Art & Soul: Anicca Dukkha
April 26, 2026
Cambridge, MA
The 2025-2026 theme for practice will be the Three Characteristics, also known as the "Three Marks of Existence": impermanence (anicca), suffering or dissatisfaction (dukkha), and not-self or selflessness (anatta).
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Mettānattā : mettā as a practice of self effacement and insight
April 30 - May 9, 2026
Beatenberg, Suisse
A powerful teaching is hidden in plain sight: metta is a practice of anatta, of not-self. This can be expressed by a compound Pali word, mettānattā. When we cultivate true friendliness, we move our focus of attention from ourselves to others. This diminishes the trance of self-identity. This is one…
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Reconnecting with Life
May 8 - 10, 2026
online and Santa Fe, NM
An Insight Dialogue Weekend Retreat with Nicola Redfern In these times, it is easy to feel overwhelmed or disheartened as we witness what Joanna Macy calls the Great Unraveling. At the same time, we are also participants in what she names the Great Turning—the profound shift from a life-taking society…
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Retraite de Dialogue Conscient
May 13 - 17, 2026
Saanen, Switzerland
En entrant en amitié avec la totalité du « qui suis-je », le mien et celui de l’autre, nos peurs diminuent et nous permettons à la confiance, au respect et à la compassion, qui sont le cœur de l’Être, de se dévoiler ici et maintenant.
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Sources of Joy and Sources of Sorrow
May 13 - 19, 2026
Loenen, Netherlands
In times of global turmoil, how do we cultivate joy, wisdom, and inner balance? How do we meet the sorrows of the world without being overwhelmed? This six-day retreat invites us to explore how joy and sorrow arise in the body-heart-mind—both in silence and in relational contact with others. Drawing…
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Gemeinsam wach durch Achtsamkeit- Meditationsseminar im Schweigen mit Einsichtsdialog
May 26 - 31, 2026
Pfaffenhofen Deutchland
In diesem Retreat werden wir erforschen, wie wir durch die Kraft der stillen Meditation und die Praxis des Einsichtsdialogs in uns selbst und mit anderen präsent sein können. Die sechs Meditationsleitfäden des Einsichtsdialogs unterstützen uns dabei, Achtsamkeit und Geistesruhe zu kultivieren, während wir gemeinsam verschiedene Aspekte unserer menschlichen Erfahrung in…
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14th Annual Cascadia Insight Dialogue Retreat
June 1 - 7, 2026
Samish Island, WA (located between Seattle, WA, USA and Vancouver, BC, Canada)
Growing Resilience and Relational Capacity Through careful and skillful practice, with the support of the Insight Dialogue guidelines, we will expand our relational capacities as awareness meets awareness. This is an empowering response to the alienation, cruelty, and disempowerment saturating our societies. In our fractured world, greater relational capacity offers…
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Finding wisdom and compassion in relationship
June 20, 2026
London, England
How can we best navigate relationships in a world context that seems to bring daily heightening of turmoil, uncertainty and threat? The need has never been greater for us to find compassion and wisdom in all our interactions with our fellow beings and the world. During this in-person retreat day,…
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Liberating Wisdom for These Times – Refuge, Relationship & Response
June 21, 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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Ruimte geven en ontvangen: een Insight Dialogue Retraite
July 29 - August 2, 2026
Cadzand, Netherlands
Een retraite geeft tijd en ruimte om helemaal met jezelf te zijn. Hoe ervaren we ruimte als we niet alleen, maar gezamenlijk vertragen, verstillen en gezamenlijk opmerkzaam zijn? In deze retraite, gaan we exploreren hoe het is om ruimte te geven én om ruimte te ontvangen. Soms geven we makkelijker…
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Returning to Love: An Insight Dialogue Retreat
July 31 - August 5, 2026
near Asheville, North Carolina
Running throughout the Buddha’s teachings are the profound benefits of awareness, release, and spiritual friendship—each supporting the clear seeing of what we may not be able to perceive on our own. The three bases of Insight Dialogue practice—meditation, wisdom, and relationship—form both a foundation and a path of unbinding. When…
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Gemeinsam Erwachen: Vipassana-Einsichtsdialog Retreat
August 14 - 19, 2026
Kandersteg, Schweiz
In diesem Retreat werden wir erforschen, wie wir durch die Meditationspraxis des Einsichtsdialogs in uns selbst und miteinander präsent sein können. Durch das Sprechen aus der Stille und das tiefe Zuhören wird die Achtsamkeit und Geistesruhe der stillen Vipassana-Meditationsübung in die Interaktion mit anderen eingebracht. Das ermöglicht uns Dinge, die…
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Speak What Matters
August 28 - 30, 2026
Berlin, Deutschland
What does it mean to speak wisely? The Buddha taught that our words bring connection or harm. Together we explore what it means to speak what matters: is it true? kind, appropriate, and timely?
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Awakening Amidst the World’s Turbulence: An Insight Dialogue Retreat
September 11 - 17, 2026
Cragsmoor, New York, USA
In times of rapid change, ecological fragility, and social unrest, our habitual patterns—of perception, thought, speech, and reaction shape our inner experience and view of the world. This retreat invites us to the immediacy of each moment and the quiet joy of simply being here, now. Together, we will explore…
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Liberating Wisdom for our Times
October 3, 2026
online
This online Insight Dialogue (ID) retreat day 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…
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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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From Concept to Experience: Apprehending Dhamma Through Insight Dialogue
November 6 - 15, 2026
Barre, MA
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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