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Friday August 16 — Morning Mindfulness Retreat at Hidden Villa with Gil Fronsdal

Posted July 21, 2024 - Half-Day Retreats

Friday, August 16, 2024: 9:00 am – 12:15 pm Potluck Lunch: 12:30 – 1:30 pm Location: Hidden Villa in the Dana Center 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Everyone is invited to a morning of mindfulness meditation instruction, teachings, and practice. Gil Fronsdal, who taught retreats at Hidden Villa for ten years, is back to share his love for mindfulness practice and for Hidden Villa, a place well suited for meditation connected closely to the natural world. The…

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CANCELLED: Saturday July 27: Introduction to Mindfulness Meditation Daylong with bruni dávila

Posted July 16, 2024 - Daylong Retreats

Saturday, July 27, 2024: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm 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…

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2024-2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom)

Posted July 12, 2024

Registration is now open for the 2024 – 2025 Eightfold Path Program (In-Person and Zoom) Taught by Tanya Wiser, Liz Powell, Chris Clifford, and others One Sunday a month, beginning Sept 2024, 1:00 to 3:30 pm with a concluding Saturday daylong in June, 2025 **Here is the link for more information and registration**

IMC Summer Newsletter

Posted June 23, 2024

The IMC summer newsletter is now available online here on IMC’s website.

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 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 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…

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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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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.

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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Zoom: Weekly Sunday Sangha Meeting Following the Dharma Talk

Posted October 9, 2021

Weekly on Sunday: 10:45 – 11:30 am on Zoom 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…

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Small Group Practice Discussions with IMC Teachers/Dharma Leaders

Posted September 16, 2021 - News

We are offering once-weekly opportunities to connect with IMC and other practitioners in a small group setting via Zoom. IMC teachers/Dharma Leaders will answer questions and offer supportive teachings and practices. Emphasis will be on what is arising for participants in meditation and daily life. Take advantage of the small group format (8 persons) for connecting with fellow practitioners. Listen to one another as we talk about dharma practice, feelings and experiences. Meetings are offered at different times and with…

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IMC Speaks Out Against Anti-Asian Violence

Posted May 7, 2021

This statement is also available in PDF format We are heartbroken by the horrific surge in relentless, unprovoked harassment and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Since March 2020, the Stop AAPI Hate organization reports nearly 4,000 incidents of anti-Asian hate, of which nearly 44 percent occurred in California—and many more cases go unreported. The Insight Meditation Center (IMC) and its community open our hearts to the pain of anti-Asian hate, bearing witness to the suffering and…

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