website at www.scholasticafortsmith.org or call 479-783-1135 for more information. Krishnamurti Study Group meets intermittently to read and discuss the writings and teachings of philosopher, teacher Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986). For information contact Andrew Sieff at (479) 582-2393. Note: Krishnamurti talks and dialogues are presented regularly on Fayetteville Community Access T.V. (C.A.T.), Channel 18. Times: Sunday 11 AM, Tuesday 8 PM, Thursday 9 PM. (Times may be subject to change. Contact C.A.T. in case of discrepancies.)

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