Summer/Fall 2020 OfferingsWe 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.
Downloadable Fall 2020 Schedule... Downloadable Fall 2020 Dharma Talk Schedule... 
Virtual Town Hall and Visioning Workshop
Saturday, October 24; 1:00-4:00pm The town hall will include silent and guided meditation, and small group discussion. The second half of our time together will be a visioning workshop. The aim is to help ground the transition and future strategic planning process for the center and begin to incorporate your thoughts, dreams and perspective into that effort. More information... 
Course
Cultivating Fearlessness in Uncertain Times: A Sutta-Based Course on Practicing with Uncertainty and Fear with Tara Mulay 2 Mondays, October 19 - 26; 7:00 - 8:15pm 
Dharma Talk
The Satipaṭṭhānas as Our Ancestral Home with Dawn Scott Wednesday, October 21; 7:00 - 8:30pm 
Affinity Group
Chronic Illness Dharma Group (fourth Thursdays) Thursday, October 22, 2020; 7:15-8:45pm, Opportunity for dana More information... 
Half-day retreat
Befriending the Body: Practicing with Illness and Pain with Kim Weeber Saturday, October 24; 9:00am - 12:00pm 
Affinity Group
Parents Practice Group (second and fourth Sundays) Sunday, October 25, 2020; 5:00-6:15pm, Opportunity for dana More information... |
Save the date: Community Weekend Retreat January 29-31, 2020 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 Fridays, unguided 5:45-6:30pm 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 Kalyana Mitta Groups - these spiritual friendship and study groups of 12 or fewer members will open periodically for new membership.
White & Awakening in the Dharma: Creating Antiracist Sanghas - a 6-month, 12-session study and practice program for white-identified practitioners. |
Monthly offering
The Sangha of Service and Advocacy: An Offering of Insight World Aid supported by Insight Pioneer Valley
November 1; 4:00 - 4:45pm ET with Bhante Buddharakita and Rachel Lewis
First Sundays, Various teachers
Opportunity for dana. Insight PV and Insight World Aid gratefully accept any gifts you can make. This offering does not use IPV's Zoom link.
ZOOM LINK - Sangha of Service and Advocacy
The Sangha of Service and Advocacy: An Offering of Insight World Aid supported by Insight Pioneer Valley
November 1; 4:00 - 4:45pm ET with Bhante Buddharakita and Rachel Lewis
First Sundays, Various teachers
Opportunity for dana. Insight PV and Insight World Aid gratefully accept any gifts you can make. This offering does not use IPV's Zoom link.
ZOOM LINK - Sangha of Service and Advocacy
Dharma Talk
Celebration, Mourning and Equanimity: Engaging the Brahmaviharas in Community as a Reliable Resource
with Jessica Morey
Wednesday, November 4; 7:00 - 8:30pm
Celebration, Mourning and Equanimity: Engaging the Brahmaviharas in Community as a Reliable Resource
with Jessica Morey
Wednesday, November 4; 7:00 - 8:30pm
Class (no longer an experienced student group)
Meeting Worldly Conditions with Compassion and Equanimity 1
with Devin Berry and Jean Esther
Thursday, November 5, 7:00-8:30pm (See below for more on this topic)
Meeting Worldly Conditions with Compassion and Equanimity 1
with Devin Berry and Jean Esther
Thursday, November 5, 7:00-8:30pm (See below for more on this topic)
Class
Meeting Worldly Conditions with Compassion and Equanimity 2
with Devin Berry and Jean Esther
Saturday, November 7, 10:00am - 12:00pm (See above for more on this topic)
Meeting Worldly Conditions with Compassion and Equanimity 2
with Devin Berry and Jean Esther
Saturday, November 7, 10:00am - 12:00pm (See above for more on this topic)
Affinity Group
Parents Practice Group (second and fourth Sundays)
Sunday, November 8, 2020; 5:00-6:15pm,
Opportunity for dana
More information...
Parents Practice Group (second and fourth Sundays)
Sunday, November 8, 2020; 5:00-6:15pm,
Opportunity for dana
More information...
Weekend retreat
Cultivating Your Heart Wish Through the Four Natural Touchstones of Spiritual Power
with jean esther and trellis stepter
Saturday, November 14; 10:00am - 5:00pm AND
Sunday, November 15; 9:30am - 12:30pm
Cultivating Your Heart Wish Through the Four Natural Touchstones of Spiritual Power
with jean esther and trellis stepter
Saturday, November 14; 10:00am - 5:00pm AND
Sunday, November 15; 9:30am - 12:30pm
Affinity Group
BIPOC Insight Meditation Sangha (third Sundays)
Beginning Sunday, November 15, 5:00-6:30pm, Opportunity for dana
More information...
BIPOC Insight Meditation Sangha (third Sundays)
Beginning Sunday, November 15, 5:00-6:30pm, Opportunity for dana
More information...
Affinity Group
Queer & Trans Practice Group (third Thursdays)
Thursday, November 19, 2020; 7:15-8:45pm, Opportunity for dana
More information...
Queer & Trans Practice Group (third Thursdays)
Thursday, November 19, 2020; 7:15-8:45pm, Opportunity for dana
More information...
Course
Easier Meditation through Neuroscience
with Kim Weeber
4 Mondays, November 30 - December 21; 7:15 - 8:15pm
Easier Meditation through Neuroscience
with Kim Weeber
4 Mondays, November 30 - December 21; 7:15 - 8:15pm
Monthly offering
The Sangha of Service and Advocacy: An Offering of Insight World Aid supported by Insight Pioneer Valley
December 6; 4:00 - 4:45pm ET
First Sundays, various teachers
Opportunity for dana. Insight PV and Insight World Aid gratefully accept any gifts you can make. This offering does not use IPV's Zoom link.
ZOOM LINK - Sangha of Service and Advocacy
The Sangha of Service and Advocacy: An Offering of Insight World Aid supported by Insight Pioneer Valley
December 6; 4:00 - 4:45pm ET
First Sundays, various teachers
Opportunity for dana. Insight PV and Insight World Aid gratefully accept any gifts you can make. This offering does not use IPV's Zoom link.
ZOOM LINK - Sangha of Service and Advocacy
Class
New Year's Day Retreat (and Potluck)
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, January 1, 2021; 2:00 - 6:00pm
New Year's Day Retreat (and Potluck)
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday, January 1, 2021; 2:00 - 6:00pm