Jill Shepherd

Jill Shepherd leads Insight Dialogue courses and non-residential workshops internationally. She began studying and practicing insight meditation in Thailand in 1999, and recently spent seven years on staff at the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts, where she participated in several long retreats and Buddhist study programs, as well as offering weekly meditation classes at a nearby men’s prison. Jill is a graduate of the IMS/Spirit Rock teacher training program in the US, under the guidance of Joseph Goldstein and Gil Fronsdal, and has been practicing Insight Dialogue since 2007.

Currently, Jill divides her time mostly between the US, Australia, and New Zealand, teaching vipassana, Insight Dialogue and brahmavihara practices in a variety of different forms, all grounded in the development of wisdom and compassion as the path to freedom. For additional information about Jill’s teachings, please visit Jill’s website.

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Upcoming Programs by Jill Shepherd

Wednesday: Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific (IDAP)

Also With Anita Bermont and Elizabeth Faria

Open Dates

Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific offers an online study and practice series which meets twice a month on Wednesday morning (Asia/Aust/NZ) or Tuesday afternoon (Americas). This group is based in Australia. Indriya Series In Buddhist practice, the five spiritual faculties known as the Indriya: confidence, energy, mindfulness, collectedness, and insight - are natural qualities of the […]

Indriya Series

Also With Anita Bermont and Elizabeth Faria

March 5 - July 16, 2025
In Buddhist practice, the five spiritual faculties known as the Indriya: confidence, energy, mindfulness, collectedness, and insight - are natural qualities of the heart and mind that provide crucial support on our path to freedom. When cultivated through individual and relational meditation practice, they flourish and deepen, coming into balance and bringing release from the stress inherent in misunderstanding life’s nature. This release brings a growing sense of calm, compassion, and clarity, helping us to relate more wisely to each other, our lives, and the world around us.

Two-day Insight Dialogue workshop

Also With Elizabeth Faria

May 31 - June 1, 2025

The only constant is change ... But even in the midst of life’s uncertainties, it IS possible to find a sense of stability and refuge. All of the Buddha’s teachings show us how to cultivate resilience, so that we can navigate life’s inevitable ups and downs with some degree of balance, steadiness, ease and equanimity. […]