In-person only at IMC
Offered by: Dawn Neal

With teachings and practice, this daylong will reveal how metta (loving kindness) can support mindfulness practice.

It will include guided meditations, Dharma talks, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. Instructions and guidance on mindfulness incorporating breathing, body, and using metta to cultivate mindfulness and samadhi will be provided. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. Appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Bring lunch. 

The program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here

No registration is necessary.

in-person at IMC only
Offered by: Kim Allen  
Breath meditation is a foundational practice that can be immediately accessible, and yet also unfold to deeper layers over many years. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to immerse in the simplicity and richness of the breath.

Our day will include guided and silent meditations, walking meditation, and dharma teachings. Classical instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing will support the opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, and practice with the IMC community. Individual practice discussions with the teacher will be available.

This daylong is appropriate for people who are already familiar with mindfulness meditation. Registration is not required. Bring lunch. 

The program is offered freely with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here. 

No registration is necessary.


Kim Allen has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She has practiced with primary teacher Gil Fronsdal and other Western teachers, Theravādan monastics, and a few Mahāyāna teachers, and now offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma.

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: bruni dávila
Speaking is a rich area for Buddhist Practice. In the Eightfold Path, the Buddha gave us guidance on how to engage in speech that unifies and is beneficial for oneself and others.

With mindfulness practice, we can learn to discern, from a place deep within, speech that gives rise to peace and wellbeing from that which does not.

This daylong retreat will include silent and guided periods of meditation, opportunities to practice mindful speaking with others, and a Dharma talk. It will offer a chance to integrate skills of your practice that support speaking, develop stability of mind, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. Appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Bring lunch. 

The program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here.

No registration is necessary.

Location: Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists, Fellowship Hall,1606 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA

Registration required.

Please join us for a day of silence, reflection and the nourishment of spiritual friendship. Sangha — the community of Buddhist practitioners — is indispensable on our path. It is said that the dharma is transmitted from warm hand to warm hand. The intensity of the world requires that we have places of refuge, where the sincerity and good will of others soothes our hearts. Sangha is such a refuge.

The day will include silent and guided meditation periods, walking meditation, a dharma talk and opportunities for dialogue. All are welcome.

Offered by: Matthew Brensilver

Registration is open —For more information and to register see the Insight Retreat Center's Offsite Retreat page.

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: bruni dávila
Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness for an extended period.

This particular daylong retreat is meant for people who already understand the basic practice of mindfulness; no instruction will be given.

The schedule consists of alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation. At the end of the day, Bruni gives a Dharma talk. Brief interviews to talk about the practice will be available with Bruni. Previous experience is recommended. Bring Lunch.

The program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here.

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: bruni dávila

This daylong retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, and alternating periods of sitting and walking. Instructions and guidance on mindfulness of breathing, body, emotions, thoughts, and open attention will be provided. This daylong retreat is an opportunity to strengthen mindfulness, develop concentration, practice with the IMC community, and ask a teacher questions. Appropriate for beginners and those with more experience. Bring lunch.

The program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here

No registration is necessary.

bruni dávila is a Dharma teacher in the Theravada tradition of Buddhism, and has been practicing Vipassana and Zen since 1995.

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: bruni dávila
Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness for an extended period.

This particular daylong retreat is meant for people who already understand the basic practice of mindfulness; no instruction will be given.

The schedule consists of alternating periods of sitting and walking meditation. At the end of the day, Bruni gives a Dharma talk. Brief interviews to talk about the practice will be available with Bruni. Previous experience is recommended. Bring Lunch.

The program is offered freely, with no registration needed. If you'd like to donate to the teacher or the center, you can visit IMC's donation page here.

In-person only at IMC
Offered by: bruni dávila

This is a great opportunity for a full day of immersion in silent Dharma Practice. Practicing mindfulness on retreat is one of the foundations for maturing insight meditation. The simplicity, silence and support of retreats contribute to letting go of many of the distractions that get in the way of clear seeing. Retreats also are a wonderful environment for developing a continuity of awareness for an extended period.

Fifteen minute Interviews with bruni will be available on a sign-up basis.

You are welcome to come for the entire day or drop in for any part of the retreat. If you come for only part of the retreat, please enter the meditation hall only at the beginning of a scheduled sitting. If you come while a sit is in progress, sit in one of the chairs in the outer hall.

Bring breakfast and lunch. Light supper provided.

Schedule:
6:00 - 7:00 am Sit
7:00 - 8:15 am Breakfast
8:15 – 9:00 am Sit
9:00 – 9:45 am Walk
9:45 – 10:30 am Sit
10:30 – 10:45 am Walk
10:45 – 11:30 am Sit
11:30 – 12:00 noon Dharma Talk
12:00 – 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 – 2:00 pm Sit
2:00 – 2:45 pm Walk
2:45 – 3:30 pm Sit
3:30 – 4:00 pm Walk
4:00 – 4:45 pm Sit
4:45 – 5:00 pm Dharmette
5:00 – 6:00 pm Supper/tea:
6:00 – 6:20 pm Temple cleaning
6:20 – 7:00 pm Sit
7:00 – 7:30 pm Walk
7:30 – 8:15 pm Sit
8:15 – 9:00 pm Dharma Talk