Welcome to Insight Western Mass (IWM)Upcoming OfferingsWe 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:
Open Community Practice, in person/hybrid at IWM
Eighth Parami: Resolve with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward) Monday April 28, 5:30-6:45pm ET 
Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid at IWM
Intimacy with All Things: Animism in Buddhism with Rebecca Bradshaw Wednesday April 30, 7 - 8:30pm ET *Part of April EcoDharma month* 
Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
BIPOC Affinity Group Friday May 2, 5:30-7pm ET First and Third Fridays Affinity Group Zoom Link 
Open Community Practice, via Zoom
Lovingkindness Meditation with Jennifer Delozier (Community Dharma Steward) Monday May 5, 5:30-6pm ET *note: shorter practice tonight due to Panel Discussion at 6:30* 
Local Teacher Panel, in person/hybrid at IWM
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 
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
What Happens When Something Ends? with Yenkuei Chuang Wednesday May 7, 7 - 8:30pm ET 
Half-Day Retreat, in person/hybrid at IWM
Finding Inner Balance Amid Outer Chaos: Patience and Mindfulness as a Path to Equanimity with Dawn Scott Sunday May 11, 10am-1pm 
Affinity Group, in person only at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group Sunday May 11, 5-6:30pm ET 2nd and 4th Sundays 
Open Community Practice, in person at IWM
Ninth Parami: Metta with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward) Monday May 12, 5:30-6:45pm ET 
Affinity Group, in person at IWM
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha Tuesday May 13, 7:15-8:45pm ET (Second Tuesdays & Fourth Thursdays) Affinity Group Zoom Link 
Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid at IWM
The unknown is where all outcomes are possible; enter it with grace.... with nakawe cuebas Wednesday May 14, 7 - 8:30pm ET 
Affinity Group, via Zoom
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group Thursday May 15, 6:30-8pm (Third Thursdays) Affinity Group Zoom Link 
Affinity Group, in person/hybrid at IWM
BIPOC Affinity Group Friday May 16, 5:30-7pm ET First and Third Fridays Affinity Group Zoom Link 
Open Community Practice, via Zoom
Tenth Parami: Equanimity with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward) Monday May 19, 5:30-6pm ET |
Local Teacher Panel
Half-Day Retreat
Half-Day Retreat
Weekend Residential Retreat
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In person at Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH
Down to Earth Dharma: Healing Our Relationship with Ourselves and the Earth |
Rolling Registration now open: Read more and sign up here! We are at full capacity for private rooms (with a waitlist). Double, triple, dorm, and camping spaces are still open! Scholarship funds are available.
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
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 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.
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:
- May Offerings
- April Offerings
- How to Breathe with a Tree - April 27
- Ecodharma Month - April
- Panel: Socially Engaged Buddhism - May 5
- Retreat with Dawn Scott - May 11
- Retreat with Jean Esther - June 1
- Panel: Aging, Illness and Dying - June 11
- Residential Retreat with Rebecca Bradshaw and Zeenat Potia - June 19-22
- Affinity Groups
- Open Community Practice
- Saturday Sangha
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Returning Home: Discovering our Deepest Refuge
with Jessie Morey
Wednesday May 21, 7 - 8:30pm ET
Returning Home: Discovering our Deepest Refuge
with Jessie Morey
Wednesday May 21, 7 - 8:30pm ET
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
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday May 22, 7:15-8:45pm ET
(Second Tuesdays & Fourth Thursdays)
Affinity Group Zoom Link
Affinity Group, in person only at IWM
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday May 25, 5-6:30pm ET
2nd and 4th Sundays
35 & Under Affinity Group
Sunday May 25, 5-6:30pm ET
2nd and 4th Sundays
Open Community Practice, in person at IWM
Refuge
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday May 26, 5:30-6:45pm ET
Refuge
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday May 26, 5:30-6:45pm ET
Dharma Talk, in person/hybrid at IWM
Equanimity for Engagement
with Eve Decker
Wednesday May 28, 7-8:30pm ET
Equanimity for Engagement
with Eve Decker
Wednesday May 28, 7-8:30pm ET
Practice Group, in person at IWM
Social Justice Group
Saturday May 31, 10:30am-12pm
New group! Next meeting TBD
Social Justice Group
Saturday May 31, 10:30am-12pm
New group! Next meeting TBD
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
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
Check back for updates about IWM weekly offerings & upcoming courses and retreats.
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
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
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, triple, dorm, and camping spaces are still open! Scholarship funds are available.
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, triple, dorm, and camping spaces are still open! Scholarship funds are available.