Welcome to Insight Western Mass (IWM)
Past Offerings 2024
Community Open Practice, in-person/hybrid
Revisiting the Fourth Parami: Wisdom
with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, April 29; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Revisiting the Fourth Parami: Wisdom
with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, April 29; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Affinity Group, via Zoom
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday, April 25; 7:15 - 8:45pm ET (Fourth Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday, April 25; 7:15 - 8:45pm ET (Fourth Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Emergent Dharma:
Shifting from Pressure to Purpose
with Oren Jay Sofer
Wednesday, April 24; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Emergent Dharma:
Shifting from Pressure to Purpose
with Oren Jay Sofer
Wednesday, April 24; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Community Offering, in-person at IWM
Moon Day Chanting and Precepts
facilitated by Doug Kremm
Tuesday, April 23; 5:45 - 6:45pm ET
Moon Day Chanting and Precepts
facilitated by Doug Kremm
Tuesday, April 23; 5:45 - 6:45pm ET
Community Open Practice, in-person/hybrid
Revisiting the Third Parami: Renunciation
with Jennifer Delozier (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, April 22; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Revisiting the Third Parami: Renunciation
with Jennifer Delozier (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, April 22; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Half-day Retreat, in-person at IWM
In Other Words: Inviting Poetry into our Practice
with Carolyn West
NEW DATE: Saturday, April 20; 10:30am - 1:30pm
In Other Words: Inviting Poetry into our Practice
with Carolyn West
NEW DATE: Saturday, April 20; 10:30am - 1:30pm
Affinity Group, in-person/hybrid at IWM in Eastworks
BIPOC Affinity Sangha
Friday, April 19; 5:30-7:00pm (Third Fridays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
BIPOC Affinity Sangha
Friday, April 19; 5:30-7:00pm (Third Fridays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Affinity Group, via Zoom
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group
Thursday, April 18; 6:30-7:30pm (Third Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group
Thursday, April 18; 6:30-7:30pm (Third Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Dharma Practice As Deep Listening
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, April 17; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Practice As Deep Listening
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, April 17; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
From Craving to Freedom
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, April 10; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
From Craving to Freedom
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, April 10; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Community Open Practice, via Zoom
Revisiting the Paramis, the “Beautiful Qualities” or Perfections. First Parami: Generosity (Dana)
with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, April 8; 5:30-6:45pm ET - Zoom (2nd Mondays are usually in person, but this practice is on Zoom only)
Revisiting the Paramis, the “Beautiful Qualities” or Perfections. First Parami: Generosity (Dana)
with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, April 8; 5:30-6:45pm ET - Zoom (2nd Mondays are usually in person, but this practice is on Zoom only)
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, April 3; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, April 3; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Greg Scharf
Wednesday, March 27; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Greg Scharf
Wednesday, March 27; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Affinity Group, via Zoom
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group
Thursday, March 21 from 6:00-7:15pm
More details and a regular meeting time to come soon.
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group
Thursday, March 21 from 6:00-7:15pm
More details and a regular meeting time to come soon.
