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Breathe in · breathe out
Drop-in meditation, breathwork and sound baths in Burlington, Vermont. Come as you are and leave a little quieter.
Three ways in
An hour after work, eight Tuesday evenings, or a whole weekend by the lake. Start with whichever fits this month.
Drop-in classes
1 hour
Morning to evening, seven days a week. Cushions, blankets and tea are here.
$18 a class
The mindfulness course
8 weeks
One evening a week, twelve people, a teacher who knows your name.
$340 · from Tue, Oct 13
Weekend retreat
2 nights
Lake Champlain: sits, slow walks, good food and long, easy silences.
From $480 · Nov 13 to 15
This week’s classes
Daily · 7 am
Morning sit
30 min · $18
Fri · 7:30 pm
Sound bath
60 min · $26
Tue, Thu · 6 pm
Breathwork
45 min · $22
Sun · 5 pm
Yoga nidra
50 min · $20
Sat · 9 am
Walking meditation
Red Rocks Park · $15
Every class includes cushions, blankets and tea. Your first class is free.
The 8-week course
One practice a week, twenty minutes a day at home, in plain language.
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Arriving
02
The body
03
The breath
04
Hard moments
05
Allowing
06
Thoughts
07
Taking care
08
Keeping going
Tuesdays from Oct 13 · 6:30 pm · 12 places · $340
Free, any time
Twenty-four guided meditations recorded in the studio by our teachers. No account, no app.
Teachers
Pine Point Lodge · North Hero, VT
Weekend retreat
When
Fri, Nov 13 to Sun, Nov 15
Where
A lakeside lodge on Lake Champlain, 40 minutes from the studio
Included
Two nights, all meals, five sits, two guided walks
Cost
$480 shared room · $620 own room
6 places left
For workplaces
We bring the practice to your team at your office, online, or here at the studio. Plain language, no incense, no pressure to join in.
Lunchtime sits from $240 · six-week programmes · team retreat days
42
teams in Vermont since 2019
1,300
people have sat with us at work
4.9
average rating from team leads
“I came for my sleep. I stayed because, for an hour on Tuesdays, nobody needed anything from me, including me.”
Priya Raman · 8-week course, spring 2026
“The sound bath is the only hour of my week with no phone in it. I protect it like a meeting.”
Dan Mercer · Friday sound bath
“I had never meditated. Nora made the first class feel like sitting down with a friend.”
Hanna Ruiz · Morning sit
Book a class
Tell us what you would like to try and when suits you. We will hold a cushion and email you the details.
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Arrive ten minutes early. Shoes off at the door, tea on the side.
02
Sit on a cushion, a chair or lie down. All are welcome.
03
The teacher guides everything. There is nothing to get right.
Prefer to talk first? (802) 555-0136
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