The Path of Dharma Friendship
Open Dates
online
The Buddhist path was always intended to be relational. In the Upaddha Sutta the Buddha says that “having good friends is the whole of the holy life.” What is beautiful friendship, and how do we foster it?
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Sunday, Monthly: Beyond the Mask: An Insight Dialogue-based Deconstruction of Dominant Masculinity
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online
Like us, you may have noticed how our gender conditioning can cause harmful consequences, how inhabiting masculinity in different ways brings discomfort, and how there is freedom that is available in a masculinity unhinged from its dominant characteristics. These, and many other shared experiences of our masculine conditioning, will be…
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Friday, last of month: Liberation with spiritual friends in the daily life
Open Dates
online
and Cindy Lafontaine and Catarina Mak Come practice with spiritual friends, allowing for the Dhamma to come alive, supporting the conditions for freedom to unfold in the here and now. Together, we explore how the Dhamma illuminates our daily experiences—whether in our work, family relationships, or community interactions. In this…
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Wednesday/Thursday: Prática de Diálogo Consciente Semanal em Português
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online
The Gota do Dharma, Dhamma Drop, was created in 2020, during the pandemic, and has become a community of practitioners committed to self-development through practice and growth within an online community. It fosters mutual support and the building of trusting connections that allow us to experientially learn the teachings of…
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Virtual Dhamma Hall
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
“Here, gone to the forest, or to the root of a tree, or to an empty hut, they sit down; having folded their legs crosswise, set their body erect, and establish mindfulness in front of them, mindful they breathe in, mindful they breathe out.” (Satipatthana, using the gender expansive pronoun…
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Thursday/ Jeudi: Groupe de Pratique du Dialogue Conscient
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En ligne et en direct sur Zoom.
Notre intention est de former une communauté autour de la pratique du dialogue conscient, dédiée au chemin d'une vie remplie de douceur et de sagesse, en relation avec les autres et avec le monde dont nous faisons partie.
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Insight Dialogue Sangha for BIPOC/BAME/Global Majority
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online
Please join us on select Mondays to cultivate a space to learn, share, and deepen in this relational practice of meditation. This is a group meant for people who self-identify as BIPOC/BAME/Global Majority. Together we will explore the teachings of the Buddha using Insight Dialogue guidelines. We will cultivate internal…
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Wednesday: Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific (IDAP)
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online
Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific offers an online study and practice series which meets twice a month on Wednesday morning (Asia/Aust/NZ) or Tuesday afternoon (Americas). This group is based in Australia. The 2026 theme will be the Whole-Life Path - this is in celebration of the 5th anniversary of Gregory Kramer's…
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Sunday/ Los últimos domingo del mes: Sesión mensual de la práctica de Diálogo Consciente
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online
también: Ana Arrabe y Mathieu Karady Encuentros que liberan: Meditando en diálogo con los poemas de las primeras mujeres libres Este nuevo ciclo del Grupo Mensual de Práctica de Diálogo Consciente, en español, estará inspirado en los poemas antiguos de las primeras monjas budistas que despertaron hace 2500 años. En…
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Saturday, third: Dhamma Contemplation
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online
Dhamma Contemplation on the third Saturday of each month. Compatible with Americas and Asia time zones.
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Thursday, third: Dharma Contemplation
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online
Jan Surrey and Marsha Lawson offer a Dharma Contemplation relational practice on third Thursdays from 7:15 - 8:45 pm Americas Eastern Time (Boston). The practice of Dharma Contemplation provides would-be readers of the Buddhist suttas with an accessible doorway into this rich vein of wisdom through relational practice with these…
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Thursday Bi-Weekly Practice
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online via Zoom
Bi-weekly on Thursdays, 8:00 - 9:30 pm Chinese standard time/ 7:00 - 8:30 am Americas Eastern Standard Time. Organized by Hong Kong Insight.
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Thursday/ Jeudi: Groupe mensuel de pratique de Dialogue Conscient en français
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Online via ZOOM
Notre groupe de pratique de Dialogue Conscient se rencontre environ une fois par mois, généralement de 19h00 à 21h15 (CET). Nous organisons parfois des journées ou des weekends non résidentiels. Ces sessions de pratique de Dialogue Conscient sont proposées par Alexandre Castanheira et Sandrine Rauter, facilitateurs de Dialogue Conscient.
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Sunday Weekly Drop-in Sessions
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Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are Sundays from 10:30 am-12:00 pm Americas Eastern Time. Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with some experience in a contemplative practice and familiarity with Insight Dialogue through reading or practice. You may join once or every week; it's up to you.
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Friday, Monthly Insight Dialogue Practice in Dutch
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online via zoom
A monthly practice with the Dutch Insight Dialogue Practice group. Every 2nd Friday morning of each month at 9.00-11.00 am CEST of each month (7.30-9.00 pm CEST) you are welcome for online ID practice. The sessions will be guided by Riët Aarsse, Simin Abravesh, Joyce Curnan, Marieke Duijvestijn, Nynke Humalda…
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Tuesday/ Dienstag (Jeden 2 und 4 im Monat)
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online via Zoom
Einsichtsdialog für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene – offene fortlaufende Online-Gruppe Mit Bhante Sukhacitto, Renate Löseke, Harald Tichy
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Wednesday Weekly Practice Group
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Online via Zoom
Every Wednesday practice group with Jane Cutler and guest teachers and facilitators, UK time 7pm – 8.30pm, Central European 8pm - 9:30pm, Americas Eastern 2pm – 3:30pm, Americas Pacific 11 am -12:30pm.
