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

October 8 - 29, 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.

Waking Up Together: An Introduction to Insight Dialogue

October 21 - November 11, 2026
Ever struggle to bring your meditation practice off the cushion and into your life? One reason it’s hard: we usually practice alone, eyes closed, in silence. But our days are spent in relationship — eyes open, talking.

Deepening Together: An Insight Dialogue Weekend Retreat

November 14 - 15, 2026

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 […]

Heart to Heart: Brahma Viharas Through the Holidays

November 18 - December 16, 2026

How can we cultivate a heart that opens to the 10,000 joys and 10,000 sorrows of this world? The holiday season offers no shortage of either. Coworkers, friends, family — the people we love and the ones we struggle with, often the same person at the same table. In this course, we'll cultivate a boundless […]