Events List

Events List

Events List

IMC is pleased to offer many of our programs online.

IMC is currently considering ways to reopen IMC and IRC to in-person programs.  As of now, there are no plans to reopen before late-summer or early-fall.  IMC is committed to creating a safe and welcoming practice environment for all.

To view the standalone events calendar, click here. To access the calendar from other applications, click here (iCal).

Monday, July 22nd
  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette With Dawn Neal 7:00 am - 7:45 am
    YouTube Livestream   |   IMC Website Livestream
      Each weekday morning Gil leads a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation (7-7:30 am) followed by a brief discussion of a dharma topic (7:30-7:45 am).  Each week will be a different topic and each day will be a further exploration of that week's topic.
      This offering is broadcast live (and recorded) on YouTube.  You can access it on the IMC website at  https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/live-video/  Alternatively, you can also access it directly on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live.
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  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom: Happy Hour: Practicing Loving-Kindness with Francisco Gable
    Zoom & YT: Join us for an hour of gladdening the mind! We will explore gentle and gradual cultivation of heart practices, which are both supportive for mindfulness and transformative in their own right.  Format: 5-10 min intro, 30-minute guided meditation, small-group practice, and discussion & Q/A. 

    Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92006340224?pwd=U3dZZVVLWVpaeWtGWHQ5eGg1Lzc0UT09
    Meeting ID: 920 0634 0224; Passcode: metta
    One tap mobile:  +16699006833,,92006340224# US (San Jose)
    IMC YouTube Channel (Zoom is streamed live on YT concurrently): https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live
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  • 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm Basic Meditation Instruction
    45-minute introduction to IMC and the basic meditation practice taught at IMC. All are welcome. Registration not needed.
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  • 7:15 pm - 8:30 pm Meditation and Talk with Diana Clark
    Please join us as we meditate together then hear and discuss a dharma talk.

    30 min silent meditation
    30 min dharma talk
    15 min Q&A

    Offered in-person and broadcast live on YouTube. The link for watching on our YouTube channel is here

    (If you'd like to donate to the teacher or to the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here)
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Tuesday, July 23rd
  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette With Dawn Neal 7:00 am - 7:45 am
    YouTube Livestream   |   IMC Website Livestream
      Each weekday morning Gil leads a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation (7-7:30 am) followed by a brief discussion of a dharma topic (7:30-7:45 am).  Each week will be a different topic and each day will be a further exploration of that week's topic.
      This offering is broadcast live (and recorded) on YouTube.  You can access it on the IMC website at  https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/live-video/  Alternatively, you can also access it directly on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live.
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  • 9:30 am - 10:45 am Zoom: Sitting, Reflection, & Discussion with Kim Allen
    Join us for a 35 minute lightly guided meditation, a short Dharma talk, and practice questions & discussion. The meditation instructions include the four foundations of mindfulness, emphasizing embodied receptive awareness, mind states, and mental activity. Our teachings draw on many of the Buddha’s teachings, and include the approach of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. 

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://zoom.us/j/98849673888
    Password: Aware

    Support: If you'd like to donate to the teacher or to IMC, you can click here to go to the donations page on the IMC website.  thank you!

    Dawn Neal's biography
    Marjolein Janssen's biography

    Dial in
    Meeting ID: 988 4967 3888
    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcUCRysbdQ
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  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom: Happy Hour: Practicing Loving-Kindness with Liz Powell
    On Zoom: Join us for an hour of gladdening the mind! We will explore gentle and gradual cultivation of heart practices, which are both supportive for mindfulness and transformative in their own right.  Format: 5-10 min intro, 30-minute guided meditation, small-group practice, and discussion and Q/A. 

    Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92006340224?pwd=U3dZZVVLWVpaeWtGWHQ5eGg1Lzc0UT09
    Meeting ID: 920 0634 0224; Passcode: metta
    One tap mobile:  +16699006833,,92006340224# US (San Jose)
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  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Zoom: Full Simplicity with Kim Allen
    Offered by: Kim Allen
    On Zoom with two supplemental meetings in-person at IMC

    Registration closed June 25.

    MAIN PROGRAM: Tuesdays: June 25, July 9, July 23, Aug 6, 2024 — 6:00 – 8:00 pm Pacific time — on Zoom
    SUPPLEMENTAL SESSIONS: Sundays: June 30 & July 28, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
    There are also two supplemental in-person sessions at IMC Redwood City for those able to come in person. These are not an official part of the program, but provide an opportunity for local participants to connect.