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Thursday Weekly Practice Group
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Online via Zoom
Two Thursday practice sessions are available, from 6:00 am-7:30 am Americas eastern time and 9:00 am - 10:30 am Americas eastern time. These are for experienced Insight Dialogue practitioners.
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Friday, 2nd and 4th, Practice Group
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Online via Zoom
This drop-in practice session meets the 2nd and 4th Friday of each month from 11:00 am-12:30 pm Americas Eastern Time. It is open to anyone with some experience in a contemplative practice and familiarity with Insight Dialogue through reading or practice.
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Wednesday: 八正道-慧談線上修習
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Online
This online drop-in group meets weekly on Wednesday, 8-9:30 pm Chinese standard time/ 8-9:30 am Americas eastern time. Practice in Mandarin and Cantonese is facilitated by Jessica Mui. Organized by Hong Kong Insight.
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Bern & Fribourg, Switzerland
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Bern & Fribourg
The group meets monthly for two hours. Fribourg session is in French; the Bern session in English. Participants can practice in German. Possibility for other locations.
New Castle, NSW, Australia
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Newcastle, NSW
The Newcastle Insight Dialogue Group meets fortnightly during the year, except from late December to end of January.
Vienna, Austria – Saturday
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Vienna, Austria
This group meets Saturday every second month, 9 am to 5 pm in Vienna, Austria and is facilitated by Harald Reiter.
Thursday Weekly Drop-in Sessions
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 pm ET. Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with some experience in a contemplative practice and familiarity with Insight Dialogue through reading or practice. You may join once or every week; it's up to you.
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Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
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Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
The group meets once a month, Saturdays from 15:00 – 18:00. A group of experienced practitioners share responsibility for facilitating.
Monday Weekly Drop-in Sessions
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are Monday, 11:00 am - 12:15 pm Americas eastern time. These sessions are open to anyone with prior silent meditation practice experience and prior Insight Dialogue practice experience (e.g., participation in an Insight Dialogue retreat or introductory Insight Dialogue course). You may join this drop-in group once, occasionally,…
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Cascadia Community Online Sangha
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online
Our Insight Dialogue sangha meets from 7:00 – 9:30 pm on the second Monday each month. We usually have two peer facilitators guiding each evening.
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Utrecht, Netherlands
The group meets every three weeks on Tuesdays from 19:30 – 21:30. Insight Dialogue practice is facilitated by the group members.
Leiden, Netherlands
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Leiden, Netherlands
The group meets from 7.30 – 9.30 am, typically on the first Monday of the month. Insight Dialogue practise is facilitated by Nynke Humalda.
Groningen, Netherlands
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Groningen, Netherlands
The group meets every month, typically on Monday evening from 19:30 – 21:45. Insight Dialogue practice is facilitated by Marieke Duijvestijn.
Den Bosch, Netherlands
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Den Bosch, Netherlands
For information, please contact Chris van der Velden via c.ofthefields@protonmail.com. Or visit the Vipassanameditatie Den Bosch website: www.vipassanameditatiedenbosch.net
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
The groups meets bi-weekly on Friday evening from 7:30-9:30 pm. Each evening has a theme and we follow the eightfold path in many aspects to support our practise in daily life.
Monday: London, England, and Beyond
Open Dates
Online
Our Insight Dialogue group meets monthly on Mondays via Zoom (UK time). We also run occasional day-long and weekend retreats in person in London.
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Insight Dialogue Practice Group
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
This group meets one Saturday and one Sunday a month at a time convenient for those in North America and Europe.
Dharma Contemplation Online Practice Group
Open Dates
Online
Dhamma Contemplation Peer Group in English Language with the support of Tilorien Monastery from Belgium.
Berlin, Germany
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Berlin, Germany
The group meets once a month on Third Thursday, 7:30 – 9:30 pm. Both, experienced practitioners as well as individuals with a meditation practice who are new to Insight Dialogue are welcome.
Vienna, Austria – Tuesday
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Vienna, Austria
The group meets on the first Tuesday of each month from 18:30 – 21:00 and is led by Interpersonal-Mindfulness Teacher, Thomas Zaussinger.
Sunday Sangha 2025–2026: Returning to A Whole Life Path
September 7, 2025 - May 3, 2026
online
The 2025-2026 Sunday Sangha sessions will revisit the Whole Life Path—Gregory Kramer's practical and relational approach to the Noble Eightfold Path.
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Introduction to Insight Dialogue: Grounding in the Guidelines
April 6 - 27, 2026
online
Join us for four weeks to explore the six guidelines Insight Dialogue guidelines through a combination of guidance, silent meditation, contemplation, and breakout sessions. Through experiential learning your understanding of this transformative practice will deepen.
