These listings are provided solely for information purposes. Please use the green link above to go to the page with information about how to join. Please keep this page in mind for future retreat opportunities. created with Wix.com, Practicing the Dharma in the Arizona Desert, Our sitting group meets from 7-8:30pm on Monday evenings in South Scottsdale and is led by, We also offer daylong retreats, usually twice a year, and occasionally host retreats for visiting teachers. At the Forest Refuge, talks usually take place twice a week. If joining for the first time, it is advisable to join at least a few minutes early! Talks on the practice of meditation are a vital aspect of the IMS retreat experience and help to bring alive the Buddha’s teachings of freedom. The Insight Retreat Center (IRC) is a community-based retreat center just outside of Santa Cruz, CA. We take refuge in the Buddha, the Dhamma and the Sangha. SMR is a sister organization to Desert Dharma and a primary sponsor of retreats and programs. Note: The Buddhist Insight Network does not approve or accredit retreat centers. These listings are provided solely for information purposes. Freely offered audio by Western and Monastic Teachers in the Theravada/ Western Vipassana tradition, Dharma Seed - Talks from Vipassana retreat centers in the U.S. and internationally, Audio Dharma - Talks from Insight Meditation Center and Insight Retreat Center, Dhammatalks.org - Talks by Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Offering residential retreats in the Theravada/Western Vipassana tradition, Insight Retreat Center - Santa Cruz, CA (a fully Dana supported retreat center), Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center - Taos, NM, Spirit Rock Meditation Center - Marin County, CA, © 2020 Insight Meditation Scottsdale. Our sitting group meets from 7-8:30pm on Monday evenings in South Scottsdale and is led by Genevieve Tregor or a guest teacher. Vipassana is commonly known in a secular context as mindfulness meditation. We also offer daylong retreats, usually twice a year, and occasionally host retreats for visiting teachers. REQUEST TO JOIN THE Insight Meditation Scottsdale EMAIL LIST: To receive sitting group updates and information, and to learn about upcoming events, you can join our email list (google group) by sending a blank email to this address: insight-meditation-scottsdale+subscribe@googlegroups.com, (Your request to join will be 'accepted' when the next message goes out. This is a drop-in group; join us anytime. If you are interested in a particular retreat center or a specific location, you can visit any of the websites listed below. (, British Columbia Insight Meditation Society |, Two Rivers Insight Meditation Community |. First time meditators (no experience necessary!) The Buddhist Insight Network serves as the connecting link for sangha leaders and teachers to learn from and support each other in practicing and sharing the dharma, the teachings of the Buddha. We practice in the Western Buddhist Vipassana 'tradition' as taught by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Salzberg. created with, Mindfulness in Plain English - Bhante Gunaratana.