A Pennsylvania Meditation Community podcast
Pause. Breathe. Open.
Conversations on meditation, presence, and the practice of coming back to yourself — hosted by Beth Kedra, with regular visits from Bhante Chandrawansa in Mind Wide Open.
Latest Episode
Beth is joined by Robby Rotfeld for a conversation about anxiety, faith, and the place meditation holds between them — not as a cure-all, but as one steady practice among several.
Meditation, Be Your Own Refuge.
The practice at the heart of the Pennsylvania Meditation Community — and the question this show keeps returning to, episode after episode.
Learn about the PMC community →Beth talks with Robby Rotfeld about anxiety, faith, and where meditation actually meets both.
Watch the EpisodeBeth and Bhante Chandrawansa on sīla — the ethical foundation the rest of the practice stands on.
Watch the EpisodeGeorge Heckert, founder of the Philadelphia Meditation Center, joins Beth to talk Dhamma.
Watch the EpisodeAbout
Founder and President
Bhante Chandrawansa began his monastic training in Sri Lanka in 2002 and received higher ordination in 2008, later serving as a teacher at the Bhikkhu Training Centre and as assistant clergy at the Ottawa Buddhist Vihara. Since 2016, he has served as the resident monk at the Pennsylvania Meditation Center, teaching meditation, giving dhamma talks, and supporting the community throughout the tri-state area.
Host
Beth Kedra is a wife, mother, and Pre-K teacher who has practiced and studied meditation since 2020. After experiencing its impact firsthand, she started a weekly meditation and discussion group at her local library and began bringing mindfulness into her classroom. She has co-authored a book on the basics of meditation with Bhante Chandrawansa and Maria Tese, and is also a writer and artist at heart.
Stay Close to the Practice
No noise, no daily emails — just a note when there's something worth sharing from the show or the wider PMC community.
