At Brooklyn Meditation, you will experience a guided practice where you quietly reflect, notice the mental clutter you’ve been carrying, and begin to let it go—through simple verbal instructions in a calm group setting.
By participating in this experience, you step out of the constant pull of thoughts, sit with what is, and begin to find ease in simply being. This is the first step in a method that helps you gradually clear the patterns your mind has accumulated over time.
You can incorporate learnings by creating a simple daily habit of sitting down, closing your eyes, and following the same steps of observation and release you practiced at the center.
Brooklyn Meditation is a quiet, light-filled studio in the heart of Brooklyn. This light-filled second-floor studio holds a single, uncluttered practice hall, floor cushions, and a small library of founder Woo Myung’s writings. The centre keeps extended hours and limits class sizes to preserve its quiet atmosphere.
Teacher Woo Myung (b. 1953, Euisung, South Korea) spent decades asking a single question: "What is Truth?" In 1996, during deep practice, he realised that true freedom required discarding both mind and self. He refined this “subtraction” method into a seven-level programme finalised in 2012 and has since travelled worldwide to share it. All Brooklyn instructors have completed every level, renew their training yearly, and teach from direct experience rather than theory. Guides such as Elizabeth, CJ Lee, and Pam combine calm presence with practical coaching, ensuring each student moves at a steady, personal pace.
The centre offers an unhurried atmosphere in a fast city: a place to set down phones, sit still, and methodically clear the inner archive. Students often report feeling lighter, sleeping easier, and a positive perspectival shift—a quiet sense that the universe is not outside but within. The guides simply keep the door open; the work, as Woo Myung reminds, is each practitioner’s own path to mastery.
Ancient text name: Bhagavad Gita (circa 2nd century BCE – 2nd century CE)
Title: Brief, Daily Meditation Enhances Attention, Memory, Mood, and Emotional Regulation in Non-Experienced Meditators