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Het pad naar bevrijding, een levensomvattend pad
April 7 - June 16, 2026
Den Bosch, Nederland
De Boeddha gaf het nobele achtvoudig pad als weg naar vrij worden van lijden. Tijdens deze cyclus, van zes bijeenkomsten, onderzoeken we de eerste vijf padfactoren: * wijze visie * wijze intentie * wijs spreken * wijs handelen * wijs levensonderhoud * Met Insight Dialogue cultiveren we meditatieve kwaliteiten, ontwikkelen we meditatie-in-relatie en…
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From One, To Two, To Many: The Dharma-Power of Specific Relationships
April 12, 2026
Online
Join Gregory for this Sangha Live Sunday Session. Specific relationships are each a nexus of power in the larger human system. The naturally intense energies and tendencies of the mind are not only amplified and their potency for action accelerated, but specific relationships also function as a vector for proliferation…
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NIVARANA – Los Cinco Obstáculos
April 12 - May 24, 2026
Una mirada desde el Dhamma relacional Los cinco obstáculos son conocidos en la filosofía budista como una de las enseñanzas clave para quienes inician el camino de la meditación. Al navegar por los suttas, notamos cómo el Buda vuelve una y otra vez a los obstáculos como una invitación a…
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Art and Soul: Anicca
April 12, 2026
online
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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Introduction to Insight Dialogue for the Asian Diaspora
April 14 - May 19, 2026
online
We will learn the six guidelines of Insight Dialogue. The guidelines as meditative tools, along with the Buddha’s wisdom teachings (dhamma) and the relational support of mindfulness and compassion (sangha), will help us slow down and contemplate what it means to show up as Asian.
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Insight Dialogue – A 4-day mindful presence retreat
April 16 - 20, 2026
Johannesburg, South Africa
This Insight Dialogue retreat invites participants into a deep exploration of Simone Weil’s profound insight that “attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity,” illuminated through the transformative power of relationality and the Buddha’s understanding of dharma as natural law. Through the practice of Insight Dialogue —speaking the truth…
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Waking Up Together
April 17 - 21, 2026
Co. Carlow, Ireland
How we can be present with ourselves, while in relationship with others. We will explore this through silent meditation and the relational meditation practice of Insight Dialogue. We will cultivate, and strengthen, the meditative qualities of mindfulness, investigation, concentration, and tranquility experienced in personal practice, and access them in the midst…
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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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Holding the Unbearable Together
April 27, 2026
Online
An Insight Dialogue Circle for Our Times for Members of IDC Teaching Community and Teams There are moments in history when the weight of the world is not abstract. It lives in our bodies, in our breath, in the quiet pauses between words. Wars, genocide,violence, injustice, displacement and the fractures…
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Exploration des Cinq Facultés Spirituelles
April 27 - May 3, 2026
Vieu d'Izenave, France
Guidé·es par les cinq facultés spirituelles - la confiance, l’énergie, la présence, la stabilité mentale et la sagesse - nous apprendrons à cultiver à la fois dans le noble silence et dans la relation ces qualités essentielles sur le chemin de la liberté.[…]
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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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Fierce Equanimity: Relational Practice in Difficult Times
May 2, 2026
online
When life’s difficulties seem overwhelming, we may have a reflex to turn into ourselves and away from the world. But the Buddha taught that true refuge is not in hiding, but in courageously being with whatever is happening, to see clearly the Dhamma of arising and passing away. And we…
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Art and Soul: Mother’s Day
May 10, 2026
online
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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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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Meditating in Relationship: An Introduction to Insight Dialogue
May 14 - June 4, 2026
online
How do we grow compassion in these relentlessly challenging times? Interpersonal relationships can be a source of stress and conflict. They can also be a profound resource for waking up to living healthy, connected lives. Insight Dialogue is a Buddhist-based interpersonal meditation practice that brings the power of meditative awareness…
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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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Courageous Wisdom for These Times: Refuge, Relationship & Response
May 29 - July 3, 2026
online
In a time when numbing can look like calm, distancing can masquerade as wisdom, and overwhelm is often close at hand, this course invites us to cultivate the ground needed to stay awake —to suffering, to each other, and to what is being asked of us in these times. Grounded…
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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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Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific Group: A Whole-Life Path
June 3 - August 19, 2026
online
“The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path provides a wiser way through life than any offered by our conditioning. It’s an intentional path through life’s tangle. And intention is necessary. Any change for the good must face the momentum that made things as they are now. Old habits run deep within us;…
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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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Relational Meditation-Retreat: An Opening to Spirit
July 9 - 12, 2026
Helsinki, Finland
‘For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them’ and "Love your neighbour as yourself”(Mark 12:31) are both beautifully simple and endlessly challenging. How do we love ourselves? How do we extend that love into relationships with others? To live into this teaching has never…
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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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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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Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific Group: A Whole-Life Path
October 7 - December 16, 2026
online
“The Buddha’s Noble Eightfold Path provides a wiser way through life than any offered by our conditioning. It’s an intentional path through life’s tangle. And intention is necessary. Any change for the good must face the momentum that made things as they are now. Old habits run deep within us;…
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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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