A haven for Inner Peace in the Heart of Brooklyn
Brooklyn Meditation is a nonprofit meditation community offering a welcoming space where people can slow down, reconnect with themselves, and discover greater clarity and peace through guided meditation.
Modern life moves quickly, and many people carry the weight of constant thoughts, stress, and everyday burdens without realizing it.
Brooklyn Meditation was created as a haven where people can step away from the noise of everyday life and rediscover the peace and clarity that already exist within them.
Many meditation practices help you feel calm in the moment. Our approach goes deeper — helping you understand and release the thoughts, patterns, and emotional burdens that create stress and limit your happiness.
Inspired by a Korean meditation tradition and thoughtfully adapted for modern life, our guided practice uses reflection and visualization to help you let go of the accumulated thoughts and beliefs that shape how you see yourself and the world.
The result is more than temporary relaxation. It is a journey toward greater clarity, freedom, and lasting inner peace.
Our meditation follows a guided process of self-reflection and letting go. Through four stages, practitioners gradually release accumulated thoughts and reconnect with a clearer, more peaceful state of mind.
Meditation can take many forms. While many practices help create moments of calm and relaxation, Brooklyn Meditation offers a guided process focused on deeper self-understanding and lasting inner change.
| Many Meditation Practices | Brooklyn Meditation Method | |
|---|---|---|
| Guidance | Practice independently on your own | Guided practice with experienced instructors |
| Focus | Focus on calming thoughts in the moment | Focus on understanding and releasing the root causes of stress |
| Process | Short sessions for relaxation, focus, or mindfulness | A step-by-step process of self-reflection and letting go |
| Approach | Often focused on managing thoughts | Learn to observe, understand, and let go of limiting thoughts |
| Community | Personal practice without a community | Supportive community and ongoing guidance |
| Outcome | Temporary moments of calm | A path toward lasting clarity, peace, and freedom |
From an early age, Woo Myung earnestly sought answers to life's most fundamental questions: Why do people live? Where do we come from and where do we go? Why is there so much conflict in the world?
Through deep searching and self-reflection, he reached enlightenment and developed the meditation method now taught at centers around the world — including Brooklyn Meditation.
His teachings guide the core of our practice: helping people let go of their false mind and discover their true self.
Learn More About the FounderOur guides are long-term practitioners who have been through the same process — and are here to walk alongside you.
CJ Lee holds a Bachelor of Architecture and worked as an architect for a decade before dedicating her life to meditation and spiritual practice. After experiencing profound personal transformation, she chose to help others discover greater inner peace.
With 20+ years of meditation practice and 15+ years as a full-time guide, CJ has guided ~4,000 people and completed 500+ hours of training across the U.S., South Korea, Mexico, and Sweden. She has collaborated with NYU, The New School, National Grid, and former NYC Mayor Eric Adams.
My meditation journey began in 2013 — a personal need to heal and settle my mind. Finding peace through this practice completely transformed me, and I believe if it worked for me, it can work for anyone.
I became a guide with Brooklyn Meditation when we first opened in 2015. I'm here to offer a listening ear and facilitate the self-reflection that helps you let go of what's weighing on you, and find your true nature.
Meditation is a personal journey, but it doesn't have to be a lonely one. At Brooklyn Meditation, you'll find a warm and supportive community where people encourage one another, celebrate each other's growth, and discover that lasting change is possible together.
The practice speaks best through those who have lived it.
"Moving through different stages of meditation, I could feel the heavyweight on my back disappearing. Each session I left lighter than I came in. Now it's just how I live."
"I am taking myself, my role and my opinion less seriously. This gives me greater ease in relationships — being more vulnerable and less judgmental while feeling courageous joy and infinite strength."
"Incredible community!! Great space and method that's easy to stick with and the results are very notable, and everyone there is so helpful! Can't recommend enough."
