In-Person

In Person Retreats

The Unhindered Heart: Exploring the Liberative Power of the Brahmaviharas

With Donna Strickland and Sue Brown

August 28 - 30, 2026
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
In this retreat, we will explore what it means to recognize, awaken, and develop these four Brahmaviharas in our lives as they are actually lived. We will draw from both Buddhist suttas and contemporary poetry to support a direct and embodied experience of these transformational heart qualities.

Awakening Amidst the World’s Turbulence: An Insight Dialogue Retreat

With Phyllis K. Hicks and Bart van Melik

September 11 - 17, 2026
Cragsmoor, New York, USA

In times of rapid change, ecological fragility, and social unrest, our habitual patterns—of perception, thought, speech, and reaction shape our inner experience and view of the world. This retreat invites us to the immediacy of each moment and the quiet joy of simply being here, now. Together, we will explore the transformative potential of relating […]

Cascadia North ✦ Insight Dialogue Retreat

With Anna-Brown Griswold and Sandra Ramos Amézquita

September 14 - 18, 2026
Nanaimo, BC Canada
At a time of world-wide challenges and widespread suffering, let’s gather to cultivate goodness. Through our attentive weaving of meditative dialogue, silent meditation, and time in nature, we will deepen the essential qualities that support inquiry into our crazy shared human experience! The fruits of extended, dedicated silence and practice time are precious and extra-ordinary.

"Awake Together" An Insight Dialogue Retreat

With Rosalie Dores

September 24 - 28, 2026
Mnichovo Hradiště (Czech Rep.)

​In this retreat we will explore how we can be present with ourselves while in relationship with others through silent meditation and the relational meditation practice of Insight Dialogue. We will cultivate and strengthen the meditative qualities of mindfulness, investigation, concentration, and tranquility experienced in personal practice, and access them in the midst of relating […]

Verbundenheit erleben und verkörpern – Einsichtsdialog Retreat

With Ayya Anopama and Stefan Hanser

October 3 - 4, 2026
Berlin, Deutschland

Wir sind für Verbundenheit geboren. In einer Welt voller Ablenkungen verlieren wir leicht die tiefe Verbundenheit, nach der wir uns sehnen. Tief in uns spüren wir, dass wir so viel mehr geben und empfangen könnten. Einsichtsdialog nutzt die Kraft gegenseitiger Unterstützung und zwischenmenschlicher Resonanzfähigkeit zur Kultivierung von Achtsamkeit, Mitgefühl und befreiender Einsicht. Die Praxis des […]

Spiritual Friendship: The Whole of the Path

With Dave Leggatt and Sue Brown

October 3 - 4, 2026
Washington, DC
Most of us quietly want a friendship that holds us with warmth and calls us toward our own liberation. This weekend explores that possibility through Insight Dialogue, drawing on the Buddha's teachings on kalyana-mitta, spiritual friendship. Together we'll practice presence, honesty, and the willingness to be genuinely known.

Cultivar la confianza: Un retiro de Diálogo Consciente

With Ayya Anopama and Beatriz Rodriguez Vega

October 8 - 14, 2026
Soria, Espania

Este retiro ofrece un espacio para ralentizar el ritmo y practicar juntos la condición de ser un ser humano a través de la práctica de Diálogo Consciente. En un mundo marcado por la velocidad, la fragmentación y la separación habitual, nos volcamos hacia la presencia, las relaciones y el cuidado como experiencia vivida. Basándonos en […]

Liberating Wisdom for These Times - Refuge, Relationship & Response

With Rosalie Dores

October 17, 2026
Brighton and Hove, UK

These Insight Dialogue (ID) retreat days will offer an opportunity to explore together how the Buddha's teachings on the three marks of existence; impermanence, suffering and not self can provide resource, resilience and liberation in these times.Six Insight Dialogue meditation guidelines will support us in bringing kind awareness into the heart of speaking and listening, […]

Refuge in the Sangha - Refuge in Friendship

With Janet Surrey and Marsha Lawson

October 18, 2026
Cambridge, MA
This year, the Northeast Insight Dialogue Sangha is offering mini retreats on Friendship: What does it mean, as the Buddha stated, that spiritual friendship is the whole of the holy life?

Despertar Juntos

With Ayya Anopama and Fabiana Gomes

October 22 - 25, 2026
Sintra, Portugal
Este retiro é um convite a parar, e a ver juntos. Na porta do aqui e agora, investigaremos as condições que dão origem ao sofrimento e os caminhos para a libertação.

From Concept to Experience: Apprehending Dhamma Through Insight Dialogue

With Gregory Kramer

November 6 - 15, 2026
Barre, MA

After some time with the teachings, practitioners can recognize when the Dharma is alive and when it is dry.  There are attitudes and practices that support us in transforming what might be a conceptual understanding of the Dharma to a vibrant, intuitive, embodied experience.  This retreat is about feeling the Dhamma as alive here and […]

Engaging Wise Intention to Navigate Worlds of Change

With Jane Cutler

November 7, 2026
Bristol, United Kingdom

Explore meeting the unknown using relational Insight Dialogue meditation In Buddhism, ‘wise intention’ involves cultivating a mindset of renunciation (letting go), goodwill and non-harm. It is the underlying motivation behind our thoughts, words, and actions. It is vital for reducing suffering by counteracting greed, hatred, and delusion – the delusion that we are individuals separate […]

Relationship and Wisdom - mutual supports on the path

With Emma Donaldson-Feilder

November 14, 2026
London, England

Wisdom can help our relationships to thrive; relationship can also be a source of wisdom. How can we access greater wisdom and nourishing relationships in a world that seems to be challenging both? During this in-person retreat day, we will explore how the Buddha's teachings can guide us in relating wisely with ourselves and others. […]