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. Our COVID protocols vary based on teacher preferences; please see individual descriptions for each offering. For downloadable fliers to print or share digitally, please scroll down to the green box on the right. Watch for more information and new details in upcoming email blasts and here 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:
TBD whether Zoom, in-person, or hybrid, unless noted.Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Self-Forgiveness & Self-Metta with Tara Mulay Wednesday May 15, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET Affinity Group, via Zoom
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group Thursday May 16, 6:30-7:30pm (Third Thursdays) Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here. Affinity Group, in-person/hybrid at IWM in Eastworks
BIPOC Affinity Sangha Friday May 17, 5:30-7:00pm (Third Fridays) Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here. Open Practice, in-person at IWM
Saturday Sangha Saturday May 18, 8:45-10:00am (Every Saturday except May 11) Community Open Practice, via Zoom
Sixth Parami: Patience with Jaya Karlson (Community Dharma Steward) Monday May 20, 5:30-6:45pm ET Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk with Jean Esther Wednesday May 22, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET Affinity Group, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha Thursday May 23, 7:15 - 8:45pm ET (Fourth Thursdays) Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here. Open Practice, in-person at IWM
Saturday Sangha with Vesak Celebration Saturday May 25, 8:45-10:00am (Every Saturday) Community Open Practice, in-person at IWM
Seventh Parami: Truthfulness with Hal Fales (Community Dharma Steward) Monday May 27, 5:30-6:45pm ET Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
From aversion to no complaints with Rebecca Bradshaw Wednesday May 29, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET Dharma Talk, definitely via Zoom, TBD if in-person/hybrid
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk with Devin Berry Wednesday June 5, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET |
Dharma Talkin-person/hybrid at IWM
Self-Forgiveness & Self-Metta with Tara Mulay Wednesday May 15, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET 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 *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 Fridays, unguided peer led, via Zoom 5:45-6:30pm 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 leadership@insightwma.org 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. A new group is forming in May 2024, facilitated by Suzanne Artemieff, Community Dharma Steward, and will meet every other Sunday online. Registration for this group is now closed. More info here. In conjunction with IWM's sangha-wide Common Read of Radical Friendship, two new groups formed in January 2023. IWM is currently offering White and Awakening in the Dharma (WAD), 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. For more about our Queer & Trans group, click here. For more about our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, or People 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 leadership@insightwma.org. For downloadable fliers to print out or share digitally, please click below:
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Potluck Picnic, Nonotuck Park
26th Anniversary Celebration and Volunteer Appreciation Potluck Picnic
Sunday June 9, 12-2pm at Nonotuck Park, Pavilion 4
Join us for a potluck picnic to celebrate IWM's 26th year, honor IWM's dedicated volunteers and all of our Sangha members, and be together as a community.
Watch for updates!
26th Anniversary Celebration and Volunteer Appreciation Potluck Picnic
Sunday June 9, 12-2pm at Nonotuck Park, Pavilion 4
Join us for a potluck picnic to celebrate IWM's 26th year, honor IWM's dedicated volunteers and all of our Sangha members, and be together as a community.
Watch for updates!
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Wednesday June 12, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Wednesday June 12, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, via Zoom
In presence with the Unseen
with Karen Waconda-Lewis
Wednesday June 19, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
In presence with the Unseen
with Karen Waconda-Lewis
Wednesday June 19, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Affinity Group, via Zoom
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group
Thursday June 20, 6:30-7:30pm (Third Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Chronic Illness/Disability Affinity Group
Thursday June 20, 6:30-7:30pm (Third Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Affinity Group, in-person/hybrid at IWM in Eastworks
BIPOC Affinity Sangha
Friday June 21, 5:30-7:00pm (Third Fridays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
BIPOC Affinity Sangha
Friday June 21, 5:30-7:00pm (Third Fridays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Dharma Talk, definitely via Zoom, TBD if in-person/hybrid
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday June 26, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday June 26, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Affinity Group, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday June 27, 7:15 - 8:45pm ET (Fourth Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Queer/Trans Affinity Sangha
Thursday June 27, 7:15 - 8:45pm ET (Fourth Thursdays)
Note: new Zoom link for Affinity Groups - click here.
Half-day offering, in-person at Macleish Field Station
How to Breathe with a Tree
with Gina Siepel and Bernadine Mellis
Sunday June 30, 9:30am-12pm
How to Breathe with a Tree
with Gina Siepel and Bernadine Mellis
Sunday June 30, 9:30am-12pm
Dharma Talk, In-person at IWM
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Bernadine Mellis
Wednesday July 3, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Bernadine Mellis
Wednesday July 3, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, In-person/hybrid at IWM
Befriending Change
with Nick Boutros
Wednesday July 10, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Befriending Change
with Nick Boutros
Wednesday July 10, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, in-person/hybrid at IWM
Delusion
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday July 17, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Delusion
with Rebecca Bradshaw
Wednesday July 17, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Dharma Talk, TBD if via Zoom or in-person/hybrid
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday July 24, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Open Community Practice and Dharma Talk
with Manny Mansbach
Wednesday July 24, 7:00 - 8:30pm ET
Check back for updates about IWM weekly offerings, as well as upcoming courses and retreats.
Course, via Zoom
with Michael Grady
5 Tuesdays: September 10, 17, 24, October 1 and 8; 7:00 - 8:15pm ET
with Michael Grady
5 Tuesdays: September 10, 17, 24, October 1 and 8; 7:00 - 8:15pm ET