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Winter/Spring 2021 Offerings​

We request pre-registration for courses and retreats, and all other offerings are open. Until further notice, all offerings are on Zoom. The Zoom link for InsightPV offerings is here, unless otherwise noted in the description. 

Download the 2021 Winter/Spring Brochure and Dharma Talk Schedule.

January Dharma Talks
January 6 -- Tara Mulay
January 13 -- Jean Esther
January 20 -- Jill Shepherd
​January 27 -- Dawn Scott

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Course
Down to Earth Dharma: Buddhism from a Feminine Paradigm
with Rebecca Bradshaw
​5 Tuesdays, January 12 - February 9,  6:45 - 8:15pm


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, January 13, 2021; 7:00 - 8:30pm Et


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In Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday - A Community Gathering and Celebration
Tara Mulay & Community Members
Saturday, January 16;  10:00 - 11:30am ET


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 Series
Dharma in Depth for Experienced Students 1: Practicing with the Four Noble Truths
Overview and First Noble Truth with Tara Mulay
Sunday, January 17;  10:00 - 11:30am ET


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Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
Hope and Hopelessness: Relating Wisely to Challenges on the Path
with Jill Shepherd
Wednesday, January 20, 2021; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET

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, unguided
5:45-6:30pm
Affinity Groups
​Insight PV 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
BIPOC Insight Meditation Sangha
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. 
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White & Awakening in the Dharma: Creating Antiracist Sanghas - a 6-month, 12-session study and practice program for white-identified practitioners. 


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Affinity Group
Queer & Trans Practice Group (third Thursdays)
Thursday, January 21, 2021; 7:15-8:45pm,
​Opportunity for dana

More information...


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Affinity Group Special Program
Parents Practice Group 
(fourth Sundays)
Foundations of Post-Traumatic Growth: A Special Workshop for Parents 
with Dr. Christopher Willard
Sunday, January 24, 2021; 7:30-9:00pm


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Open Practice & Dharma Talk
Letting Be through Letting Go -- The Peace of Renunciation 
with Dawn Scott
Wednesday, January 27, 2021; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Affinity Group
Chronic Illness Dharma Group (fourth Thursdays)
Thursday, January 28; 7:00-8:45pm ET
​Opportunity for dana

More information...


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Weekend retreat
Weekend Community Retreat
with Devin Berry and Jean Esther
Friday-Sunday, January 29-31;  exact times tba ET



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Community Open Practice
Blessing Circle  (first Mondays)
Monday, February 1 ; 5:30-7:15pm ET
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Opportunity for dana
More information...


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, February 3; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Affinity Group
BIPOC Insight Meditation Sangha  (first Thursdays)
Thursday, February 4, 7:00-8:30pm ET
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​Opportunity for dana
More information...


Insight World Aid Logo
First Sundays, various teachers
The Sangha of Service and Advocacy: An Offering of Insight World Aid supported by Insight Pioneer Valley
February 7; 4:00 - 4:45pm ET
​​Opportunity for dana. Insight PV and Insight World Aid gratefully accept any gifts you can make.​
​ZOOM LINK - Sangha of Service and Advocacy   (not IPV's Zoom link)​​


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, February 10; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Course
Tending the Heart that Tends Others: A Class for Caregivers
with Candace Cassin and Anne Fine
5 Fridays, February 12 - March 12;  11:00am - 12:30pm ET 


