Registration for this retreat is closed
On Demand: Practice with IMS teachers on your schedule, at your own pace!
People of all gender identities are warmly invited to participate in this retreat approaching the teachings of the Buddha through our experience of what is known as the feminine archetype: by way of immanence, embodiment, the felt, the intuitive, and the sacred. Rather than striving in our spiritual practice to transcend this world, we will honor and explore our deep embeddedness in life on this earth.
Through sense embodiment and deep interest in life as it unfolds, the contractions that bind us will have space to dissolve. This will grant our hearts and minds the freedom to come into intimate connection with ourselves, other people, animals, plants, and all life. From this abiding presence, we can then respond to life’s challenges with greater understanding and compassion.
The retreat will include vipassana (insight) and metta (loving-kindness) meditations and instructions, dharma talks about the Buddha’s teachings, and group meetings with the teachers to discuss your practice. A daily optional session of guided mindful movement will be offered by Sabra Saperstein. During the retreat, participants will be encouraged to relate with the natural world and to nourish themselves through connecting with beauty.
A note on dana (generosity)
Most IMS teachers—like insight teachers around the world—rely on the generosity of students for their livelihood, and receive no compensation from course fees. All IMS online teachers receive a modest dana advance from IMS to guarantee a minimum level of financial support. (Click here to learn more about the dana practice.) There will be an opportunity to offer a contribution to your teachers at the end of this course.
Cost is sliding-scale: $200, $325, or $500, your choice. Registration fees support the Insight Meditation Society’s work online and at our physical retreat centers in Barre, MA.
Daily Schedule - all times listed in Eastern Daylight Time EDT:
Note: all sessions (except meeting groups and movement) will be recorded and posted so you can view it later if you missed one.
Friday, 10/2
4 pm - 5:30 pm - Opening Session - Rebecca, Roxanne, Shelly, Sabra
7:15 pm - 8 pm - Guided Meditation - Shelly
Saturday, 10/3
9 am - 10 am - Meditation & Instructions - Rebecca
10:15 am - 11:15 am - Meeting Groups - all teachers
2 pm - 3 pm - Metta Meditation - Roxanne
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm - Movement with Sabra
7 pm - 8 pm - Dharma Talk - Rebecca
Sunday, 10/4
9 am - 10 am - Meditation & Instructions - Shelly
10:15 am - 11:15 am - Meeting Groups - all teachers
2 pm - 3 pm - Metta Meditation - Rebecca
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm - Movement with Sabra
7 pm - 8 pm - Dharma Talk - Roxanne
Monday, 10/5
9 am - 10 am - Meditation & Instructions - Rebecca
10:15 am - 11:15 am - Meeting Groups - all teachers
2 pm - 3 pm - Metta Meditation - Shelly
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm - Movement with Sabra
7 pm - 8 pm - Dharma Talk - Rebecca
Tuesday, 10/6
9 am - 10 am - Meditation & Instructions - Roxanne
10:15 am - 11:15 am - Meeting Groups - all teachers
2 pm - 3 pm - Metta Meditation - Rebecca
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm - Movement with Sabra
7 pm - 8 pm - Dharma Talk - Shelly
Wednesday, 10/7
9 am - 10 am - Meditation & Instructions - Rebecca
10:45 am - 12:15 pm - Meditation & Closing Session - Rebecca, Roxanne, Shelly, Sabra
