Rachel Hammerman

Rachel Hammerman (they/them) teaches Insight meditation as faculty of the Community Meditation Center of New York, the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science and Tibet House US. They offer Insight Dialogue and Dharma Contemplation practice online and with centers including the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and New York Insight Meditation Center. An executive coach and communications consultant, Rachel helps people integrate mindfulness and lovingkindness into their livelihoods to live, work and speak with ease.
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Upcoming Programs by Rachel Hammerman

Saturday, monthly, Queer Insight Dialogue Sangha

Also With Elizabeth Faria and Patricia Fontaine

Open Dates

The Queer Insight Dialogue (ID) Sangha is a two hour drop-in online practice group for LGBTQIA+ identifying relational dharma practitioners around the world to share practice, experience, support, learnings, and care. In addition to holding affinity space for practice, over time the Queer ID Sangha will also offer learning opportunities to the broader Insight Dialogue […]

Introduction to Insight Dialogue: Grounding in the Guidelines

February 5 - 26, 2026
Join us for four weeks to explore the six guidelines Insight Dialogue guidelines through a combination of guidance, silent meditation, contemplation, and breakout sessions. Through experiential learning your understanding of this transformative practice will deepen.
Two small birds perch on a barbed wire fence, facing one another in stillness against a soft green forest background.

The Four Noble Truths in Relationships

March 10 - 31, 2026

A four-week course using Insight Dialogue to explore suffering and freedom from suffering within relationship. The Buddha taught one thing: suffering (dukkha) and its end. In this course, we explore how this foundational teaching unfolds in the live experience of relationships. We will leverage the power of wholesome relationships in our practice container to investigate […]

Introduction to Insight Dialogue: Grounding in the Guidelines

April 6 - 27, 2026
Join us for four weeks to explore the six guidelines Insight Dialogue guidelines through a combination of guidance, silent meditation, contemplation, and breakout sessions. Through experiential learning your understanding of this transformative practice will deepen.