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IRC Online Retreats — Online Sangha Gathering with Gil Fronsdal — Sunday May 5

Posted April 23, 2024 - Special Events

Sunday, May 5, 2024: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm On Zoom, Hosted by the Insight Retreat Center with Gil Fronsdal Everyone involved or interested in IRC’s online retreats is invited to an Online Sangha Gathering with Gil Fronsdal. This event will be held online over ZOOM on Sunday, May 5th, hosted by Insight Retreat Center. The event will include a short meditation, discussion of practicing on retreats from home, an update about Insight Retreat Online, and information about how to become…

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Cultivating a Boundless Heart In-Person Daylong with Ying Chen — Saturday May 4

Posted April 23, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, May 4, 2024: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Ying Chen This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, practice discussions, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. The day long retreat will ground in the mindfulness practices and expand to include the cultivation of heart qualities. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, open our hearts, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. This daylong…

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May 5-11: Awareness and Wisdom Daily Life Retreat (Online Zoom Format)

Posted April 23, 2024 - Events

Taught by Andrea Fella Inspired by the teachings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. May 5-11, 2024 Click here to Register During this weeklong online retreat we will explore a relaxed open awareness with an emphasis on exploring qualities of mind, and the attitude towards one’s experience. Such an open awareness practice supports both the formal meditation of sitting and walking, as well as awareness of our normal daily activities. The emphasis for this week will be exploring integrating awareness into our whole day…

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Tuesdays April 23-May 21, Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Tom Fenner

Posted April 21, 2024

Tuesdays, April 23 to May 21; 1:00 – 2:30 pm In Person at IMC During this introductory course, the basic instructions in mindfulness meditation will be given sequentially, starting with a focus on mindfulness of breathing, followed by mindfulness of the body, emotions, thinking, and the application of mindfulness in daily life. Mindfulness meditation, also known as insight meditation or vipassana, is a simple technique that concentrates and calms the mind. At the heart of mindfulness meditation is the practice of…

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Earth Care Meeting with Tim Ream — Saturday April 27

Posted April 15, 2024 - Events

Saturday, April 27, 2024: 8:30 am — 10:00 am Offered by Tim Ream On Zoom The litany of threats to Life on Earth are well-known by all who care to see. Yet the overwhelming nature of what we face often leads to paralysis instead of action. It is hard to know where to start or what to do — and hard to believe that one person’s actions even matter. Still, the dharma teaches us that every action, word, and even…

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Spaciousness and the Objects of Mind Daylong with Ines Freedman  — Saturday April 27

Posted April 10, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, April 27, 2024: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Ines Freedman This daylong will explore how seeing the objects of mind more clearly can help develop a sense of spaciousness in our practice. The day will include guided and silent meditations, alternating periods of sitting and walking, and short Dharma talks. Bring lunch. This program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you’d like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can…

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Mindfulness of the Body Meditation Daylong with Diana Clark — Saturday April 20

Posted April 9, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, April 20, 2024: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm In-person only at IMC Offered by: Diana Clark Despite the name, “mind-fulness,” meditation is not about the cerebral mind overcoming the physical body. Instead, mindfulness practice includes deeply connecting with the body and learning to reap the support and wisdom it offers. Join us as we explore mindfulness of the body as an integral part of mindfulness practice. The day will include guided and silent meditations, alternating periods of sitting and walking,…

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On Zoom: Full Simplicity with Kim Allen — starts Tuesday June 25

Posted March 31, 2024 - Events, Special Events

Offered by: Kim Allen On Zoom with two supplemental meetings in-person at IMC 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 Two supplemental in-person sessions at IMC Redwood City are offered for those able to come in person. These are not an official part of the program, but provide an opportunity for local participants…

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YouTube: Sitting and Dharmette with Matthew Brensilver — Weekly starting Wednesday April 3

Posted March 26, 2024 - Events

Wednesdays 7:30 pm – 8:15 pm starting April 3, 2024 Offered by Matthew Brensilver On YouTube YouTube Livestream | IMC Website Livestream William James said the aim of all education is to make one’s nervous system an ally rather than an enemy. Given the sensitivity of our body and mind, given the changingness of all things, given imperfection — what is possible for us? The dharma path is an honest exploration of the human condition and a discovery of the…

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Weekend Non-Residential Retreat for Those New to Retreat Practice — May 31 – June 2

Posted March 18, 2024 - Special Events

Three Days: Friday, May 31, 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm; Saturday, June 1, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm; Sunday, June 2, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Offered by: Diana Clark and Tanya Wiser In-Person in Belmont, CA — Location and directions will be provided upon acceptance to this retreat This non-residential retreat will introduce participants to the routines, practices, and schedules found on residential retreats, to deepen their confidence for going on retreat and engaging in deeper practice. The retreat…

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Farewell to our friend Lolly Font

Posted February 20, 2024

Lolly passed away peacefully on February 3rd at the age of 93. Lolly was one of the longest serving yoga teachers in the Peninsula area. She loved IMC and graced us with her warmth and enthusiasm. She sometimes taught yoga for our community which was always wonderful. She is missed. Here memorial service will be on Friday, February 23 at 11 a.m. at the Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto.

IRC Winter-Spring 2024 Newsletter is available

Posted February 5, 2024 - News

IRC 2024 Winter-Spring Newsletter is available online. You can read past newsletters in both HTML and PDF formats on the Newsletter page of the Insight Retreat Center website.

2024 Path of Fearlessness with Diana Clark and Tanya Wiser

Posted November 19, 2023 - Events, Special Events

Saturdays 12:30pm – 3:30pm (Pacific time) Jan 27, Feb 24, Apr 13, May 25, Jun 29 and Aug 10, 2024 On Zoom Offered by: Diana Clark and Tanya Wiser In order to find real freedom it is important to practice right in the middle of our lives, including those areas that are unresolved, frightening, or painful. Often enough, it is easy for us to hear and practice Dharma teachings without knowing how to apply these to the deepest personal, emotional,…

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Individual Practice Discussions with IMC Teachers/Dharma Leaders

Posted August 15, 2023 - News

Several of IMC’s Dharma Leaders are offering an opportunity for an individual practice discussion each month. The sessions will provide a chance to process your sitting and daily life practice, ask questions, and be heard and supported. Please sign up for only one practice discussion per month so that everyone has an opportunity. Here is the link to sign-up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904044ba9ad2faaf85-imcpractice Please bookmark the link so that you can sign up for a session in future months. New sessions available are posted every two months towards…

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2023 – 2024 Eightfold Path Program

Posted June 26, 2023

Taught by Chris Clifford, Tanya Wiser, Liz Powell and others offered both in-person and on Zoom DATES: One Sunday a month 1:00 to 3:30 pm with a concluding daylong in June, 2024 Sundays 1:00 pm to 3:30 p.m. (Pacific); Sept 3, Oct. Nov. 5, Dec.3, Jan 14, Feb 11, Mar 10, Apr 14, May 12 Concluding daylong: June 22 The Buddha’s most explicit path of practice is the Eightfold Path—a set of eight practical approaches to bring Buddhist practice into…

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