Retreat, TBD (likely Zoom; in-person if conditions allow)
Winter Retreat
with Rebecca Bradshaw and Jean Esther
Friday, January 28-Sunday, January 30, 2022
Save the date; registration not yet open.

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

Upcoming Offerings​

We request pre-registration for courses and retreats. Please plan to register 7 days before the start of a course or retreat to ensure it runs as scheduled (unless otherwise noted). All other offerings are open.

Each offering will list if it’s in-person (locations may vary), Zoom, or hybrid. Our COVID protocols require proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks; for more information, please see the blue box to the right. For downloadable fliers to print or share digitally, please scroll down to the green box on the right. Watch for more information and new details in upcoming email blasts and here on our website.

See Past Offerings and/or Give Teacher and/or Center Dana:
​We use the same Zoom link for all public offerings unless otherwise noted. 

TBD whether Zoom or in-person, unless noted.

Dharma Discussion, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Discussion
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, September 21; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Daylong retreat, in-person; Northampton Friends Meeting House; 43 Center Ct STE 202, Northampton, MA 01060 (proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks required)
Laying the Foundation for Belonging
with Booker
Saturday, September 24; 10:00am-5:00pm  ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Forgiveness of Self and Others: A Healing practice that can be very difficult!
with Peggy Gillespie
Wednesday, September 28; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
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Community Open Practice, via Zoom
Meditation followed by Blessing Circle  (first Mondays)
Monday, October 3; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Practice/Discussion, via Zoom
Yom Kippur and the Buddha
with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Wednesday, October 5; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Course, via Zoom
Discovering Dharma Ease
with Michael Grady
5 Tuesdays: October 11, 18, 25, November 1, and 8; 7:00 - 8:15pm ET
(please register by October 4 to ensure this offering runs as scheduled)
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with nico hase
Wednesday, October 12; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at Florence Civic Center - 90 Park St, Florence, MA (click here​ to learn more about COVID protocols including proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks.) 
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, October 19; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
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Half-Day Retreat, via Zoom
Wise Effort: Keeping on with Love and Wisdom
with Shelly Graf
Saturday, October 22; 9:00am - 1:00pm ET
​(please register by October 15 to ensure this offering runs as scheduled)
For more details about the COVID protocols at our in-person venues, please click below:
Daylong retreat, in-person; Northampton Friends Meeting House; 43 Center Ct STE 202, Northampton, MA 01060
Laying the Foundation for Belonging
with Booker
Saturday, September 24; 10:00am - 5:00pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with nico hase
Wednesday, October 12; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
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, peer led
5:45-6:30pm
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 (WAD): Creating Antiracist Sanghas - a 6-month, 12-session study and practice program for white-identified practitioners. WAD will be offered again in 2022.
​IWM 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. 
Affinity Groups are on a COVID pause.
More information...

Affinity Groups
Queer/Trans Practice
Parents Practice
Chronic Illness Group
Check back for updates about IWM weekly Wednesday evening Dharma talks as well as upcoming courses and retreats.
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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Yenkuei Chuang
Wednesday, October 26; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with JD Doyle
Wednesday, November 9; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
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Course, definitely via Zoom; possibly in-person/hybrid - TBD
Death, Impermanence, and Climate Change
with Nick Boutros
4 Tuesdays: November 15, 22, 29, and December 6; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
​(please register by November 8 to ensure this offering runs as scheduled)
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Dharma Discussion, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Discussion
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, November 16; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Half-Day  Retreat, in-person at IWM - 116 Pleasant Street, Suite 242, Easthampton, MA (click here​ to learn more about COVID protocols including proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks.) 
Generosity/Dana
with Manny Mansbach
Saturday, November 19; 10:30am - 1:00pm ET
​​(please register by November 12 to ensure this offering runs as scheduled)
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Dharma Talk, TBD in-person/hybrid or Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, December 7; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
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Dharma Talk, TBD - likely in-person/hybrid - details to follow
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, December 14; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
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Half-Day Retreat
Retreat - details to follow
with Devin Berry and Tara Mulay
Saturday, December 17th 
2023 Offerings -- looking ahead
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Half-Day Retreat, in the afternoon
New Year's Retreat - details to follow
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Sunday, January 1, 2023
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Daylong Retreat
Insight Dialogue - details to follow
with Florence Meleo-Meyer and Janet Surrey
Saturday, March 11, 2023
*December 2021 - About Our Name Change:
Last year, in the spirit of wise action, and in solidarity with the widespread awakening taking place around the US, the Board (which, at the time, included Tara Mulay as the Interim Guiding Teacher) engaged the sangha in a process which led to our new name: Insight Meditation Community of Western Massachusetts Dhamma Dena, Inc. 

We undertook that process after considering what it is we were signaling as a community by including the word "Pioneer" in our name. Among other things, the word pioneer implies celebration of the colonization of this area by European settlers, often through acts of genocide and war. 

As a sangha, we endeavor to live with compassion and lovingkindness for all beings. With these qualities in our hearts, and as the sangha aligns more fully with our collective aspirations of awakening, liberation, and true welcoming, we were eager to adopt a name that reflects our commitments. We’ve been using our new name for many months. And, now that we’ve made the necessary changes formally and legally, we will be bringing in the new year with a new URL and new email addresses.

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