

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: In-person sitting meditation and dharma talk
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Sunday, January 4, 1:30-4:30 pm
In-person sitting meditation and dharma
Seekers Church, Takoma Park, DC
 
Join us in person on this first Sunday of the new calendar year! We'll meet at 1:30 pm on Sunday afternoon, January 4, for meditation, tea, dharma, and lively discussion at Seekers Church in downtown Takoma Park, DC. The setting is open, light, and spacious, and it is just one block from the Takoma Metro station. We are wheelchair-accessible, from the street door and back entrance. 

Starting at 1:30 pm, we offer sitting and walking meditation practice until 2:30, followed by tea and a dharma talk by senior teacher Chris Montone titled “Happy New … Moment! Fresh Moment, Fresh Start,” at 3 pm. 
Meanwhile, seasons greetings; wishing everyone a good and peace-filled holiday.

Let’s join in community practice. All are welcome.

Schedule:
1:30 - Sitting Meditation Practice
2:30 -Tea Break
3:00 - Dharma Presentation &amp; Discussion: Happy New … Moment! Fresh Moment, Fresh Start

Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington, DC
Seekers Church
278 Carroll Street, NW
Washington, DC  20012
Just a block from the Takoma Metro station.

Also…hold the date for Shambhala Day (Observed) on Sunday, February 22, at Seekers Church, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm, where we will practice the Sadhana of Mahamudra, and then may want all to go out to dinner locally afterwards, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm-ish.

Please visit us at https://dc.shambhala.org.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/takoma-park/in-person-sitting-meditation-and-dharma-talk/200029440043826
- **Event Categories**: health-wellness, meditation, calendar, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 4

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Takoma Park
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Seekers Church
- **lat**: 38.97485
- **long**: -77.01624
- **full address**: Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St NW,Washington D.C., Takoma Park, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington, DC (https://allevents.in/org/shambhala-meditation-center-of-washington-dc/25963982)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 04 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Seekers Church, 276 Carroll St NW,Washington D.C., Takoma Park, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Shambhala Meditation Center of Washington, DC
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** health-wellness, meditation, calendar, holiday
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about In-person sitting meditation and dharma talk ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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