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Welcome to Insight Western Mass (IWM)
Formerly known as Insight PV

Winter/Spring 2022 Offerings​

We request pre-registration for courses and retreats, and all other offerings are open. Until further notice, all offerings are on Zoom.
  • Download the 2021 Winter/Spring Brochure and Dharma Talk Schedule.
  • See Past Offerings and/or Give Teacher and/or Center Dana

​We use the same Zoom link for all public offerings unless otherwise noted in our calendar. 
IWM Public Zoom Link
We hope to have in-person offerings beginning in September 2021.

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Dharma Talk
Queer Joy - The Secret of Our Strength
with Melina Bondy
Wednesday, June 23; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Series
Dharma in Depth for Experienced Students 6: Practicing with the Four Noble Truths
Fourth Noble Truth - 3rd Basket - Wise Mindfulness and Wise Concentration with Michael Grady
Sunday, June 27;  10:00 - 11:30am

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Dharma Talk
Remembering Why You Meditate: Cultivating Spiritual Urgency
with Nick Boutros
Wednesday, June 30; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Community Open Practice
Meditation followed by Blessing Circle  (first Mondays)
Monday, July 5; 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Opportunity for dana
More information...


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Yenkuei Chuang
Wednesday, July 7; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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In-person Outdoor Offering
The Sure Heart - Buddhist Family Group
with Bernadine Mellis
Sunday, July 11;  10:00am - 12:00pm ET, optional bag lunch afterwards. Millside Park (Playground behind Eastworks).


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Dharma Talk
Enjoying your Life: Dharma Notes on Conspiracy Theories, Cocktails, and Hyperactive Puppies
with Harrison Blum
Wednesday, July 14; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Affinity Group
Queer and Trans Practice Group (third Thursdays)
Thursday, July 15; 7:15 - 8:45pm ET
Opportunity for dana
More information...


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, July 21; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday, July 28; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Ongoing Program, via Zoom
Half-day Retreat for Graduates of White & Awakening in the Dharma
with Jen Cannon, Lore Detenber, and Bernadine Mellis
Saturday, July 31;  9:30am - 12:00pm ET


Upcoming Guest teachers
Queer Joy - The Secret of Our Strength
with
Melina Bondy
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Wednesday, June 23
7:00 - 8:30pm ET

Remembering Why You Meditate: Cultivating Spiritual Urgency
with
Nick Boutros
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Wednesday, June 30
7:00 - 8:30pm ET

Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with
Yenkuei Chuang

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Wednesday, July 7
7:00 - 8:30pm ET

Open Community Meditation Practice
All community practices will be held via Zoom until further notice.
More information...

Mondays: 
5:30 - 6:15pm,
​discussion 6:15 - 6:45pm

Tuesdays & Thursdays:
7:45 - 8:30am + discussion
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Fridays, unguided
5:45-6:30pm
Affinity Groups
​Insight WM offers a variety of Affinity Groups for community members with specific needs to get to know and support each other as Dharma Friends. These groups of people with similarities help create a welcoming space for those who might not feel welcome when entering a new community.  It is our intention  to welcome a diverse group of practitioners and hope you will find refuge here. 
More information...

Affinity Groups
Queer/Trans Practice
Parents Practice
Chronic Illness Group
Ongoing Programs
Kalyana Mitta Groups -  these spiritual friendship and study groups of 12 or fewer members will open periodically for new membership. All groups are currently full.

White & Awakening in the Dharma: Creating Antiracist Sanghas - a 6-month, 12-session study and practice program for white-identified practitioners. 

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In-person Outdoor Offering
The Sure Heart - Buddhist Family Group
with Bernadine Mellis
August 1;  10:00am - 12:00pm ET, optional bag lunch afterwards
Millside Park (Playground behind Eastworks).

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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, August 4; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Andrea Castillo
Wednesday, August 11; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.

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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, August 18; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jeanne Corrigal
Wednesday, August 25; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, September 1; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday, September 8; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Course, via Zoom
Meditative Investigation: A Class for Experienced Students
with Michael Grady
4 Mondays: September 13, September 20, September 27,  October 4; 7-8:30pm ET

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Course, via Zoom
Exploring the Seven Factors of Awakening
with Candace Cassin   
5 Tuesdays: Sept 14, Sept 21, Sept 28, Oct 5, Oct 12; 4-5:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk, tentatively via Zoom
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, September 15; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Retreat
Unconditional Love as Doorway Into, and Expression of, the Nature of the Mind
with Lama John Makransky

Sunday, September 19; 9:30AM to 12:30 PM (with breaks), 12:30 to 1:30 for a lunch break, then 1:30 to 3PM.

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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
Wednesday, September 22; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Ongoing Program, via Zoom
Half-day Retreat for Graduates of White & Awakening in the Dharma
with Jen Cannon, Lore Detenber, and Bernadine Mellis
Saturday, September 25;  9:30am - 12:00pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, September 29; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk

Wednesday, October 6; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Course
Unshakeable Tenderness: Class on the Brahmaviharas
with Manny Mansbach
4 Mondays:
Oct. 11, Oct. 18, Oct. 25, Nov 1; 7-8:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk, tentatively via Zoom
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, October 13; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.

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Outdoor Daylong Retreat
Daylong Retreat
with Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey

Saturday, October 16
More information soon.

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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, October 20; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Course, via Zoom
Mindfulness: Gateway to Freedom for Beginners
with Michael Grady
4 Tuesdays:
Oct. 26, Nov. 2, Nov. 9, Nov. 16; 7-8:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, October 27; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Yenkuei Chuang
Wednesday, November 3; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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  Retreat
 Insight Dialogue Retreat
  with Janet Surrey and Florence Meleo-Meyer
  Saturday, November 6
Registration opens soon.

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   Course
  Class with Peggy Gillespie
  with Peggy Gillespie
  2 Mondays: Nov. 8 and Nov. 15;
7-8:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Harrison Blum
Wednesday, November 10; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, November 17; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Ongoing Program, via Zoom
Half-day Retreat for Graduates of White & Awakening in the Dharma
with Jen Cannon, Lore Detenber, and Bernadine Mellis
Saturday, November 20;  9:30am - 12:00pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
Wednesday, December 1; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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   Weekend Retreat
  Investigating Implicit Bias through a Buddhist Lens
  with Jean Esther and trellis stepter
  Saturday, December 4; 9:30am-5pm; Sunday, December 5;
10am-1pm ET, followed by a potluck lunch
  Registration opens soon.

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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
Wednesday, December 8; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, December 15; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
Wednesday, December 22; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
Wednesday, December 29; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.




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Ongoing Program, via Zoom
Half-day Retreat for Graduates of White & Awakening in the Dharma
with Jen Cannon, Lore Detenber, and Bernadine Mellis
Saturday, March 26, 2022;  9:30am - 12:00pm ET

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Ongoing Program, via Zoom
Half-day Retreat for Graduates of White & Awakening in the Dharma
with Jen Cannon, Lore Detenber, and Bernadine Mellis
Saturday, May 21, 2022;  9:30am - 12:00pm ET

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