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Half-day retreat
Exploring Our Views in Order to Create Connection
with Victoria Cary
Saturday, February 13; 12:00 - 3:00pm ET
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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday, February 17; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Series
Dharma in Depth for Experienced Students 2: Practicing with the Four Noble Truths
Second & Third Noble Truth with  Michael Grady
Sunday, February 21;  10:00 - 11:30am ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, February 24; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Half-day retreat
Healing and Resiliency as the World Falls Apart
with Lama Rod Owens
Sunday, February 28; 9:00am-1:00pm ET
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Open Practice & Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, March 3; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Course
Making a Home in the Brahmaviharas
with Candace Cassin
4 Tuesdays, March 9 - 30; 4:00-5:45pm ET
​Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, March 10; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Half-day retreat
Reliable Refuge: Connecting with Awareness, Truth and Love
with Manny Mansbach
Sunday, March 13; 10:00am-12:30pm ET
​Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Peggy Gillespie
Wednesday, March 17; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Weekend retreat
Down to Earth Dharma: A Community Online Weekend Retreat
Rebecca Bradshaw with trellis stepter
Friday-Sunday, March 19 - 21; Fri 7-8:30pm, Sat 9am-8pm, Sun 9am-12pm ET
​Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday, March 24; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Series
Dharma in Depth for Experienced Students 3: Practicing with the Four Noble Truths
Fourth Noble Truth - 1st Basket - Wise View & Wise Intention with  Tara Mulay
Sunday, March 28;  10:00 - 11:30am ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with JD Doyle
Wednesday, March 31; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Dharma Talk
A Morning with Leslie Booker
Saturday, April 3; 10:00am-11:30pm ET
​More information coming soon.


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Course
Beginners/Beginner's Mind Meditation
with  Kim Weeber
6 Tuesdays, April 6 - May 4;  1:00 - 3:00pm ET
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Registration opens soon.


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Course
Gratitude Practice: Cherishing What We Have No Matter What We Don't Have
with  Peggy Gillespie
2 Tuesdays, April 6 - 13;  7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, April 7; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Peggy Gillespie
Wednesday, April 14; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Course
Equanimity for Householders: An Aspiration in Daily Life
with  Adi Bemak
Saturday, April 17;  10:00am - 12:30pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Series
Dharma in Depth for Experienced Students 4: Practicing with the Four Noble Truths
Fourth Noble Truth - 2nd Basket - Wise Action, Wise Speech, Wise Livelihood with  Michael Grady
Sunday, April 18;  10:00 - 11:30am ET
Registration opens soon.


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Course
Faith, Trust and Confidence in Dharma Practice and in this World
with Manny Mansbach
4 Mondays, April 19 - May 10; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
​Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Jeanne Corrigal
Wednesday, April 21; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
More information coming soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk 
with Kim Weeber
Wednesday, April 28; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, May 5; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Practice and Dharma Talk 
with Tara Mulay
Wednesday, May 12; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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In person retreat
Not Separate: Awareness in and of the Forest
with  Mark Hart
Saturday, May 15;  9:00am - 12:00pm ET, optional bag lunch (Rain date: Sunday, May 16)
Registration opens soon.


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Series
Dharma in Depth for Experienced Students 5: Practicing with the Four Noble Truths
Fourth Noble Truth - 3rd Basket - Wise Effort with  Tara Mulay
Sunday, May 16;  10:00 - 11:30am
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk 
with Jozen Tamori Gibson  (they/them)
Wednesday, May 19; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk 
with Devin Berry
Wednesday, May 26; 7:00 - 8:30pm


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk 
with Kim Weeber
Wednesday, June 2; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Course
What Would the Buddha Say? Practicing Skillful Speech
with  Manny Mansbach
4 Fridays, June 4 - 25;  10:30am - 12:00pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk 
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, June 9; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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Dharma Talk
Open Practice and Dharma Talk 
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday, June 16; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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In person retreat
Experiencing the Changing Nature of Our World
with  Kim Weeber
Saturday, June 19;  9:30am - 12:00pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Jean Esther
Wednesday, June 23; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


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In person retreat
LGBTQIA+ Retreat - Sharing in Community
with  Kim Weeber, assisted by Emet Aron
Saturday, June 26;  10:00am - 12:00pm ET
Registration opens soon.


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Series
Dharma in Depth for Experienced Students 6: Practicing with the Four Noble Truths
Fourth Noble Truth - 4th Basket - Wise Mindfulness and Wise Concentration with  Michael Grady
Sunday, June 27;  10:00 - 11:30am
Registration opens soon.


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Dharma Talk
Open Community Practice & Dharma Talk
with Nick Boutros
Wednesday, June 30; 7:00 - 8:30pm ET


More offerings to be posted soon. 

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