Open Meadow Zen Center

We hold our workshops in the main meditation room of the Open Meadow Zen Center, which overlooks acres of conservation land. The Center has a full kitchen which you can use if you would like to bring your own food and snacks. There are also many wonderful restaurants just a few minutes away in Lexington Center.

If you have chemical sensitivities, please be aware that incense is burned regularly in the meditation room (although we will not be using it during the program).

A pathway winds from the Center around the open meadow. In this view from the path, the Center is just visible through the trees.

The space includes screened-in and open porches, and several additional rooms that you can use if you want to take some quiet time.

Directions

The Open Meadow Zen Center is located at 212 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA 02421. It is near the intersection of Route 128/I95 and Route 2, making it easily accessible from Cambridge and Boston via Route 2. It is also easy to reach from Western Massachusetts, either by Route 2 or by the Mass. Turnpike and Route 128/I95.

Online maps give good directions to this location. Click here for a map and directions with Yahoo Maps.

The Open Meadow Zen Center is in a converted barn behind residential buildings. The following information will help you find the correct driveway.

There is a fire hydrant by the front driveway, and on the first day of the program we will tie a balloon to the hydrant to make the entrance noticeable.

If you are driving Eastbound on Marrett Road/Route 2A (towards Lexington Center) you will pass trees on your right, behind which there is a baseball field and an open meadow. Immediately after this there is a fire hydrant on the right, and the driveway into 212 Marrett Road is on your right just past the fire hydrant. If you reach the Leap School (a yellow building) on the right, you have gone one building too far.

If you are driving Westbound on Marrett Road/Route 2A (away from Lexington Center) you will pass the Leap School (a yellow building) on your left, and then see an large white house on your left. The driveway for 212 is just after the white house. If you reach the intersection with Waltham Street you have gone about half a mile too far.

Parking: When you enter the property, follow the long driveway all the way to the back of the barn, and park down behind the barn. After you have parked, continue to the far side of the barn, where you'll find stone steps up to the main entrance, which is through the deck that you can see from the parking area. Please do not park anywhere else, as the other buildings are residential and it is important that we do not disturb the residents.

Ride Sharing

This location is not easily accessible by public transportation. If you do not have a car and would like to share a ride, please let us know and we will see if we can arrange a ride share for you. Alternately, if you are driving and would be willing to share a ride with others, please let us know!