Sit Together

Sit with others, wherever you are.

Sit Together is a calm, hand-checked calendar of live online meditation — Zen, Insight, Tibetan, Plum Village, Theravada, Triratna and secular mindfulness — shown in your own time zone. Find a group that’s sitting now, or one that starts soon.

49 recurring sits32 communities7 traditionsMostly free or by donation

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This week’s schedule

Times shown in UTC until your time zone loads. 49 groups · Subscribe to all (ICS)

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Friday, Oct 30

Explore by tradition

13 sits

Zen

Zen practice centres on zazen, simply sitting, often with walking meditation (kinhin) and a short chanting service.

15 sits

Insight / Vipassana

Insight (vipassana) meditation draws on early Buddhist teachings on mindfulness, loving-kindness and compassion, usually taught in plain modern language.

2 sits

Theravada & Thai Forest

Theravada monasteries and lay groups offer evening chanting (puja), meditation and dhamma reflections, many of them livestreamed from Thai Forest monasteries in the Ajahn Chah lineage..

8 sits

Plum Village (Thich Nhat Hanh)

Sanghas in the Plum Village tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh practise sitting meditation, readings and warm, small-group dharma sharing with deep listening and loving speech..

6 sits

Tibetan & Vajrayana

Tibetan Buddhist communities — Gelug (FPMT), Nyingma, Shambhala, Bön and others — offer guided meditation, compassion practice, mantra recitation and teachings online..

2 sits

Triratna

Triratna is an international Buddhist community that teaches mindfulness of breathing and loving-kindness (metta bhavana), with open online meditation rooms nearly every day..

3 sits

Secular mindfulness

Science-based mindfulness sessions with no religious framing: short guided meditations for stress, focus and well-being, open to everyone..

One quiet email a week

Questions

Are these online meditation groups really free?

Most are free or offered on a donation (dana) basis, which means you can join without paying and give what you can if you'd like to support the teachers. Each listing shows whether it is free, donation-based or paid, and links to the organiser's own page.

Do I need to be Buddhist to join?

No. Every group listed here welcomes newcomers, and many people who sit with Zen, Insight or Plum Village groups don't identify as Buddhist. If you'd prefer no religious framing at all, filter by Secular mindfulness.

How are the times converted to my time zone?

Each group's schedule is stored in the time zone the organiser publishes it in (for example America/Los_Angeles or Europe/London). Your browser detects your own time zone and converts every session, including daylight-saving changes. You can also pick a different time zone at the top of the schedule.

What should I do before joining my first online sit?

Open the group's official page a few minutes early, since some groups ask you to register or email for a link. Install Zoom if needed, keep your microphone muted, and find a quiet seat. It's always fine to keep your camera off or simply listen.

How do you keep the listings up to date?

Every listing is checked against the organiser's own schedule page and shows the date it was last verified, and an automated check flags broken links. Schedules do change, so please confirm on the organiser's page — and tell us if something is out of date.