Newer-Seekers Friendly Spiritual Communities
Spiritual organizations and resources ideal for beginners, offering meditation, community support, teachings, and guidance with minimal financial barriers. These include online platforms, virtual communities, directories, and nonprofit organizations:
Sahaja Yoga Meditation
Focus: Universal spirituality.
Offerings: Sahaja Yoga is practiced worldwide. Meditation classes are offered free of charge at various locations. Classes are run by experienced meditation practitioners who volunteer their time to share the knowledge they have received
Centers for Spiritual Living (CSL) Virtual Circles
Focus: Practical spirituality for enhanced spiritual living along with 'New Thought' principles.
Offerings: Free Zoom-based discussion groups on spiritual topics using Science of Mind magazine.
Bruno Groening Circle of Friends
Focus: Spiritual companionship across major traditions. Studying the teachings of renown 20th Century German, medically verified, spiritual healer, Bruno Groening. >>> For Assistance >>>
Offerings: Monthly in-person community hour and international online community hours.
Cezarina Trone
(Coaching and Mentoring for the New Era)
Focus: Higher Mindset Coaching and Wellness Education
Offerings: Online events, onsite retreats, classes and counseling
Clyde Rush
- Light Body Podcast -
Focus: Diverse spiritual topics: Discover how to live an IMPACTFUL and JOYFUL life
Offerings: Information on mindfulness, meditation, and conscious living.
Unity Centers
Focus: We follow the teachings and example of the great mystics of history including Jesus, Buddha, Patanjali, Meister Eckart and others. We recognize that God is present in and works through all religions.
Offerings: Tools and resources to help individuals apply positive spiritual principles into their lives, regardless of their faith.
Tara Brach’s Podcast/Website
Focus: Mindfulness and RAIN technique.
Offerings: 100+ free guided meditations and talks.
World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM)
Focus: Contemplative prayer.
Offerings: Free local/online groups and youth programs.
Being Shiva Foundation
Focus: Dharma-based spirituality (non-religious).
Offerings: Free resources on consciousness and self-realization.
Community Mindfulness Project
Focus: Trauma-sensitive mindfulness.
Offerings: Free sessions for under-resourced groups.
Science of Spirituality (SOS)
Focus: Meditation (Inner Light and Sound) and service.
Offerings: Free online courses (e.g., "Learn to Meditate"), global meditation centers, and retreats.
Smiling Mind
Focus: Mindfulness for all ages.
Offerings: Free programs for kids, teens, and workplaces.
AARP Virtual Community Center
Focus: Holistic wellness.
Offerings: Free mindfulness and yoga classes (open to non-members).
https://local.aarp.org/virtual-community-center/exercise-wellness/
Mind Oasis
Focus: Interactive meditation.
Offerings: Free 5-Day Meditation Challenge and community discussions.
Insight Timer
(downloadable app)
Focus: Diverse meditation styles (guided, music, talks).
Offerings: 120,000+ free meditations and live community events.
Cafh
Focus: Cafh is a global spiritual community that supports and encourages each individual’s journey to develop a deeper sense of self in relationship with our world
Offerings: No Fees, No Dogma No Limits Just presence and participation. Cafh is a flexible, sustainable framework and resource for greater spiritual living. There are no fees, our work is supported by the contribution and offering of our members. Since its founding in 1937, Cafh’s methods have enriched the lives of members all over the world
Awkwardly Zen™
Focus: Awkwardly Zen™ was created as a safe place to explore your spiritual path in a FREE online spiritual community. We were a group of friends that were lucky to learn and share our spiritual journey with and we wanted to create that opportunity for anyone.
Offering: Zoom and In-person meetups; Guest Speakers, Special Events and other safe opportunities for spiritual development.
The Gaian Collective
Focus: The Gaian Collective is a non-profit organization that envisions a diverse global community sanctuary where anyone can feel safe to explore connections between their inner spiritual practices and sacred nature in order to create a more sustainable world.
Offering: We are a community that teaches, nurtures and celebrates the link between personal spirituality and our place as interconnected beings, improving the health, balance and wellness between ourselves and the planet.
Spiritual Naturalist Society
Focus: Spiritual Naturalism is happiness, contentment, or flourishing in life, and a relief from suffering. It is a spirituality whereby we work to become wiser and to live better over time through continued learning, contemplative practices, and character development. It is by walking such a path that we become more capable of helping to make the world a better place, and in so doing, come closer to the flourishing ‘good life’
Offering: Education, Volunteerism, Media opportunities, Local chapter involvement, community outreach and IT projects