IMS’s Retreat Center first opened its doors in 1976. It offers a yearly schedule of meditation courses, lasting from a weekend to three months. Most retreats are designed for both new and experienced meditators. Recognized insight meditation teachers from all over the world offer daily instruction and guidance in Buddhist meditations known as vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness). While the context is the Buddha’s teachings, these practices are universal and help us to deepen awareness and compassion.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) An exploration of Samadhi and its role on the overall path of Liberation
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A description of the Wise Effort step of the 8 Fold Path, how it fits into the Buddha's teachings, and examples of how to specifically apply it.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) How to skillfully work with the 5 Hindrances in concentration practice. Threee Strategies are discussed: Ignoring, anti-dotes, mindfulness/inquiry
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) These instructions introduce "thinking" as one of the six sense doors to cultivate mindful awareness of this includes identifying emotions and how to meet them in ones meditation practice. Included in these instructions are a brief introduction to choiceless awareness practice.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) What is the state of our current existance? How does Buddhist practice lead us to being fully ourselves with this world while remaining steady and rooted in love and wisdom? This talk includes a brief reflection on the healing power of the 7 factors of awakening and how to identify them.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) T shares clay buddha, salt cube, dirty water, and camera focus metaphors for teens
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) In this 2 part guided meditation, we begin with recieving the loving care from someone who loves us in an uncomplicated way. Which could, include our pets, a spiritual figure, a teacher, etc. The 2nd part is offering love and care to ourselves including what we find difficult in ourselves.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A talk about Samsara and suffering that doesn't bum everybody out
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk offers a way of abiding in joy and other wholesome qualities through an acronym of CARE - Connect, abide, release/refresh, enjoy. A short talk is followed by a short guided meditation in abiding and radiating sympathetic joy.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk reflects on joy and metta as central to the practice, and as supports for non-clinging. It explores this theme through the suttas, in everyday practice, and in challenging times.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) 2025 E-BIPOC Retreat, day 5 (4th full day): mental states, emotions, sati (to remember), body, breath, hindrances, vedana (feeling tone), train rides.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) 2025 E-BIPOC Retreat, day 5 (4th full day): guided meditation centering One's heart-body-mind. suggested for experienced meditators only.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk overviews the four foundations of mindfulness, and then explores the second foundation of vedana, feeling tone, as a doorway to freedom.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) 2025 E-BIPOC Retreat, day 4 (3rd full day): part 2 of the dharma talk titled: “ The Body of Emptiness, The Wings of Compassion and Wisdom”
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) 2025 E-BIPOC Retreat, day 3 (2nd full day): bhavana, elements, sammā dițți, Cuļa Suññata Suta (MN 121)
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) This talk explores two qualities of equanimity - balance, and balance in the midst of change. It also explores the wisdom that builds on these qualities - the wisdom of knowing that it is our response to what is happening, not what is happening, that holds the key to our liberation.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) The essence of compassion is honesty about suffering. Compassion is what naturally arises when we turn towards hurts, pain, suffering with love.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) First Foundation Body-teaching and Guided Meditation
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) With a discussion of how to practice with them in any given moment
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Explores the relationship between wise effort and faith on the path of insight. Through story, sutta, and reflection, this talk offers guidance for navigating striving, doubt, and comparison.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Last full retreat day. Giving choice to choose the practice that you love.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) How attuning to change can bring the greatest happiness
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) How kindness and the breath can be used when feeling fear.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Exploring how the 5 hindrances can become opportunities for growth.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Touching in to normalize the hindrances, then guidance on sense doors, internal/external awareness and curiosity of sensations and experience
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) An brief over view of the Bramaviharas, focusing on Metta for easy being, neutral being and self
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Reflections on how kindness manifests as generosity, friendship and a willingness to learn.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) A variety of interesting dharma topics
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Using the power of kindness and relaxation when feeling afraid
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Instructions on being with thoughts and emotions.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Exploring the implications of 'Mind is the forerunner of all things:' steadying the attention, importance of motivation, how insights into impermanence, dukkha, and non-self impact our lives.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) In this guided practice period, we explore two aspects of equanimity - non-reactivity towards our moment-to-moment experience and acceptance and non-control towards the experiences of those we love.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) After some comments on the relationships among the Brahmaviharas and how an understanding of non-self supports the natural expression of the Brahmaviharas, we practice mudita with respect to several categories of beings. This session ends with a brief Q&A.
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(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Intro and guided meditation.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Exploration of Equanimity Brahmavihara and guided meditation.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Practicing with mudita for an ease being and joy for self
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Inviting faith and wise effort to inspire our practice.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Instructions and guided meditation.
(Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center) Inviting this warmth in meeting all that we are and cultivating kindness
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