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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Awaken Together: An Insight Dialogue Residential Retreat
August 16 - 21, 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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