In-Person

Patriarchy robs us all of our life-giving relational capacity. While it mainly oppresses women and children, it insidiously harms every one of us. Its polarizing gender roles objectify and exploit women, isolate and emotionally stunt men, and target LGBTQIA+ people for attack. Because it was designed to give a few uber-powerful men control over how the rest […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

The six guidelines of Insight Dialogue — Pause, Relax, Open, Trust Emergence, Listen Deeply, and Speak the Truth — are simple to name and take practice to inhabit. A weekend offers what a weekly class can’t: an extended container to settle into them. Over two days we’ll take up each guideline in turn, deepening your […]

This retreat will explore relational wisdom as it arises in relational meditation practice. Together we will learn and practice mettānattā, the unification of mettā–and all the brahmaviharas–and not-self, anattā. Relational contact can amplify anger, fear, and delusion, but it can also strengthen wholesome meditative qualities. The Buddha described relational contact as a necessary condition for arousing right view. Wisdom grows […]