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Hyde Park Weekly Insight Meditation with Jon Aaron at Bond Chapel

  • Bond Chapel (at the University of Chicago) 1025 East 58th Street Chicago, IL, 60637 United States (map)

Weekly In-Person Meditation with Jon Aaron

Thursdays, 6:30-8pm | Fall Session: October 9-December 11, 2025

In-Person gatherings include meditation instruction, practice, Dharma talks, and sharing. They are facilitated by Jon Aaron, who has been teaching and leading retreats in the Insight tradition for over 20 years. He is also a certified teacher and teacher trainer of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction(MBSR).

Jon Aaron is a Dharma teacher in New York and most recently in Chicago.  He has long been associated with the New York Insight Meditation Center and teaches nationally and beyond.His approach combines a grounding in Theravāda Buddhism with non-dual and Mahayana perspectives, emphasizing the integration of Buddhist teachings into daily life to address personal and social challenges. He is a certified teacher and teacher trainer of Mindfulness-BasedStress Reduction. With his partner Upayadhi, he founded Space2Meditate in response to the pandemic, providing daily meditation sessions online since March 2020. Jon also co-hosts "Diggin' the Dharma," a podcast with Buddhist scholar Doug Smith, now in its fourth season.