Alexandria: Potomac Zen Sangha
Member of the World Zen Fellowship, which offers meditation and dharma teaching. Affiliated with the World Zen Fellowship.
Blacksburg and Radford: New River Zen Community
Soto center in the White Plum Lineage of Roshi Bernard Tetsugen Glassman and Hakuyu Taizan Maezuni Roshi. Offers weekly zazen and periodic retreats.
Charlottesville: Blue Ridge Zen Group
Rinzai Zen group offering daily zazen practice in Charlottesville, and periodic retreats at its Flattop Mountain Retreat Center.
Charlottesville: Cloud Floating Free Sangha
A meditation community practicing in the tradition of Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, led by members of the International Order of Interbeing. Offers weekly zazen.
Charlottesville: Blue Ridge Zen Group
Practice in the Myoshin-ji lineage of Rinzai Zen.
Charlottesville: Clear Spring Sangha
Affiliated with the Diamond Sangha and Robert Aitken Roshi.
Delaplane Virginia Zen Group
Rinzai Zen group in the lineage of Joshu Sasaki Roshi. Offers weekly zazen practice, and periodic sesshins.
Fairfax: Mindfulness Practice Center of Fairfax
Mindfulness Practice in the Tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh. Offers daily group meditation at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Fairfax.
Falls Church: Dae Do Sah
Member of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Offers weekly zazen and periodic retreats.
Fort Belvoir: Chua Hoa Nghiem Vietnamese Buddhist
Vietnamese Zen lineage temple serving the local Vietnamese community and anyone else interested in Buddhism and awakening consciousness.
Hampton Roads: The Mindfulness Community of Hampto
Inspired by the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. Offers bi-monthly group meditation.
Richmond: Ekoji Buddhist Sangha Zen Group
Offers twice weekly zazen practice. Not affiliated with any one school or teacher, but the group hosts visits by teachers from a variety of lineages, including frequent visits by Taitaku Patricia Phelan Sensei, priest from the Chapel Hill Zen Center. Pat practices in the Soto lineage and tradition of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi.
Richmond: Still Water Zen Center
Member of the Kwan Um School of Zen. Offers weekly zazen practice and periodic retreats.
Virginia Beach: Tidewater Zen Group
Zen meditation group practicing Soto-style zazen. Offers weekly services.
Zen Centers in Virginia
Complete list of Zen centers in Virginia maintained by the International Research Institute for Zen Buddhism.