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While the Meditation Center is closed until May 2 due to the coronavirus, our usual Thursday noon meditation continues online on the Southern Tier Sangha Facebook. Please check out the videos on the Southern Tier Sangha Facebook page to either meditate during or later at your convenience. LIVE STREAMING MEDITATION NOON THIS THURSDAY, April 9 […]

OMC IS CLOSED TEMPORARILY THROUGH MAY 3 The Olean Meditation Center is closed  to all activity between Sunday, March 22 through Sunday, May 3 SOULFUL EXPRESSIONS’ programs through May 30 will be postponed and rescheduled for later in the year. The following activities are also being postponed: Thursday meditation sessions, Kriya Yoga gatherings, Hindu Society […]

Since our earliest beginnings, human beings have passionately expressed our emotional connection with life in art, music, and dance. Throughout the last 32,000 years, we have felt compelled to tell our stories on cave walls, in folk tales, and chant and drum them at communal firesides. We have expressed our soul’s intensity in fine Renaissance […]

  The Olean Meditation Center is proud to host three of the area’s top Yoga teachers.  Everyone is welcome to drop in to the first class free of charge.  Each teacher  brings a unique and highly professional method to their Yoga practice.  Feel free to discuss with them how Yoga will support your meditation practice, […]

OLEAN MEDITATION CENTER IS NOW ON AMAZON SMILE. Here’s the link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-3755757 Pennies on a purchase add up. Please support the mission of the Olean Meditation Center by naming us your charity of choice on Amazon Smile. The Amazon Foundation will contribute .5% of your purchase to the Center. Just click on https://smile.amazon.com/ch/45-3755757 and select […]

INTRODUCING THE BUDDHIST WORLDVIEW On behalf of Southern Tier Sangha, Dr. Richard Reilly will be facilitating a rare opportunity for local community members to systematically learn about the Buddhist world view by exploring its history, core teachings, and practices. As you perhaps know, I have practiced Buddhism for over twenty years, have been on several […]