Neighborhood Sitting Groups

Praise & blame, gain & loss, pleasure & sorrow come & go like the wind. To be happy, rest like a great tree in the midst of them all.      - The Buddha

Small groups of meditators have formed local sitting groups to better serve SIMS members in outlying areas.  Currently, there are public sitting groups in Kirkland and on Bainbridge Island.  To learn of specific meetings, please consult the event calendar.

Bainbridge Island Monthly Sittings
Vipassana Tradition
Every second Monday of the month
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Seabold Hall, 14451 Komedal Road
Contact Elizabeth Turner at 206.780.5062.
Rodney will not attend the sittings.


SIMS Eastside Meditation Group
Vipassana Tradition
2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month
7:00 - 9:00 PM
7510 117th Ave NE
Kirkland, Washington

The SIMS Eastside Meditation Group sittings are co-facilitated by  Steve & Ellen Wilhelm, at the Wilhelms' home in the Rose Hill area of Kirkland. As a group we are exploring ways to build an Eastside Dharma community and to support each other's practice. For directions and information, contact the Wilhelms at 425.822.3998 or by email to Steve and Ellen. All interested Eastsiders are welcome. Vipassana experience is helpful.   Rodney regularly attends this sitting group.  Please consult the event calendar for details.