Introduction to Insight Dialogue: Cultivating Wisdom to Live in Freedom
August 22 - 28, 2022
Online via Zoom
Join Bhante Sukhacitto, Elizabeth Faria, and guest teacher Jessica Mui for this online Introduction to Insight Dialogue retreat. We will develop kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity, and a wise response to the challenges of life, cultivate meditative qualities like mindfulness and calmness of the mind, and orientate our day-to-day life towards…
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Insight Dialogue Retreat
August 23 - 27, 2022
Online via Zoom
Seeing and being seen, hearing and being heard, the heart and mind open, and greater mental flexibility and resiliency develop. The three bases of Insight Dialogue – meditation, wisdom, and relationship – form the foundation and a path of unbinding in the good company of other meditators.
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Awakening Together: An Insight Dialogue BIPOC Retreat
August 26 - 31, 2022
Barre, MA
There is an African Proverb that says, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Together, we are stronger and more resilient and can support one another to go a little bit further on the path towards awakening. This retreat is about…
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Einführung in den Einsichtsdialog
September 2 - 7, 2022
Dippoldiswalde Deutschland
Wir werden Achtsamkeit, ruhige Konzentration, den forschenden Geist, Energie und andere meditative Qualitäten kultivieren. Das geschieht im Wechsel von angeleitetem Einsichtsdialog und stiller Meditation. In der Übung werden wir Schritt für Schritt mit den Meditationsanleitungen des Einsichtsdialoges vertraut gemacht und in der Kontemplation angeleitet. Stille und Dialog ergänzen sich im Wechsel.…
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Das Herz öffnen, den Geist weiten
September 3 - 4, 2022
Berlin, Germany
Üben wir uns gemeinsam darin, liebevolles Gewahrsein und Klarheit zu kultivieren und die innewohnenden Qualitäten wie Liebe, Mitgefühl, Offenheit, Flexibilität und Weisheit freizulegen, während wir mit Unterstützung der sechs Richtlinien – Innehalten, Entspannen, Öffnen, sich Einstimmen auf das Entstehen, Tief Zuhören und die Wahrheit sprechen – unsere unmittelbare Erfahrung des…
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Reflections on Death and the Deathless
September 6 - 27, 2022
Online via Zoom
Join us for our ongoing investigation into the Buddha’s teachings on Death and the Deathless, a gentle and deep exploration of something we all must face but often avoid until it is too late.
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Turning Towards the Climate Emergency Together Online Retreat
September 7 - 11, 2022
Online via Zoom
In this five-day immersive retreat, we will bring together Joanna Macy’s Active Hope work and the relational meditation practice of Insight Dialogue to explore and awaken our capacities to respond to the climate emergency. We will draw on the power of relational meditation practice in pairs and small groups, as…
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Spreken vanuit wijsheid
September 8 - October 6, 2022
online
De live cursus “Spreken vanuit wijsheid” brengt de meditatie en mindfulness naar ons relationele leven. Je maakt kennis met Insight Dialogue, dit is mediteren-in-interactie. Het is een andere manier van mediteren: niet stil in je eentje op het kussen, maar mediteren terwijl we spreken en luisteren! In de cursus wordt…
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El poder de la presencia en la relación: un retiro de diálogo consciente
September 14 - 19, 2022
Soria, Espana
En este retiro exploraremos cómo podemos estar completamente presentes en nosotros mismos y con los demás a través del poder de escuchar y hablar encarnados en el cuerpo/mente/corazón mientras investigamos la experiencia del momento presente. Usaremos este poder de la meditación relacional para comprender los hábitos del corazón y la…
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Aging and Impermanence
September 15 - 19, 2022
Grantham, NH (2 hours from Boston)
The Buddha taught the spiritual urgency of recollecting the centrality of change and impermanence in our lives: birth, aging, illness and death. In this retreat, we will meditate on these recollections in silent and relational practice. Together we will contemplate anicca – impermanence- the fundamental characteristic of human experience and…
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Ubuntu and Awakening Bodhicitta: Practices, Experiences, Engaged Actions
September 18 - 25, 2022
Online via Zoom
Please join us for two Sundays in an exploration of how it is to be in our hearts, whilst connected to our ancestors and each other. Together we will experience an immersion into Ubuntu, an African ancient philosophy of inter-beingness (I am because we are), allowing our hearts to be…
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Awakening Together: An Introduction to Insight Dialogue
September 23 - 24, 2022
Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that weaves together three elements — each powerful in itself — the cultivation of meditative qualities of the awakening heart and mind, the wisdom teachings of the Buddha (dharma), and the power of our natural human relatedness. Insight Dialogue has the same purposes and…
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Turning Towards the Climate Emergency Together
October 5 - November 16, 2022
Online via Zoom
In this seven week course, we will integrate Joanna Macy’s Active Hope work and the relational meditation practice of Insight Dialogue to explore and awaken our capacity to respond to the climate emergency together. We will draw on the power of interpersonal meditation practice in pairs and small groups as…
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Speak the Truth
November 1 - 9, 2022
Barre, MA, USA
Speech is action. Do we know how to act with truth? Our world is blanketed in lies, dark with disconnection and hurt. What can meditating in dialogue teach us about how to act from a basis of truth? What will meditating together reveal about the nature of speech, intention, and…
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The Power of Spiritual Friendship: A Dharma Contemplation Retreat
November 11 - 16, 2022
Barre, MA
Using the practice of Dharma Contemplation, we will explore the power of spiritual friendship. Spiritual friendship or kalyanamitta is necessary to make progress on the path of awakening and goodness. The multi-layered, methodical, and relational meditation practice of Dharma Contemplation is a potent practice by which the discourses of the…
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The Whole of this Holy Life
December 9 - 13, 2022
San Francisco, CA, USA
The SF Dharma Collective invites you to explore the Buddha’s teachings on Kalyanamitta on this weekend non-residential hybrid Insight Dialogue retreat, followed by two days of Insight Dialogue guided daily life practice. The Buddha defined the Kalyanamitta relationship as the whole of this holy life. Insight Dialogue brings together meditative…
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Teaching Presence in Relationship: Save the Date
May 16 - 24, 2023
France
Date changed from June 2022. This professional training is designed to prepare MBSR & MBCT instructors to teach Interpersonal Mindfulness as a follow-up to the 8-week MBSR program.
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Ongoing Practice Groups
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Open Dates
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.
Berlin, Germany
Open Dates
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.
Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
Open Dates
Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany
The group meets once a month, Saturdays from 15:00 – 18:00. A group of experienced practitioners share responsibility for facilitating.
Bern & Fribourg, Switzerland
Open Dates
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.
Bristol, England
Open Dates
Bristol, England
Our practice group meets for 8 to 10 week terms, on Wednesday evenings from 7 – 9 pm. The group is facilitated by Jane Cutler and Jane Whitehead.
Den Bosch, Netherlands
Open Dates
Den Bosch, Netherlands
The group meets once a month for two hours on Thursday evening. Venues are variable. Please contact us.
Dharma Contemplation Online Practice Group
Open Dates
Online
Dhamma Contemplation Peer Group in English Language with the support of Tilorien Monastery from Belgium.
Dienstag (Jeden 2 und 4 im Monat)
Open Dates
online via Zoom
Einsichtsdialog für Anfänger und Fortgeschrittene – offene fortlaufende Online-Gruppe Mit Bhante Sukhacitto, Renate Löseke, Harald Tichy
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Evanston, Illinois, USA
Open Dates
Evantson, Illinois
The group meets the second Wednesday of the month September through May. Doors open 6:00 pm, silent sit at 6:30 pm, Insight Dialogue practice from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Friday, first and third: Dhamma Contemplation
Open Dates
online
Dhamma Contemplation on the first and third Friday of each month. Compatible with Americas, European, Africa and Asia time zones.
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Friday Biweekly Practice Group
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Friday drop-in practice session is from 11:00 am-12:30 pm ET. 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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Friday Monthly Insight Dialogue Practice in Dutch
Open Dates
online via zoom
Online Insight Dialogue practice (in Dutch) Twice a month practice with the Dutch Insight Dialogue Practice group. Every 2nd Friday morning of each month at 9.00-11.00 am CEST and every 4th Thursday evening of each month (7.30-9.00 pm CEST) you are welcome for online ID practice. The sessions will be…
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Groningen, Netherlands
Open Dates
Groningen, Netherlands
The group meets every month, typically on Monday evening from 19:30 – 21:45. Insight Dialogue practice is facilitated by Marieke Duijvestijn.
