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Ananda Shala

Blueberry Gardens

Crossings

Circle Yoga

Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Gaithersburg

Friends House Retirement Community

Shepherd's Table

The Takoma Park Presbyterian Church

Yoga Center of Columbia

Ananda Shala Yoga Center (www.anandashala.com) is located adjacent to Carroll Creek, in downtown Frederick. Parking is available on the street and in nearby garages.

Located on Route 108/Ashton Road in Ashton, MD. One-half mile east of the intersection of Routes 108 and 650. Turn in at two blue mailboxes and a 'U-Pick Blueberries' sign. Continue making two left turns on the gravel driveway.

Many Still Water MPC events take place at Crossings, located above the Whole Foods Supermarket at 8505 Fenton Street (near the intersection with Wayne Ave).

>BY METRO: Get off at the Silver Spring station (click for station info), exiting on the south side of Colesville Road where the buses pull up. Several hundred feet after you come out of the station, make a right on Wayne Avenue. Walk along Wayne two or three blocks, crossing Georgia Avenue. Make the next left turn onto Fenton Street. The entrance to 8505 Fenton Street will be on your right, just past the Sprint Store. 

>FROM THE BELTWAY: Get off at Exit 31B to take Georgia Avenue south toward Silver Spring. Drive south just over one mile. Turn left on Cameron, then right on Fenton. Cross Colesville Road. Look for Whole Foods on your left. 

>FROM DC AND THE INNER BURBS: Come north on Georgia Avenue until Wayne Avenue and turn right.  Whole Foods will be on the left just after you cross Fenton. 

PARKING: Parking for morning sitting is available right in front of 8505 Fenton Avenue (free until 9:00am). Parking for evening activities is available on the street or in the municipal lot on Wayne Avenue just west of Fento. (Take a ticket when you go in, but the gates are open after 8 pm so parking is free.). IMPORTANT: Please do not park in the Whole Foods parking lot. Your car may be towed.

ENTRANCE: The entrance to the Crossings suite is on Fenton Street between the Whole Foods cafe and the Sprint Store on the corner. Go in the door, up the stairs or elevator, through the double doors, right at the glass wall, and walk straight into the Crossings suite. Once in the Crossings space, walk straight ahead to the hallway, turn right, and go to the end.

Leave your shoes on the shelves and come in.

You have arrived, you are home.

Circle Yoga is 1 block West of Connecticut Avenue in NW Washington DC just South of the Chevy Chase Circle.

>FROM THE BELTWAY AND NORTH: Take Connecticut Avenue South toward DC. After going around the Chevy Chase Circle, take the 1st right onto Northampton Street. We are at the end of the block on the left, a 3-story red brick building.

>FROM DC AND SOUTH: Take Connecticut Avenue North toward Maryland. Turn left onto Northampton Street We are at the end of the block on the left, a 3-story red brick building.

The chapel at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Gaithersburg is a small standalone white building (looks like a small old fashioned church) at the corner of 355 and Summit Ave in Gaithersburg.   (The main church, a larger brick structure, is located behind the chapel.)  The address is 205 S Summit Ave Gaithersburg, MD 20877.   There is a parking lot with ample parking directly across from the chapel on Summit Ave.

Directions from the south: Take 270 North to exit 9A (Downtown Gaithersburg/370). Once on 370, take the second exit, marked 355 North.  Once on 355, make a left at the 4th stop light (Summit Avenue).  The chapel will be immediately on the left, and a parking lot surrounding an older house will be on the right.   Turn right into the parking lot and park.   Then cross the street and enter the chapel by the side door (stairs and wheelchair ramp) facing the parking lot.  The door opens to a small vestibule with the open meeting space on the left.

Directions from the north;  Take 270 South to exit 11, Montgomery Village Avenue/Rt. 124.  Turn left off of the exit and move to the right lane.   Turn right at the next light (355 South).  Follow 355 South through Gaithersburg to the 4th light (Summit Avenue).  Turn right onto Summit.  The chapel will be immediately on the left and parking lot on the right.  Follow directions as above.

The Friends House Retirement Community is adjacent to the Sandy Spring Friends School, just east of Olney, MD.

The Friday Afternoon Meditation Group meets in the Miller Center, 3:45 to 4:45 pm. When you are coming for the first time, it is helpful to arrive ten minutes early.

For more information, please email Pat Weiss (patsweiss@yahoo.com), Gene Klinger (gklinger@verizon.net), or Kathleen Barrett (Cresting3@yahoo.com).

The Shepherd's Table is located just off Georgia Avenue in Downtown Silver Spring, between Colesville Road and East West Highway. Look for signs for "Progress Place."

Coming south on Georgia Avenue, turn right on Silver Spring Avenue, the fourth traffic light after Colesville. The street ends in front of Shepherd's Table.

Coming North on Georgia Avenue, turn left on Silver Spring Avenue, the second traffic light after East-West Highway/Route 410. The street ends in front of Shepherd's Table. 

You are welcome to park in one of the free spaces in front of the building and on the east side. 

Enter through the double doors. The Still Water meditation group is in the Clothes Closet (continue walking straight back and then turn left.) 

The Takoma Park Presbyterian Church is located at the corner of Tulip and Maple Avenues in the middle of the historic district of Takoma Park. 

>FROM THE TAKOMA PARK METRO: Walk north-east on Carroll (past the 7-11) for two blocks; go left at the intersection of Carroll and Maple;the church is one block on the right (at the intersection of Maple and Tulip).

>FROM THE INTERSECTION OF PHILADELPHIA AVE. AND ETHAN ALLEN AVE (RT. 410): From the Takoma Park Volunteer Fire Station, go West along Carroll Avenue, toward Old Town Takoma; turn right on Tulip Avenue;the church is three blocks down on the right (at Maple Avenue).

Please enter for morning meditation through the double doors on the left side as you face the church from Maple Avenue.  (This is the "last" set of doors on
Maple Avenue at the south end of the church.  The main doors into the sanctuary will not be open.) Proceed up a few stairs and then about 100 feet down the hallway until the "library," the fourth door on your left. Because of security concerns, the doors are only open at the beginning of meditation from 7:25 to 7:35.

Parking is available on Tulip Avenue and on Maple Avenue (Although the signs on Maple Avenue say permit parking only, local residents tell us that cars are only ticketed for flagrant violations, such as leaving a car parked for days.)

>FROM BALTIMORE CITY AND POINTS EAST: Take 95 South (toward Washington) to Route 100 West toward Ellicott City. Exit at Route 104/108. Bear left at the circle to the traffic light approximately 200 yards at Route 108. Turn right onto Route 108. Once on Route 108, pass through traffic light at Center Park Drive, then make the second right. Park behind the 2-story brick office building on the left.

>FROM BALTIMORE AND POINTS NORTH: Take 695 to 70 West (toward Frederick) to 29 South. Continue on 29 South and exit onto Route 108 East. The Yoga Center will be on the left side approximately 1.3 miles. Park behind the 2-story brick office building on the left.

>FROM DC AND POINTS SOUTH: Take 95 North to 32 West (toward Columbia) to 29 North. Take 29 North to exit for Route 108 East. Go East on Route 108 approximately 1.3 miles. The Yoga Center will be on the left side. Park behind the 2-story brick office building on the left.