Welcome to Insight Western Mass

Upcoming Offerings​

Please pre-register 7 days before the start of a course or retreat to ensure it runs as scheduled. All other offerings are open.

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See Past Offerings and Give Teacher or Center Dana:​
  • Past Offerings: 2025

​Same Zoom link for all public offerings, unless otherwise noted:
Zoom link for Affinity Group meetings:
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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Returning Home: Discovering Our Deepest Refuge
with Jessie Morey
Wednesday May 21, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday May 22, 7:15-8:45pm ET
(Second Tuesdays & Fourth Thursdays)
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday May 24, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday thru May - then comes a summer break)
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Affinity Group, in person only at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday May 25, 5-6:30pm ET
​2nd and 4th Sundays
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Open Community Practice, in person at IWM
Refuge
​​with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday May 26, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid at IWM
Equanimity for Engagement
with Eve Decker
Wednesday May 28, 7-8:30pm ET
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Talk, in person/hybrid at IWM 
An Evening with Ajahn Sucitto
Friday May 30, 7-8:30pm ET

We are at full capacity for in person seating. Register here to attend via Zoom.
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday May 31, 8:45-10:00am
***NOTE: Last meeting until September. Saturday Sangha will be on Summer Break June-August.****
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Practice Group, in person at IWM
​Social Justice Group
Saturday May 31, 10:30am-12pm
New group! Next meeting TBD
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Half-Day Retreat, via Zoom
The Dharma of Chronic Illness
​with Jean Esther
Sunday June 1, 10am-1pm ET
Open to anyone living with chronic illness/pain and/or disability
  • Saturday Sangha is on summer break June-August, returning weekly on Sat. Sept. 6
  • ​No Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group Meeting in June, regular schedule resumes in July.
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Open Community Practice, via Zoom
LovingKindness Meditation
​with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday June 2, 5:30-6pm ET
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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Taking Refuge in Sangha During Difficult Times
with Michael Grady
Wednesday June 4, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person at IWM (hybrid if requested)
BIPOC Affinity Group
Friday June 6, 5:30-7pm ET
First and Third Fridays
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Affinity Group, in person at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday June 8, 5-6:30pm ET
​2nd and 4th Sundays

An Evening with Ajahn Sucitto

in person/hybrid at IWM
An Evening with Ajahn Sucitto
Friday May 30
​7-8:30pm ET
Register here to attend via Zoom.
​We are at full capacity for in person seating.

Half-Day Retreat

via Zoom
The Dharma of Chronic Illness
​with Jean Esther
Sunday June 1,
​10am-1pm ET
Open to anyone living with chronic illness/pain
​and/or disability
Flyer for Jean's Retreat

Weekend Residential Retreat
Rolling Registration Now Open!

With Rebecca Bradshaw and Zeenat Potia
Thursday June 19 - Sunday June 22
Rolling Registration now open: Read more and sign up here! We are at full capacity for private rooms (with a waitlist). Double, dorm, and camping spaces are still open! Scholarship funds are available.
For descriptions and more info, click here

Mondays, led by a Community Dharma Steward
​5:30-6:45pm ET
​Meditation, dharma description, and discussion
2nd and 4th Mondays (usually) in person
(hybrid when noted); all other Mondays Zoom only. 

Tuesdays, peer led, via Zoom
7:45-8:30am ET + discussion

​​Wednesdays, led by a dharma teacher
​Sitting 7:00 - 7:30pm, dharma talk 7:35 - 8:30pm
See individual offerings for details and location

Thursdays, led by a Community Dharma Steward,
7:45 - 8:30am + discussion, ​via Zoom
If you are new to IWM, and/or to meditation practice in our tradition, and you would like some basic orientation/information, please feel free to email us at [email protected] including your contact info, and a Board member/Community Dharma Steward will be in touch with you.
Kalyana Mitta Groups -  these spiritual friendship and study groups of 12 or fewer members will open periodically for new membership. More info here. 
​IWM offers a variety of Affinity Groups for community members that share a common identity or interest to get to know and support each other as Dharma Friends. These groups help create a welcoming space for those who might not always feel welcome when entering a new community.  It is our intention  to welcome a diverse group of practitioners, and we hope you will find refuge here. 

More information.
Zoom link for Affinity Groups: click here.

Read more about our Affinity Groups:
35 & Under Affinity Group
Queer & Trans Affinity Group
BIPOC Affinity Group (Black/Indigenous/Person of Color) 
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group

​If you're interested in holding space for one of these groups, please email [email protected].
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Open Community Practice, in person/hybrid at IWM
Stillness
​with Hal Fales  (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday June 9, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person at IWM (hybrid TBD)
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Tuesday June 10, 7:15-8:45pm ET
(Second Tuesdays & Fourth Thursdays)
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Local Teacher Panel, in person/hybrid at IWM
Meeting the Heavenly Messengers of Aging, Illness, and Death With a Heart That Is Free
Panel with Adi Bemak, Jean Esther and Michael Grady
Wednesday June 11, 7-8:45pm

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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Carla Brennan
Wednesday June 18, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Weekend Retreat at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH
Down to Earth Dharma: Healing Our Relationship with Ourselves and the Earth
With Rebecca Bradshaw and Zeenat Potia
Thursday June 19 - Sunday June 22
Rolling Registration now open: Read more and sign up here! We are at full capacity for private rooms (with a waitlist). Double, dorm, and camping spaces are still open! Scholarship funds are available.

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Affinity Group, in person at IWM (hybrid if requested)
BIPOC Affinity Group
Friday June 20, 5:30-7pm ET
First and Third Fridays
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Affinity Group, in person at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday June 22, 5-6:30pm ET
​2nd and 4th Sundays
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Open Community Practice, in person/hybrid at IWM
Letting Go (Nekkhamma)
​with Suzanne Artemieff  (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday June 23, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid
Strength for the Journey
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday June 25, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday June 26, 7:15-8:45pm ET
(Second Tuesdays & Fourth Thursdays)
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Open Community Practice, via Zoom
Seeds of Understanding
​with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday June 30, 5:30-6pm ET
Check back for updates about IWM weekly offerings & upcoming courses and retreats.
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Course, via Zoom
with Michael Grady
Tuesdays, September 16 - October 7, 7-8:15pm ET
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IWM Benefit
with Jon Kabat-Zinn
Saturday October 4, 3-5pm ET followed by a reception
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Retreat, in person (hybrid TBD)
Practicing with Equanimity and Compassion in These Times
With Bernadine Mellis and Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Sunday October 12, 10am-4pm ET

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