    Life as a layperson committed to the Dharma involves harmonizing the activities of work, family, practice, and community. What is the role in our lay life for the simplicity and contemplation that the Buddha encourages in the suttas? If we wish to live in this way, it does mean choosing to slow down and perhaps let go of some activities. Far from bringing a feeling of lack or depletion, skillful simplification (renunciation) creates space for wisdom, care, intuition, and a wholesome sense of fullness to arise.

     Full Simplicity is a 6-week program with Kim Allen, author of Full Simplicity: The Art of Renunciation and Letting Go. Based on the book, this experiential program gives the opportunity to explore and deepen simplicity in one’s life. Participants are expected to engage in specific practices of letting go during this time, as well as readings, reflection, and certain meditation practices.
     
    The program includes the following elements:

    •  Based on the book “Full Simplicity: The Art of Renunciation and Letting Go,” by Kim Allen. Must purchase the book (print or electronic) in advance of the program.
    • Four Tuesday meetings online, 6:00-8:00pm Pacific, Jun 25-Aug 6*. These span three 2-week segments. Must attend at least 3 of the 4, and full attendance is strongly recommended.
    • Daily-life practices of letting go during each of the three segments
    • Supportive meditations for each segment
    • Readings from the book for each segment
    • The group meetings include meditation, teachings, Q&A, and small-group discussion
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  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Zoom: Dharma en Español con Carrie Tamburo

    El grupo de Dharma en Español se reúne cada martes de 6:30 p.m. a 8 p.m. No importa el nivel de experiencia o el tiempo que llevan practicando. Durante cada sesión se ofrece una meditación, una plática y una discusión en grupo. Por el momento las reuniones son virtuales a través de zoom:

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86030275712?pwd=d3JVaEs2RWJDbm40TzBRR1dsYTlnZz09

    Meeting ID: 860 3027 5712
    Passcode: Respirando
    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbrKxQA6CA
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Wednesday, July 24th
  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette With Dawn Neal 7:00 am - 7:45 am
    YouTube Livestream   |   IMC Website Livestream
      Each weekday morning Gil leads a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation (7-7:30 am) followed by a brief discussion of a dharma topic (7:30-7:45 am).  Each week will be a different topic and each day will be a further exploration of that week's topic.
      This offering is broadcast live (and recorded) on YouTube.  You can access it on the IMC website at  https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/live-video/  Alternatively, you can also access it directly on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live.
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  • 9:30 am - 12:15 pm Half-day Retreat with Kim Allen

      Attendance to this half-day retreat requires being COVID vaccinated and boosted. Wearing a maks is optional but no longer required. 

    • 9:30 – 10:15 am Sitting
    • 10:15 – 11:00 am Walking
    • 11:00 – 11:45 am Sitting
    • 11:45 – 12:00 pm Dharmette (Brief talk)
    • 12:00 – 12:15 pm Temple cleaning
    • 12:15 – Informal Lunch Gathering (bring bag lunch)

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  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom: Happy Hour: Practicing Loving-Kindness with Liz Powell
    Zoom & YT: Join us for an hour of gladdening the mind! We will explore gentle and gradual cultivation of heart practices, which are both supportive for mindfulness and transformative in their own right.  Format: 5-10 min intro, 30-minute guided meditation, small-group practice, and discussion & Q/A. 

    Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92006340224?pwd=U3dZZVVLWVpaeWtGWHQ5eGg1Lzc0UT09
    Meeting ID: 920 0634 0224; Passcode: metta
    One tap mobile:  +16699006833,,92006340224# US (San Jose)
    IMC YouTube Channel (Zoom is streamed live on YT concurrently): https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live
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  • 7:30 pm - 8:15 pm YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette With Matthew Brensilver
      The Dharma path is an honest exploration of the human condition and a discovery of the principles conducive to peace. Matthew will guide a 30-minute meditation and offer a short talk exploring different Dharma topics. All are welcome
      This offering is broadcast live (and recorded) on YouTube. You can access it on the IMC website at  https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/live-video/  Alternatively, you can also access it directly on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live.
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Thursday, July 25th
  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette With Dawn Neal 7:00 am - 7:45 am
    YouTube Livestream   |   IMC Website Livestream
      Each weekday morning Gil leads a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation (7-7:30 am) followed by a brief discussion of a dharma topic (7:30-7:45 am).  Each week will be a different topic and each day will be a further exploration of that week's topic.
      This offering is broadcast live (and recorded) on YouTube.  You can access it on the IMC website at  https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/live-video/  Alternatively, you can also access it directly on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live.
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  • 9:00 am - 10:45 am In-Person Yoga with Terry Lesser
    Each session uses a variety of asanas (poses) to focus and calm the mind, enhance breath and overall awareness, and develop flexibility, balance and strength. Beginners are always welcome. The class is a mixed level and everyone is encouraged to work in accordance with their own needs and abilities. Bring a large towel and sticky mat, if you have one.
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  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Zoom: Women's Circle of Mindfulness with Hilary Borison
    A gathering for self-identified women who wish to deepen practice in a loving community, as we learn to weave  mindfulness throughout our daily lives. For more information and to receive the zoom link, please contact Hilary at hborison@sbcglobal.net.
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  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom: Happy Hour: Practicing Loving-Kindness with Liz Powell
    On Zoom: Join us for an hour of gladdening the mind! We will explore gentle and gradual cultivation of heart practices, which are both supportive for mindfulness and transformative in their own right.  Format: 5-10 min intro, 30-minute guided meditation, small-group practice, and discussion and Q/A. 

    Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92006340224?pwd=U3dZZVVLWVpaeWtGWHQ5eGg1Lzc0UT09
    Meeting ID: 920 0634 0224; Passcode: metta
    One tap mobile:  +16699006833,,92006340224# US (San Jose)
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  • 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Dharma Practice Thursdays: Bringing the Dharma to Life in Community with Tanya Wiser
    Location: In-person at IMC
    Theme: Freedom from Greed, Hatred & Delusion

    Join us on Thursdays for in-depth exploration of various Dharma topics. The format of Dharma Practice Thursday includes sharing reflections on our practice the previous week; a guided meditation; a short dharma talk; discussions in small groups; and finally sharing with all participants. The group discussions focus on the evening’s dharma topic, and provide ample opportunity to ask questions. Suitable for beginners and experienced beginners (i.e., anyone with an ongoing meditation practice, no matter how long).
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  • 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Zoom: Meditation & Talk with Ari Crellin-Quick & Liz Powell
    A sitting, followed by a short reflection and Q&A.  

    Each session features a lightly guided 30-minute sitting, a short dharma talk, and time for practice questions and discussion.  Ari Crellin-Quick offers the first and third Thursdays, and Liz Powell offers the second and fourth Thursdays. Various guest teachers will also occasionally lead the group.


    Join Zoom Meeting

    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86725123624?pwd=blNOOXJwUGZ0V3pySjU5eTBjd2UyUT09


    Passcode: 077971

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    Meeting ID: 867 2512 3624

    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcm4fPuJ3e

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Friday, July 26th
  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette With Dawn Neal 7:00 am - 7:45 am
    YouTube Livestream   |   IMC Website Livestream
      Each weekday morning Gil leads a lightly-guided 30-minute meditation (7-7:30 am) followed by a brief discussion of a dharma topic (7:30-7:45 am).  Each week will be a different topic and each day will be a further exploration of that week's topic.
      This offering is broadcast live (and recorded) on YouTube.  You can access it on the IMC website at  https://www.insightmeditationcenter.org/live-video/  Alternatively, you can also access it directly on YouTube at  https://www.youtube.com/user/insightmed/live.
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  • 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm Via Zoom: Dharma Inspired Book Group

    Dharma Inspired Book Group. Go to Dharma Friends Website for zoom instructions and information about our current book.

     

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  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Zoom: Happy Hour: Practicing Loving-Kindness with bruni davila
    Zoom: Join us for an hour of gladdening the mind! We will explore gentle and gradual cultivation of heart practices, which are both supportive for mindfulness and transformative in their own right.  Format: 5-10 min intro, 30-minute guided meditation, small-group practice, and discussion & Q/A. 

    Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/92006340224?pwd=U3dZZVVLWVpaeWtGWHQ5eGg1Lzc0UT09
    Meeting ID: 920 0634 0224; Passcode: metta
    One tap mobile:  +16699006833,,92006340224# US (San Jose)
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Saturday, July 27th
  • 8:30 am - 10:00 am CANCELLED: Earth Care Meeting
    Meetings will resume in September.

    Earth Care meetings focus on a set of diverse topics relating to the right actions we can take to mitigate climate change. Meetings will usually have a speaker who will be educating and contributing to topics on climate change and meaningful actions we can take. Sessions include a brief meditation, a presentation and group discussion.

    If you have any questions, please contact the Earth Care group at EarthCare.Dharma@gmail.com
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  • 9:30 am - 4:30 pm CANCELLED: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Daylong Retreat with bruni dávila
    In-person only at IMC
    Offered by: bruni dávila

    This event has been CANCELLED.

    This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. Instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing, body, emotions, thoughts, and open attention will be provided. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. Appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Bring lunch.

