Recomended Links

The Bhavana Society

The Bhavana Society is a community of monastics and lay people living according to the precepts and practices laid down by the Buddha, Siddhattha Gautama, more than 2,500 years ago. Located in rural West Virginia, the monastery and meditation center provides opportunities for people to come to organized retreats, as well as personal retreats and visits.

The Green Bough

Exploring Wellness with a Creative Spirit

The Green Bough in Greensburg, Pa., is dedicated to helping people live fully and integrally -- with a healthy personal ethic, unlimited joy, unconditional compassion and the courage to live without illusory limitations. TGB aims to offer a safe venue where people can feel complete and healthy in body, mind and spirit.

Yoga Matrika

Located in Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood, Yoga Matrika is a community-based studio providing expert instruction in yoga and meditation for students of all experience levels. Classes are for men and women and each instructor brings a unique style, tempo and focus to their class. This community-based approach is not about where you live, it is about recognizing the value of a group of people practicing yoga together and fostering a supportive and safe environment for personal exploration within small-group classes.

Sri Ratanajoti Foundation

For The Benefit of Many

The Sri Ratanajoti Foundation is a volunteer social welfare organization established in 1993 at Sripathi Buddhist temple in Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka. The foundation aims to improve the quality of life and the well being of the people in the area, paying special attention on needy children. The Foundation does several projects and activities to uplift the educational, economic, social and spiritual conditions of its community.

Three major projects are the Sripathi Novice Monks Training Institute, Sripathi Children’s Home for Boys, and Sripathi Children’s Home for Girls.