Metta Meditation Center

01/30/2026

Our April retreat: Mindfulness Tools for Overcoming Addiction

When: Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 5 p.m. to Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m.

Where: Metta Meditation Center, Janesville, Minn.

Deadline to signup: April 5, 2026

Are you on a path of recovery from addiction and seeking deeper, steady support? This 3-night residential retreat offers a compassionate space to strengthen your recovery through Buddhist mindfulness practices specifically designed to work with craving, impulses, and compulsive patterns.

Learn more & signup: https://www.mettameditationcenter.org/freedom-within-mindfulness-tools-for-overcoming-addiction/

01/28/2026

Our next retreat: Awakening Wisdom with Self-Compassion

When: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 5 p.m. to Sunday, March 15 at 3 p.m.


Where: Metta Meditation Center, Janesville, Minn.

Deadline to signup: March 1

In the journey toward spiritual awakening, we often become our own harshest critics, creating suffering through self-judgment and inner resistance.

This retreat invites you to cultivate the profound union of wisdom (Prajñā) and compassion (Karuṇā) through Buddhist meditation practices, offering tools to develop both clear insight and loving-kindness toward yourself.

Drawing on timeless teachings of mindfulness, loving-kindness, and wisdom cultivation, participants will explore how to nurture a mind and heart that embrace both understanding and gentle acceptance.

Learn more & signup: https://www.mettameditationcenter.org/awakening-wisdom-with-self-compassion/

01/08/2026

April retreat: Mindfulness Tools for Overcoming Addiction

When: Sunday, April 23, 2026 at 5 p.m.
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Sunday, April 26 at 3 p.m.

Where: Metta Meditation Center, Janesville, Minn.

Deadline to signup: April 5, 2026

Are you on the path to recovery from addiction but need additional support? This 3-night retreat uses Buddhist mindfulness practices designed to help you manage impulses and compulsive patterns.

Learn more and sign up: https://www.mettameditationcenter.org/freedom-within-mindfulness-tools-for-overcoming-addiction/

01/07/2026

Moment to Moment Awareness Retreat

When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, at 5 p.m.
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Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, at 2 p.m.

Where: Metta Meditation Center, Janesville, Minn.

This retreat invites you to cultivate the transformative practice of moment-to-moment awareness through Buddhist insight meditation (Vipassana), offering tools to develop clear seeing and deep understanding of the nature of reality. Triple Gem Of The North

Info and signup here and in our bio: https://www.mettameditationcenter.org/moment-to-moment-awareness-an-insight-meditation-retreat/

01/02/2026

Moment to Moment Awareness Retreat
When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at 5 p.m. to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Where: Metta Meditation Center, Janesville, Minn.
This retreat invites you to cultivate the transformative practice of moment-to-moment awareness through Buddhist insight meditation (Vipassana), offering tools to develop clear seeing and deep understanding of the nature of reality.
Details and signup are here and our bio. https://www.mettameditationcenter.org/moment-to-moment.../

12/31/2025

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It’s very cold but also very peaceful at the Metta Meditation Center. We have a few openings available for our January retreat. Details are in our bio.

12/22/2025

Moment to Moment Awareness Retreat

When: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at 5 p.m. to Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026 at 2 p.m.

Where: Metta Meditation Center, Janesville, Minn.

This retreat invites you to cultivate the transformative practice of moment-to-moment awareness through Buddhist insight meditation (Vipassana), offering tools to develop clear seeing and deep understanding of the nature of reality.

Details and signup are here and our bio. https://www.mettameditationcenter.org/moment-to-moment-awareness-an-insight-meditation-retreat/

12/16/2025

11/09/2025

What a wonderful evening!
Thank you to everyone who joined and supported our TGN Fundraiser — your generosity, laughter, and community spirit made it a memorable event. Every contribution helps us continue the work we do. 🧡🍂

09/09/2025

🌿✨ Our recent Wellness Retreat was a beautiful gathering centered on holistic wellbeing—nurturing the body, mind, and spirit. Together, we explored physical health, mental and emotional balance, nutrition, skincare, and the art of creative cooking. From learning how food can be medicine to moving with rhythm through drumming, the retreat was a space of connection, healing, and renewal. 💚

09/09/2025

Overlooking Lake Elysian at our property in Janesville. 🧘‍♂️

09/08/2025

Here is a photo of our participants at the Wellness Retreat. Thank you to those who came. We hope it was enriching.