By Elena Neva

Three times a week: Thursdays at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., you can come to 7 Hill St. in Somerville, to relax, meditate, chant (if you will) for 90 minutes.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy the peaceful and spiritual atmosphere.

Harvard graduate, the Rev. Kim found the location at the border of Medford and Somerville and organized the new home for Won-Buddhists and everyone else who wants to come and leave behind a hectic life and world with problems to exercise the mind and body.

All are welcome to come and learn some breathing techniques, meditation and tai chi.

Free yourself from the daily stress of life for 90 minutes of silence and peace.

Schools around the country are now implementing meditation to help with discipline and concentration of students.

The Rev. Kim visited some schools in our state and taught kids how to breathe for relaxation.

When I teach evening classes I also ask my students to close their eyes and sit in silence for five minutes before we will begin the class. Its a wonderful form of relaxation and concentration.

I had an opportunity to visit the Won Dharma Center (wondharmacenter.org) in upstate New York for a three-day retreat and had a delightful experience in a peaceful environment, tasty food and three days of meditation of different kinds: sitting, moving, walking in nature. I met people there from different states and even countries.

Some Thursdays nights in Somerville, one can try a very special ginger lemon tea with pies from the Rev. Park after the meditation, meet new people and have a friendly talk.

In 2009, I was interviewing the Rev. Kim, founder and leader of the Won-Buddhist center of Boston on TV3 Medford, for my show Meeting Interesting people. After the show was aired in Medford, it was also aired in Somerville.

Soon, a new home for TV3 in Medford will be open, and Im planning to re-establish the program. I will invite the Rev. Kim again to hear new stories of how meditation helps to transform peoples lives.

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