a very informal online and in-person sitting community based out of Nashville, TN

feeling like an office drone this week? come stare at a floor instead of a screen for a while! sitting @drkmttr , 9 - 10:30 tomorrow (Sat, 8/22) as usual
first drkmttr meetup is tomorrow! 9 - 10:30. if youd like to follow along virtually, you can visit https://meet.google.com/nho-iacm-kxw (see link in bio or on our website). be like this AI-created cyber monkess. shoot, throw some shades on, why not
back in action this weekend ya'll, new name same game. come sit with us! cc:@drkmttrcollective if you have your own cushions, please bring 'em!
a good friend and dharma brother with whom I often sit curated this incredible vibrant altar in his space. i love practicing in the glow of all these candles and in the presence of so many unique and (to me at least) very dynamic, alive-feeling arti
So much gratitude to our hosts at @drkmttrcollective Saturday afternoon and to all who came out to learn, share and practice together. Such a special place and special people. As usual, Im terrible at documenting our meetups for social media purposes
🚨NRZ is back in action! Our angelic friends over at @drkmttrcollective, 1111 Dickerson Pike, are hosting us this Saturday, 11/2, from 3 - 5 PM for a workshop to explore the Zen tradition. We'll look at foundational aspects of the practice like pos
Hi all, I’ve shared this with our core members but just wanted to announce/remind that NRZ will be putting our regular practice schedule on hold indefintely. Stay tuned about ‘pop up’ gatherings and possibly a virtual group. In the
Sunny-ish and 72 degrees 😎 come sit, chant, have some tea with us. Park by the railroad bridge and meet us at the bottom of the ramp up to the Shelby Bottoms Nature Center. See ya’ll Saturday!
Come practice in the park with us this weekend! Dress for a perfect 65 degree spring day. We’ll get some sitting, okyo (chanting) and tea drinking in! If you have your own cushions or other setups please do bring them, but we’ll have a fe
NRZ will not be meeting this Sunday, 2/18, due to your fearless jiki being out of town, specifically learning more about the Way of Tea™️ up in the great northern homelands. Back next week. In the meantime maybe go stare at a wall like our guy

help us out

we’re raising currently raising money to buy a few zabuton (large cushions), any amount is really appreciated

3% Cover the Fee

FAQs

  • nope. we just ask that you try to maintain the silence and stillness that has traditionally proven most conducive to a state of meditative absorption. if you’d like some personal pointers from more experienced practitioners, feel free to ask

  • we have a standing meeting time/place available

    from: 9 - 10:30am

    at: drkmttr collective, 1111 dickerson pike, nashville tn 37207

    however, please check the schedule/instagram feed to confirm we’ll be there on a given weekend (we’re a very small group right now so if the person who needs to open the door and set things up isnt available, its a rain check)

    you can also join our sits remotely at:
    https://meet.google.com/nho-iacm-kxw

  • for in-person sits, it’s appreciated if you wear clothes that fully cover your arms and legs. also, sitting in jeans is rough, so just keep in mind that loose, comfortable options are usually best

  • nope. we’re either online or sitting at place that’s not charging us anything. if that changes down the line for a retreat or overnight sit or something, we’ll let you know. for now just show up.

    we do gratefully accept donations, which will go toward either materials like cushion or back to our hosting space directly

  • while some of our members may be affiliated with a particular lineage, teacher, school, tradition, etc, zen posers as a group itself is not. we focus on sitting in pretty universally accepted basic zen postures and embodying techniques that are similarly common across the board. although an in-person sit organizer might set things up according to their particular experience, this is not an implication of any kind of hierarchy