A place to practice, together.
We're a meditation and dharma community in Brookfield, Wisconsin. We sit together, we study the teachings, and we try to bring what we find into the rest of our lives. Buddhist-rooted, open to everyone, and offered in the spirit of generosity.
Come to a Drop-In →People come to RIM for different reasons. Some want to learn to meditate. Some have been practicing on their own and are ready for a teacher and a community. Some are going through something hard and need a place where they don't have to explain themselves.
Whatever brought you here, you're welcome. No experience needed. No fees. Come as you are, and see what you find.
This Week at RIM
New to meditation? Tuesdays and Saturdays are great places to start — both are offered in person at the center and online.
See All Programs →What people find here
"RIM has been a safe place for me to bring my anxiety and brokenness — to feel supported and okay. It is the only place I get to be not judged and not excluded. You allow me to show up with all my baggage and leave it here. Feeling lighter."
"I have not found anyone else who melds the philosophy of mindfulness with the practice itself. There are those who teach, those who do, and only one I have found who does both."
"After the first drop-in session, I knew I was home. The warm, welcoming, engaging community were where I wanted to grow my practice."
Wherever you are, there's a place to practice
Drop-In Sessions
The open door. Guided meditation, short teaching, time for questions. Come when you can, as often as you like. No commitment, no experience needed.
Courses
Multi-week programs for those ready to go deeper. Foundations of Mindfulness is where most people begin. Each course builds a real practice — not just ideas, but skills you can use.
Study & Community Groups
Dharma study, book clubs, qigong, nature meditation, community service. For the practitioner who wants to keep going — and wants company on the way.
Meet Jesse
Jesse Foy is the founding and guiding teacher at Rooted in Mindfulness. He has practiced in the Insight Meditation tradition for more than two decades and draws from the earliest Buddhist texts, the Chan tradition of Silent Illumination, and a genuine love of making the teachings accessible to anyone who walks through the door.
What his students tend to say is that he meets people where they are — and somehow makes the teaching feel both simple and real at the same time.
About Our Teachers →The tradition behind the practice
RIM is rooted in the earliest Buddhist teachings — the texts and practices that predate the many schools and traditions that came later. We also draw from the Chan practice of Silent Illumination, one of the clearest expressions of what sitting meditation is and does.
We teach in plain, accessible language. You don't need to be Buddhist to practice here. You don't need to adopt a tradition or a belief system. The teaching is here to support your practice — not to stand between you and it.
Our Approach to Diversity →Why we practice together
For yourself.
This is where practice begins — a steadier mind, a more open heart, a clearer way of being in your own life.
For those you love.
What changes in you moves outward. The way you listen, the way you respond, the patience you bring home.
For our shared world.
We don't practice only for ourselves. We practice because the world needs people who are present, compassionate, and willing to show up.
A generosity-based community
Everything at RIM is offered in the spirit of dana — a Pāli word meaning generosity of heart, mind, and action.
In the Buddhist tradition, teachers offer their teachings freely, and the community supports the teachers and the center to the level of their ability. RIM follows this model. We don't charge fees or tuition. Instead, this community is sustained by the generosity of the people who practice here — through donations, volunteering, teaching, and showing up for one another.
RIM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
This Week's Schedule →"If something brought you here, that's enough. Come to a drop-in. Sit for an hour. See what you notice."