Community practice, in person/hybrid at IWM
Special Offering: An Evening Practice of Sending Metta & Karuna into the World
with by Ruth Folchman (Community Dharma Steward)
Wednesday, March 20; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Special Offering: An Evening Practice of Sending Metta & Karuna into the World
with by Ruth Folchman (Community Dharma Steward)
Wednesday, March 20; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Community Open Practice, via Zoom
Fourth Hindrance: Fear, restlessness
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, March 18; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Fourth Hindrance: Fear, restlessness
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, March 18; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom - POSTPONED for health reasons
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, March 20; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, March 20; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Spiritual Friendship
with Bernadine Mellis and Lore Detenber
Wednesday, March 13; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Spiritual Friendship
with Bernadine Mellis and Lore Detenber
Wednesday, March 13; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Course, via Zoom
Meditative Investigation: A Class For Experienced Meditators
with Michael Grady
4 Tuesdays: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2; 7:00 - 8:15pm ET
Meditative Investigation: A Class For Experienced Meditators
with Michael Grady
4 Tuesdays: March 12, 19, 26, and April 2; 7:00 - 8:15pm ET
Community Open Practice, via Zoom (note, this month 2nd Monday is Zoom only)
Third Hindrance: 'Sloth and Torpor', sleepiness
with Suzanne Artemieff (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, March 11; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Third Hindrance: 'Sloth and Torpor', sleepiness
with Suzanne Artemieff (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, March 11; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Genuine Happiness: An Alternative Perspective
with Dave Smith
Wednesday, March 6; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Genuine Happiness: An Alternative Perspective
with Dave Smith
Wednesday, March 6; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Daylong Retreat, in-person/hybrid at IWM
How to Come Home
with Cara Lai
Saturday, March 2; 9:00 am- 4:00pm ET
How to Come Home
with Cara Lai
Saturday, March 2; 9:00 am- 4:00pm ET
Open Practice, in-person at Sacred Roots Yoga in Suite 246 (usually at IWM)
Saturday Sangha
Saturday, March 2, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
Saturday Sangha
Saturday, March 2, 8:45-10:00am
(Every Saturday)
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
What We Talk About When We Talk About Insight, Part Two
with nico hase
Wednesday, February 28; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
What We Talk About When We Talk About Insight, Part Two
with nico hase
Wednesday, February 28; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
What We Talk About When We Talk About Insight, Part One
with nico hase
Wednesday, February 21; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
What We Talk About When We Talk About Insight, Part One
with nico hase
Wednesday, February 21; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Community Open Practice, via Zoom
First Hindrance: Clinging, Desire
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, February 19; 5:30-6:45pm ET
First Hindrance: Clinging, Desire
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, February 19; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Community Open Practice, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Five Precepts
with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, February 12; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Five Precepts
with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, February 12; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Embracing Vulnerability with the Heart of a Buddha
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, February 7; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Embracing Vulnerability with the Heart of a Buddha
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, February 7; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
In-person/hybrid at IWM (must reg in advance for hybrid)
Establishing Mindfulness: A Class for Beginners
with Bernadine Mellis
5 Thursdays: February 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Establishing Mindfulness: A Class for Beginners
with Bernadine Mellis
5 Thursdays: February 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Illness and The Changing Nature of Our Lives
with Adi Bemak
Wednesday, January 31; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Illness and The Changing Nature of Our Lives
with Adi Bemak
Wednesday, January 31; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Community Open Practice, via Zoom
Five Precepts
with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 29; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Five Precepts
with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 29; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Weekend Non-Residential Retreat, in-person at Cherry Hill Cohousing, 120 Pulpit hill Road in N. Amherst, MA
Taking Refuge Together in the Dharma
with Rebecca Bradshaw and Jean Esther
Friday, January 26 - Sunday, January 28, 2024
Taking Refuge Together in the Dharma
with Rebecca Bradshaw and Jean Esther
Friday, January 26 - Sunday, January 28, 2024
Community Offering, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Moon Day Chanting and Precepts
facilitated by Doug Kremm (Sangha Member)
Thursday, January 25; 5:45 - 6:45pm ET
Moon Day Chanting and Precepts
facilitated by Doug Kremm (Sangha Member)
Thursday, January 25; 5:45 - 6:45pm ET
Dharma Discussion, via Zoom
On Faith in the Dharma
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, January 24; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
On Faith in the Dharma
with Michael Grady
Wednesday, January 24; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Community Open Practice, in-person/hybrid
Five Precepts
with Jennifer Delozier (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 22; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Five Precepts
with Jennifer Delozier (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 22; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Bernadine Mellis
Wednesday, January 17; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Bernadine Mellis
Wednesday, January 17; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Community Open Practice, via Zoom
Wise Concentration
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 15; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Wise Concentration
with Holly Bishop (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 15; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Community Open Practice, in-person/hybrid
Wise Mindfulness
with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 8; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Wise Mindfulness
with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward)
Monday, January 8; 5:30-6:45pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, January 3; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, January 3; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Half-Day Retreat, via Zoom
New Year's Day Retreat
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Monday, January 1, 2024; 2:00-5:00pm, followed by tea and discussion
New Year's Day Retreat
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Monday, January 1, 2024; 2:00-5:00pm, followed by tea and discussion