Welcome to Insight Western Mass (IWM)

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. For downloadable fliers to print or share digitally, please scroll down to the green box on the right. Watch for updates in email blasts and on our website.

See Past Offerings and/or Give Teacher and/or Center Dana:​
​We use the same Zoom link for most public offerings unless otherwise noted:
Affinity groups have their own Zoom link for meetings:
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday March 22, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
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Half-Day Retreat, in person at IWM
Introduction to Insight Dialogue: “Pause and Relax"
with Yenkuei Chuang
Saturday March 22, 1-4:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person only at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday March 23, 5-6:30pm ET
​2nd and 4th Sundays
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Open Community Practice, in person/hybrid at IWM
Fifth Parami: Energy or Effort
​with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday March 24, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid at IWM
These times will liberate us! The strength of a tender heart.
​with Melanie Cherng
Wednesday March 26, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday March 27, 7:15-8:45pm ET
(Fourth Thursdays)
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday March 29, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
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Open Community Practice, via Zoom
Sixth Parami: Patience
​with Suzanne Artemieff  (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday March 31, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Month-Long Course, via Zoom
Wise Effort in Working With Fear and Anxiety: A Practical Guide
with Michael Grady
Tuesdays in April (April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29), 6:45-8:15pm ET
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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Weathering the Storms: Caring for Inner and Outer Turmoil
with Kaira Jewel Lingo
Wednesday April 2, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
BIPOC Affinity Group
Friday April 4, 5:30-7pm ET *Note: Devin Berry and Tara Mulay will join us tonight via Zoom.*
First and Third Fridays
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday April 5, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
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Open Community Practice, via Zoom
Lovingkindness Meditation
​with Jennifer Delozier (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday April 7, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid
Ecodharma: Awakening In the Anthropocene
​with Zac Ispa-Landa
Wednesday April 9, 7 - 8:30pm ET

Half-Day Retreat

in-person at MacLeish Field Station​How to Breathe with a Tree
with Gina Siepel
and Bernadine Mellis
Sunday April 27
​9:30am - 12pm ET
Flyer for How to Breathe with a Tree
Community practices are offered both as
in-person/hybrids and as Zoom only.
​Please check below for more information.
For descriptions and more info, click here
For downloadable flyer, click here

*Mondays, led by a Community Dharma Steward
​5:30 - 6:00 Meditation
6:00 - 6:15  Brief Dharma description
6:15 - 6:45  Discussion/Questions
Second and fourth Mondays (usually) in person
& hybrid when noted;
all other Mondays are Zoom only. 

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

​​Wednesdays
​Sitting 7:00 - 7:30pm, dharma talk 7:35 - 8:30pm
Check individual offerings to see whether
via Zoom or in-person/hybrid

Thursdays, led by a Community Dharma Steward,
​via Zoom
7:45 - 8:30am + discussion
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 is currently offering White and Awakening in the Dharma (WAID), a six-month, 12-session study and practice program for white-identified practitioners. WAD is designed to afford the opportunity to turn with mindfulness, wisdom, and compassion towards the manifestations of racism, white supremacy culture, and privilege in our society and in ourselves. Registration has already closed, but we intend to offer more programs like this in the future.
​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. 
More information...

New Zoom link for Affinity Groups -  click here.

For more about our 35 & Under group, click here.
For more about our Queer & Trans group, click here.
For more about our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color) group, click here.
For more about our Chronic Illness/Disability group, click here.

​If you're interested in holding space for one of these groups, please email us at [email protected].
Downloadable fliers to print or share digitally:
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday April 12, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
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Affinity Group, in person only at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday April 13, 5-6:30pm ET
​2nd and 4th Sundays
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Half-Day Retreat, via Zoom
Islands of Belonging and "Reindigenizing" in a Sea of Trauma
with Kritee
Sunday April 13, 10am-2:30pm
This retreat is part of a month-long EcoDharma program at IWM in April
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Open Community Practice, in person/hybrid at IWM
Seventh Parami: Truthfulness
​with Hal Fales  (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday April 14, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Dharma Talk, in person
Work That Reconnects
​with Aravinda Ananda
Wednesday April 16, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, via Zoom
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group
Thursday April 17, 6:30-7:30pm (Third Thursdays)
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
BIPOC Affinity Group
Friday April 18, 5:30-7pm ET
First and Third Fridays
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday April 19, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
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Open Community Practice, via Zoom
Fourth Parami: Wisdom
​with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday April 21, 5:30-6pm ET
*Please note different schedule: half hour open practice only, no discussion.*
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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
​with Zeenat Potia
Wednesday April 23, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday April 24, 7:15-8:45pm ET
(Fourth Thursdays)
Affinity Group Zoom Link
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Open Practice, in person at IWM
Saturday Sangha
Saturday April 26, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
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Half-Day Retreat, in-person at MacLeish Field Station
How to Breathe with a Tree
with Gina Siepel and Bernadine Mellis
Sunday April 27, 9:30am - 12pm ET
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Affinity Group, in person only at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday April 27, 5-6:30pm ET
​2nd and 4th Sundays
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Open Community Practice, in person/hybrid at IWM
Eighth Parami: Resolve
​with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday April 28, 5:30-6:45pm ET
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Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid at IWM
Intimacy with All Things
​with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday April 30, 7 - 8:30pm ET
Check back for updates about IWM weekly offerings & upcoming courses and retreats.
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Panel, in person/hybrid at IWM
Panel: Socially Engaged Buddhism in These Current Times
Moderated by Jean Esther with panel members Adi Bemak, Manny Mansbach, and Bernadine Mellis
Monday May 5, 6:30pm - 8:30 pm ET​

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Half-Day Retreat, in person/hybrid at IWM
Half-Day Retreat - details to follow
with Dawn Scott
Sunday May 11, 10am-1pm
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Half-Day Retreat, via Zoom
The Dharma of Chronic Illness
​with Jean Esther
Sunday June 1, 10am-1pm 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

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