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

Spring 2022 Offerings​

We request pre-registration for courses and retreats, and all other offerings are open.

Unless otherwise noted, courses, retreats and Dharma talks moving forward are yet-to-be-determined​ as to whether they will be on Zoom, in-person, or, if we have the capacity, hybrid. In-person locations may vary - check the individual listings for details including our latest COVID protocols (proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks required).

See Past Offerings and/or Give Teacher and/or Center Dana:
  • 2021 Past Offerings
  • 2022 Past Offerings

​We use the same Zoom link for all public offerings unless otherwise noted. 
IWM Public Zoom Link

TBD whether Zoom or in-person, unless noted.


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Dharma Talk,  in-person and via Zoom, Florence Civic Center (click on the link below to learn more about COVID protocols including proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks. Zoom attendees will be able to post questions in the chat.)
The Dharma and Belonging
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday, May 25; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk; in-person and via Zoom, Florence Civic Center (click on the link below to learn more about COVID protocols including proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks. Zoom attendees will be able to post questions in the chat.)
Exploring Non-Identification
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, June 1; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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Community Open Practice, via Zoom
Meditation followed by Blessing Circle  (first Mondays)
Monday, June 6; 5:30-6:45pm ET

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Course, via Zoom
Reflections on Wise and Unwise Attitude
with ​
Michael Grady
4 Mondays: June 6, 13, 20, and 27; 7:00-8:15pm ET

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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Sacred body, sacred nature: “deepening caring intimacy with our bodies and the natural environment”
with Kristina Baré
Wednesday, June 8; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Upcoming Guest teacher
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Sacred body, sacred nature: “deepening caring intimacy with our bodies and the natural environment”
with Kristina Baré
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Wednesday, June 8; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Offering is Zoom only
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, peer led
5:45-6:30pm

Affinity Groups
​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...

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 (WAD): Creating Antiracist Sanghas - a 6-month, 12-session study and practice program for white-identified practitioners. WAD will be offered again in 2022.

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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
The cultivation of "Heartfull" Equanimity in Meeting life's joys and challenges
with Nakawe Cuebas Berrios
Wednesday, June 15; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Generosity as the foundation and culmination of the path to freedom
with Jill Shepherd
Wednesday, June 22; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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Half-day retreat; in-person; Florence Civic Center (click on the link below to learn more about COVID protocols including proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks). 
Just This: Finding Peace with things as they are
with Ajahn Jayanto, co-abbot of Temple Forest Monastery
Saturday, June 25; 1:00-5:00pm ET
(pre-registering for this free offering is appreciated)

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Dharma Talk; in-person and via Zoom; Florence Civic Center (click on the link below to learn more about COVID protocols including proof of vaccination and N95/KN95 masks. Zoom attendees will be able to post questions in the chat.)
Nurturing Joy in Troubled Times
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, June 29; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Ajahn Brahm
Wednesday, July 6; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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 Practice Group, via Zoom
Practice Group - all meditators welcome - registration opens soon
with ​
Michael Grady
4 Tuesdays: July 12, 19, 26,  August 2; 7:00-8:15pm ET

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Dharma Talk,  in-person and via Zoom, location TBD 
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday, July 13; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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Dharma Talk; in-person and via Zoom; location TBD
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Deborah Ratner Helzer
Wednesday, July 20; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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Half-Day Retreat, in-person; location TBD
In-Person Retreat - details to follow - registration opens soon
with Deborah Ratner Helzer
Sunday, July 24; half-day

Check back for updates about IWM weekly Wednesday evening Dharma talks as well as upcoming courses and retreats.

Late Summer - looking ahead

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Dharma Talk
Appreciating the Liberating Gift of Anger
with Tuere Sala
Wednesday, August 31; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

*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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