Spiritual Friendship: The Whole of the Path
October 3 - 4, 2026
Washington, DC
Most of us quietly want a friendship that holds us with warmth and calls us toward our own liberation. This weekend explores that possibility through Insight Dialogue, drawing on the Buddha's teachings on kalyana-mitta, spiritual friendship. Together we'll practice presence, honesty, and the willingness to be genuinely known.
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Verbundenheit erleben und verkörpern – Einsichtsdialog Retreat
October 3 - 4, 2026
Berlin, Deutschland
Wir sind für Verbundenheit geboren. In einer Welt voller Ablenkungen verlieren wir leicht die tiefe Verbundenheit, nach der wir uns sehnen. Tief in uns spüren wir, dass wir so viel mehr geben und empfangen könnten. Einsichtsdialog nutzt die Kraft gegenseitiger Unterstützung und zwischenmenschlicher Resonanzfähigkeit zur Kultivierung von Achtsamkeit, Mitgefühl und…
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Cultivar la confianza: Un retiro de Diálogo Consciente
October 8 - 14, 2026
Soria, Espania
Este retiro ofrece un espacio para ralentizar el ritmo y practicar juntos la condición de ser un ser humano a través de la práctica de Diálogo Consciente. En un mundo marcado por la velocidad, la fragmentación y la separación habitual, nos volcamos hacia la presencia, las relaciones y el cuidado…
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Liberating Wisdom for These Times – Refuge, Relationship & Response
October 17, 2026
Brighton and Hove, UK
These Insight Dialogue (ID) retreat days will offer an opportunity to explore together how the Buddha's teachings on the three marks of existence; impermanence, suffering and not self can provide resource, resilience and liberation in these times.Six Insight Dialogue meditation guidelines will support us in bringing kind awareness into the…
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Refuge in the Sangha – Refuge in Friendship
October 18, 2026
Cambridge, MA, USA
This year, the Northeast Insight Dialogue Sangha is offering mini retreats on Friendship: What does it mean, as the Buddha stated, that spiritual friendship is the whole of the holy life?
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Waking Up Together: An Introduction to Insight Dialogue
October 21 - November 11, 2026
Seattle, WA, USA
Ever struggle to bring your meditation practice off the cushion and into your life? One reason it’s hard: we usually practice alone, eyes closed, in silence. But our days are spent in relationship — eyes open, talking.
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Coscienze in accordo: la dimensione vibratoria e non-duale implicita nel campo di consapevolezza relazionale
October 22 - 25, 2026
Lombardy, Italy
Consciousnesses in harmony: the vibrational and non-dual dimension implicit in the field of relational awareness with Margot Errante Un ritiro di insight dialogue (meditazione di consapevolezza relazionale), meditazione di consapevolezza individuale e pratica taoista sul livello vibratorio ed energetico della mente/corpo. A retreat including Insight dialogue (relational mindfulness meditation), individual mindfulness…
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Despertar Juntos
October 22 - 25, 2026
Sintra, Portugal
Este retiro é um convite a parar, e a ver juntos. Na porta do aqui e agora, investigaremos as condições que dão origem ao sofrimento e os caminhos para a libertação.
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From Concept to Experience: Apprehending Dhamma Through Insight Dialogue
November 6 - 15, 2026
Barre, MA, USA
After some time with the teachings, practitioners can recognize when the Dharma is alive and when it is dry. There are attitudes and practices that support us in transforming what might be a conceptual understanding of the Dharma to a vibrant, intuitive, embodied experience. This retreat is about feeling the…
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Engaging Wise Intention to Navigate Worlds of Change
November 7, 2026
Bristol, United Kingdom
Explore meeting the unknown using relational Insight Dialogue meditation In Buddhism, ‘wise intention’ involves cultivating a mindset of renunciation (letting go), goodwill and non-harm. It is the underlying motivation behind our thoughts, words, and actions. It is vital for reducing suffering by counteracting greed, hatred, and delusion – the delusion…
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Deepening Together: An Insight Dialogue Weekend Retreat
November 14 - 15, 2026
Seattle, WA, USA
The six guidelines of Insight Dialogue — Pause, Relax, Open, Trust Emergence, Listen Deeply, and Speak the Truth — are simple to name and take practice to inhabit. A weekend offers what a weekly class can’t: an extended container to settle into them. Over two days we’ll take up each…
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Relationship and Wisdom – mutual supports on the path
November 14, 2026
London, England
Wisdom can help our relationships to thrive; relationship can also be a source of wisdom. How can we access greater wisdom and nourishing relationships in a world that seems to be challenging both? During this in-person retreat day, we will explore how the Buddha's teachings can guide us in relating…
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Brahmavihara — A Pathway to Liberating Together
December 7 - 12, 2026
near Kandy, Sri Lanka
Explore the Four Brahmavihāras, loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity, as ways of meeting life with greater understanding, connection, and freedom. This residential retreat weaves together silent meditation, mindful movement, and Insight Dialogue relational practice.
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Finding Freedom in Relaxing the Sense of Self
February 23 - 28, 2027
Barre, MA, USA
Grounded in the teachings of the Buddha, this residential Insight Dialogue retreat explores these questions through both silent and relational practice. Drawing on core Buddhist teachings such as impermanence (anicca) and not-self (anattā), we investigate how the sense of self is continually forming in experience.
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15th Annual Cascadia Insight Dialogue Retreat
May 31 - June 6, 2027
Samish Island, WA (located between Seattle, WA, USA and Vancouver, BC, Canada)
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Awakening Together: An Insight Dialogue BIPOC Retreat
August 20 - 25, 2027
Barre, MA, USA
Together, we are stronger and more resilient, and we can support one another to go a little bit further on the path towards awakening. This program is about just that: supporting each other to awaken together. We will integrate the wisdom practice of Insight Dialogue with the Brahmaviharas, the four…
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Deep Relational Wisdom of Mettānattā
November 2 - 14, 2027
Barre, MA, USA
This retreat will explore relational wisdom as it arises in relational meditation practice. Together we will learn and practice mettānattā, the unification of mettā–and all the brahmaviharas–and not-self, anattā. Relational contact can amplify anger, fear, and delusion, but it can also strengthen wholesome meditative qualities. The Buddha described relational contact as a necessary condition for…
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