    The program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here
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Sunday, July 28th
  • 8:30 am - 9:10 am In-Person Silent Sitting
    In-person attendance is open without registration. Masks are no longer required.

    If you'd like to donate to the teacher or to IMC, you can do so at IMC's donation page

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  • 9:25 am - 10:45 am In-Person and on YouTube: Sitting and Talk With Kim Allen
      We are offering IMC's usual Sunday morning sit and talk live, on YouTube and on IMC's website..  The meditation starts at 9:25 and the 30-45-minute talk starts at 10:00
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  • 10:45 am - 11:30 am Zoom: Weekly Sunday Sangha Meeting Following the Dharma Talk
    Build and maintain community by connecting online with other IMC sangha members to discuss the Sunday dharma talk and share about our Buddhist practices. Please join us on Zoom each Sunday following the dharma talk at approximately 10:45 am for about 45 minutes for breakout rooms and/or large group discussions. Facilitated by Jan Messer and Barry Rothman, IMC sangha members. 

    Join Zoom Meeting
    https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84009542053?pwd=V09IOXJhOHZ2TnovMGpiK2s3V243Zz09

    Meeting ID: 840 0954 2053
    Passcode: Sangha

    One tap mobile
    +16699009128,,84009542053#,,,,*571074# US (San Jose)
    +16694449171,,84009542053#,,,,*571074# US

    Dial-in access
    Meeting ID: 840 0954 2053
    Passcode: 571074
    Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kbTdVwhpHY
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  • 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Monthly Potluck at IMC
    The last Sunday of each month, our community comes together immediately following the Sunday Dharma Talk for a potluck meal. All are welcome. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share. If you are not able to bring food, you are still welcome to stay and have some food. Please direct questions to:  imc.volunteerdirector@gmail.com and Jill will happily respond for the PotLuck Group.
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  • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Online via Zoom: Asian Dharma Circle with Lilu Chen & Ying Chen
    Zoom link 

    Meeting ID: 898 8792 7912
    Password: 925962

    This dharma circle includes sitting meditation, a short dharma talk, discussion and community activities. We intend to provide a safe, friendly, and nourishing environment. Open to all self-identified people of Asian or South Asian, Southeast Asian, East Asian and Pacific Islander background. No registration required. For more information contact asianimc2020@gmail.com.

    Lilu Chen's Biography and Ying Chen's Biography
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  • 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm In-Person: Full Simplicity — Supplemental Sessions — with Kim Allen
    Offered by: Kim Allen
    In-person at IMC

    This gathering is for people enrolled in the Full Simplicity online class. Registration closed on June 25. 

    SUPPLEMENTAL SESSIONS: Sundays: June 30 & July 28, 1:00 – 2:30 pm
    These sessions are not an official part of the program, but provide an opportunity for local participants to connect

    Life as a layperson committed to the Dharma involves harmonizing the activities of work, family, practice, and community. What is the role in our lay life for the simplicity and contemplation that the Buddha encourages in the suttas? If we wish to live in this way, it does mean choosing to slow down and perhaps let go of some activities. Far from bringing a feeling of lack or depletion, skillful simplification (renunciation) creates space for wisdom, care, intuition, and a wholesome sense of fullness to arise.

     Full Simplicity is a 6-week program with Kim Allen, author of Full Simplicity: The Art of Renunciation and Letting Go. Based on the book, this experiential program gives the opportunity to explore and deepen simplicity in one’s life. Participants are expected to engage in specific practices of letting go during this time, as well as readings, reflection, and certain meditation practices.

    The program includes the following elements:

    • Based on the book “Full Simplicity: The Art of Renunciation and Letting Go,” by Kim Allen. Must purchase the book (print or electronic) in advance of the program.
    • Four Tuesday meetings online, 6:00-8:00pm Pacific, Jun 25-Aug 6*. These span three 2-week segments. Must attend at least 3 of the 4, and full attendance is strongly recommended.
    • Daily-life practices of letting go during each of the three segments
    • Supportive meditations for each segment
    • Readings from the book for each segment
    • The group meetings include meditation, teachings, Q&A, and small-group discussion
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  • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm SUMMER BREAK UNTIL SEPTEMBER: At Home in the World with Max Erdstein
    Sunday evenings, 7:30 to 9pm. (except the 2nd Sunday of the month). This weekly group addresses themes relevant to people in their 20s and 30s and includes guided meditation, a brief dharma talk, and group discussion. We have a friendly and vibrant ongoing community, and those in their 20s/30s are welcome to join us. 

    Max Erdstein's biography
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