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

Special Programs

For a full list of our upcoming offerings, including our Wednesday evening dharma talks, please see the offerings page.
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IWM's Sangha-Wide Common Read

We are currently hosting a Sangha-wide “Common Read” of Kate Johnson’s book Radical Friendship. This is a way for everyone to come together in reading and discussing this transformational book, which takes the Buddha’s teachings about friendship and applies them to our lives, and our care for others and for the world. Click here to read more.
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There are three ways to participate:

• Join a Kalyana Mitta, or Spiritual Friends, group (update: groups are now full and underway)
• Join one or more facilitated drop-in sessions discussing the book (update: five drop-ins were offered in February)
• Attend a special event on February 25 when Kate Johnson comes to IWM! -- POSTPONED

IWM's COVID Protocols

IWM Covid Protocols:

• Vaccination required
• Masked required (preferably N95/KN95)​
  
• To read more, click here.

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For downloadable fliers to print out or share digitally, please click below:

• March Offerings​​​
• Lore Detenber, Bernadine Mellis, and Jen Cannon - March Retreat
• ​Chas DiCapua - April Retreat

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Ongoing Programs

Kalyana Mitta Groups -  these spiritual friendship and study groups of 12 or fewer members will open periodically for new membership. In conjunction with IWM's sangha-wide Common Read of Radical Friendship, two new groups formed in January 2023.

White & Awakening in the Dharma (WAD): Creating Antiracist Sanghas - In 2020-2021, IWM offered a 6-month, 12-session study and practice program for white-identified practitioners. Since the program formally ended, the facilitators have been offering seasonal half-day retreats for graduates of the program. In 2023, discussions are underway about the possibility of a new program being offered.