Insight Dialogue Day-long Retreat

With Gregory Kramer and Janet Surrey

January 24, 2015

Date and Time Details: Saturday 9:00am - 4:00pm

Location: Santa Monica, CA

Address: InsightLA Olympic
1430 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Please note: Parking is metered from 9am - 6pm. This site is equipped with a chair lift for persons with limited mobility.

Contact: programs@insightla.org

Continuing Education: CEUs will be offered to MFTs, LCSWs & LPCs.

Format: There will be alternating periods of internal silent meditation, Insight Dialogue, and mindful movement. Noble silence will be maintained when not in dialogue.

  • $150.00 – Program Price

Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice. Based in Vipassana meditation, it brings the mindfulness and tranquility of traditional silent meditation practice into our interactions with others through dialogue. Instructions will introduce Insight Dialogue meditation guidelines step-by-step and guide participants into contemplation.

Meditating with others in a fully-engaged relational practice supports the heart and mind into deep relaxation and opening in recognition of this shared human experience. In this retreat, we will inquire together into the nature of suffering in relationship and touch the possibility of awakening together. We will investigate obstacles to mindfulness and cultivate the factors of awakening: mindfulness, investigation, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration and equanimity.

Experiencing the power of meditation together can accelerate insight, wisdom and compassion.

About the Leaders

Gregory Kramer

Gregory Kramer is the Founding Teacher of the Insight Dialogue Community and has been teaching insight meditation since 1980. He developed the practice of Insight Dialogue and has been teaching it since 1995, offering retreats in North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. He has studied with esteemed teachers, including Anagarika Dhammadina, Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya […]

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Janet Surrey

Janet Surrey teaches Insight Dialogue retreats internationally and leads a monthly practice group in the Boston area. Jan serves on the Insight Dialogue Community Teachers’ Council and the coordinating team for the Insight Dialogue Teaching Community. She has worked with Gregory Kramer since 2007. Her original teacher was Vimala Thakar. Jan has also done many […]

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