Name: Echoes of Silence Soto Zen Meditation
Start: 2025-11-26T17:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-26T19:30:00-05:00
Location: First United Methodist Church

We meet **on Wednesday from 5:30 - 7:30PM** at the **First United Methodist Church** at 501 N. Tryon St in Charlotte, NC 28202. The doors close at 5:30pm. Please be on-time.

The session includes:

* **Zazen (seated meditation) - 5:30pm - 6:10pm**
* **Kinhin (walking meditation) - 6:10pm - 6:20pm**
* **Zazen (seated meditation) - 6:20pm - 6:50pm**
* **Short Dharma reading or reflection - 6:50pm - 7:20pm**
* **Optional time for informal conversation**

We begin and end with quiet respect, allowing each person to settle into their own rhythm of practice.

* Please bring your own cushions (zafu and zabuton), chairs will be provided.

### 🚗 Accessibility

* **Free parking** is available on-site
* Our parking garage is at 163 W. Ninth St.
[https://charlottefirst.org/directions-and-parking](https://charlottefirst.org/directions-and-parking)

Please park on the first or second levels. Please use the First UMC elevator on the RIGHT to come up to ground level, then cross over to the Church and meet me in the lobby.

Bring your parking pass with you so you can validate it on the device beside the elevator on the ground floor. Make sure you always wait for a confirmation message.
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### 💛 Dana (Suggested Donation)

We suggest a donation of **$5 or more** to help support the space and materials. No one is turned away for lack of funds—your presence is always welcome.

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