About Riët Aarsse
Riët Aarsse, whose practice is rooted in the classic vipassana school, encountered Insight Dialogue in 2012. Being a research psychologist and long-term student of the Abhidhamma expert Sayadaw dr. Nandamala, Riët tries to integrate Buddhist and western psychological understandings. She initiated Amsterdam Insight Meditation where she teaches courses and offers Insight Dialogue. Riët mentors several Insight Dialogue practice groups. She is deeply inspired by the power of Insight Dialogue that allows for peaceful transformations in and between people. Riët lives in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Please offer Riët dana with Wise (@Henriettea3 or Henrietta Aarsse).
Events with Riët Aarsse
Friday, Monthly Insight Dialogue Practice in Dutch
Open Dates
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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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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Awaken Together: Women and Nuns’ Insight Dialogue Residential Retreat
August 9 - 14, 2026
Katana, Sri Lanka
By admitting Mahapajapati (the stepmother of the Buddha) and her 500 courageous companions in the Noble Sangha, the Buddha pointed in several ways to the equal possibility for women to attain enlightenment. Numerous inspiring examples of this can be found in the early Buddhist texts. This Insight Dialogue retreat hopes…
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Awaken Together: An Insight Dialogue Residential Retreat
August 15 - 20, 2026
Katana, Sri Lanka
In this Insight Dialogue retreat we will explore this teaching of the Buddha and how it applies when we are meditating together. How does mindfulness and relationality unfold while practicing with the support of the mindfulness and presence of a spiritual friend. Much of our dukkha is relational. You are…
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