Groupe mensuel de pratique de Dialogue Conscient en français
Open Dates
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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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.
Kalyanamitta Yatra – The Way of Admirable Friends
Open Dates
For more than two years Insight Dialogue has been offered only online, but restrictions are easing, the end of the pandemic may be in sight and we have many new friends who have never experienced Insight Dialogue face to face. In the Buddha’s time, when the monsoon season ended and…
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Leiden, Netherlands
Open Dates
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.
Monday (Last) Monthly Drop-in Sessions
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Drop-in sessions are the last Monday of the month from 8:00-9:30 am US ET / 14:00-15:30 CET. Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with a meditation practice and some experience with Insight Dialogue..
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Monday: London, England, and Beyond
Open Dates
Online
Our Insight Dialogue group currently meets on a Monday evening (British time) approximately every three weeks. We were a local practice group meeting in London but have moved online and welcome practitioners from anywhere.
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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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New Castle, NSW, Australia
Open Dates
Newcastle, NSW
The Newcastle Insight Dialogue Group meets fortnightly during the year, except from late December to end of January. The group is facilitated by Susan Burgoyne who has been practising ID since 2009.
New York, New York, USA – In person/Online
Open Dates
New York, New York
The peer led group meets the first and third Friday of each month from 10 am–12 pm US eastern time. Facilitation is shared. New members are welcome.
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Open Dates
Nijmegen, Netherlands
This is a peer-led Insight Dialogue group. We meet on Monday evenings every fortnight in the home of a group member.
Saturday (First) Monthly Practice Group, Arundel, Maine, USA – Online
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
The group meets on the first Saturday of each month from 10:30 am-12 pm ET monthly.
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Sonntage: Der 8fache Pfad als individueller Lebensweg in Alltag und Praxis
Open Dates
"Der 8fache Pfad als individueller Lebensweg in Alltag und Praxis" eine Serie an 10 Abenden von Jänner bis Dezember 2022 mit Pause Juli und August. Die Abende können auch einzeln besucht werden. Keine Anmeldung erforderlich!
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Sunday Weekly Drop-in Sessions
Open Dates
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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Thursday Monthly Insight Dialogue Practice in Dutch
Open Dates
online via zoom
Online Insight Dialogue practice (in Dutch) Twice a month practice with the Dutch Insight Dialogue Practice group. Every 2nd Friday morning of each month at 9.00-11.00 am CEST and every 4th Thursday evening of each month (7.30-9.00 pm CEST) you are welcome for online ID practice. The sessions will be…
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Thursday Weekly Drop-in Sessions – Full
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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Thursday Weekly Practice Group
Open Dates
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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Tuesday (1st, 3rd and 5th Each Month) Practice Group
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Sessions are 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of each month, 7:05-8:15 pm Americas Eastern Time. This is an ongoing Insight Dialogue group that has been meeting since 2019. We welcome beginners and new participants.
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Utrecht, Netherlands
Open Dates
Utrecht, Netherlands
The group meets once a month on Friday from 19:30 – 21:30. Insight Dialogue practice is facilitated by the group members.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Open Dates
Vancouver, British Columbia
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.
Vienna, Austria – Saturday
Open Dates
Vienna, Austria
This group meets Saturday every second month, 9 am to 5 pm in Vienna, Austria and is facilitated by Harald Reiter.
Vienna, Austria – Tuesday
Open Dates
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.
Wednesday Monthly Practice Group on the Whole-Life Path
Open Dates
online via Zoom
Fourth Wednesday of each month from November 17, 2021 - June 22, 2022 from 1:00-2:30 pm Americas Eastern Time. Each month will focus on one factor of the Noble Eightfold Path.
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Wednesday Weekly Practice Group
Open Dates
Online via Zoom
Every Wednesday practice group with Jane Cutler, Jane Whitehead and guest teachers and facilitators, UK time 7pm – 8.30pm, CET 8pm - 9.30pm, EDT 2pm – 3.30pm
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八正道-慧談線上修習
Open Dates
Online
This online drop-in group meets bi-weekly on Thursday from 8-9:30 pm Chinese standard time/8-9:30 am Americas eastern time. Practice in Mandarin and Cantonese is facilitated by Jessica Mui.
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