Metta Retreats
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Metta Centers
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Come stay at Casa Metta, House of Loving Kindness, to Metta-Morphasize your life!Included in a weeklong stay:Two Vibrational Healing Treatments…
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Spirit Rock Meditation Centeris dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the vipassana tradition. The practice of mindful awareness,…
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Metta Programs is a non-profit organization that offers specific relational meditation practices and teachings to support a wise and compassionate…
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Jul 11 - 20, 2018 (9 days)We are very sorry, this retreat has SOLD OUT. Please submit an application if you are interested in being on the wait list. We do have cancellations, so the longer you’re able to wait, the better your chances of getting in. Date: Wednesday, July 11, 3:00pm – Friday, July 20, 11:30am Cost: Sliding Scale $2550 – $1160, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 374R18. Retreat…-
Jun 25 - 27, 2018 (3 days)
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$425
Sep 11 - 16, 2018 (6 days)Metta, or Lovingkindness, is the natural state of friendliness in the human heart when it is not startled, or angry or confused. Through the practice of metta, we strengthen our capacity for self-acceptance, decreasing reactivity, steadying the mind, and feeling connected with others. In this Silent Retreat, we will explore the formal practice of metta, using phrases of well-wishing for… -
Jun 13 - 19, 2018 (7 days)This retreat has been cancelled. In this residential week-long Insight Dialogue retreat we will develop awareness, mental stability, and calmness associated with silent meditation while in practice with others. Practicing with the six Insight Dialogue guidelines, one learns to pause out of the habit mind, notice tensions and relax, kindly accept present moment experience, open and trust… -
OngoingMondays at 11:00am-12:15pm US EST Facilitated by ID Practitioners Sue Brown and Susie Clarion Drop-in sessions are open to anyone with some experience in a contemplative practice and familiarity with Insight Dialogue through reading or practice. You may join a drop-in session once or every week; it’s up to you. Session format includes silent practice, a contemplation offered by the… -
OngoingOur practice group meets for 8-10 week terms, on Wednesday evenings from 7-9pm. We also have Insight Dialogue days 3 or 4 times a year. We collect donations to cover costs of renting a room and to contribute to Metta Programs. The group is facilitated by Jane Cutler and Jane Whitehead. They have both attended retreats and facilitation workshops with Gregory Kramer since 2005 and are in ongoing… -
Metta Teachers
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Steve Armstrong began his dhamma practice in 1975 with senior Western teachers Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg and Jack Kornfield. After 10 years of…
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Linda Karl is a mind-body educator inspired by the tradition of Sri Krishnmacharya. Traveling to India 7 times to study at the Krishnamacharya Yoga…
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For more than 15 years, Jairo has continuously studied, practiced, researched and trained others on Traditional Thai Massage and Hawaiian Lomilomi,…
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May 26 - 31, 2018 (6 days)Insight Dialogue brings the mindfulness and tranquility of traditional silent meditation practice into our interaction with others. It offers a method for cultivating continuous mindfulness and concentration. Depending on conditions inside us and around us, our perceptions of others and ourselves open the heart with wisdom or trigger habitual patterns of stress and reactivity. Insight Dialogue… -
$425
Jun 26 - Jul 1, 2018 (6 days)As humans we are exquisitely sensitive and can easily become overwhelmed in the sea of relentless sensory contact. Learning how to cultivate mindfulness and tranquility in the flow of daily life is a profound resource for peace and for wise action. In this Insight Dialogue retreat we will practice taking refuge in awareness, wisdom, and spiritual friendship (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha). We will… -
Jun 15 - 17, 2018 (3 days)Kindness is at the heart of all spiritual enquiry and knows no boundaries. This weekend of Insight Dialogue is offered as an experiment and as support for integrating the kindness of practice into everyday life: finding stillness and an open heart walking in nature, meeting in person, sitting at home, and opening to one another through the world wide web. This weekend of practice is open to anyone… -
Jul 22 - 29, 2018 (8 days)The Power of Healing Communication – The Enlightenment Factors Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice based on Vipassana meditation. The practice introduces the mindfulness of the traditional silent meditation into interaction with others. This allows us to perceive and understand things we normally overlook in the bustle of our lives and to gain more acceptance for… -
Jun 21 - Jul 1, 2018 (11 days)Experienced Insight Dialogue practitioners and teachers are invited to spend ten days exploring what it really means to live the practice in community, to experience the practice unrestrained by the structure of formal retreats, and to explore ways of bringing continuity of practice into our daily lives as we meditate together while sharing our daily tasks. Our vision is to provide the freedom… -
OngoingThis group meets on the first and third Friday of each month, 7:00-8:30pm, and is led by Anita Bermont. Those with prior Insight Dialogue experience are welcome. Our practice together includes a silent sit, contemplation and guided Insight Dialogue practice, group reflections, and metta. -
OngoingThere are two practice opportunities. Both are led by Anna-Brown Griswold, Insight Dialogue Teacher Trainee. First Sunday of every month; 7 -8:30pm in at the Seattle Mindfulness Center, 6306 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103-5559, United States Join us for a dive into Insight Dialogue contemplations and meditation. Part of the evening will be dedicated to introducing one of the 6 Insight…-
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Aug 7 - 12, 2018 (6 days)During this retreat we will meditate together – not next to each other – completely together and truly meditating. We will cultivate mindfulness, quiet concentration, the inquiring mind, energy and other meditative qualities through Insight Dialogue instruction, silent meditation, and a short period of walking meditation and mindful movement. It is an opportunity to connect us directly with… -
Dec 10 - 16, 2018 (6 days)Date: Monday, December 10, 3:00pm – Sunday, December 16, 11:30am Cost: Sliding Scale $1505 – $685, plus a donation to the teacher(s) and retreat staff. Code 220R18. Will open for registration on 8/8/2018 This silent retreat will focus on cultivating the quality of loving kindness (metta in Pali), infusing our hearts, minds and bodies with a strong caring wisdom. Mindful presence and… -
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Jul 6 - 8, 2018 (3 days)This weekend we explore together what it means to be and live as a “Noble Friend”. We practice silent meditation, engage in dialogue and study, investigate individually and together this important topic of which the Buddha declared: “Noble Friendship is the whole of the Spiritual Life”. Suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. Note: This is not an insight dialogue retreat,… -
Aug 4 - 11, 2018 (8 days)Join us for a holiday and yoga retreat in Lumbarda, fisherman village on the Korčula island in Croatia. This place is good reachable from Split or Dubrovnik. Accommodation in a lovely stone house, only 1 Min to the 1st sandy beach for quick refreshment. There begins the coastal path to far more beautiful sandy and pebble beaches, at least 20 islets in the archipelago of Lumbarda you can swim… -
Sep 7 - 17, 2018 (11 days)This workshop is organized with different complementary techniques to achieve maximum results in 10 days, assuming that participants follow the instructions and make the effort to practice continuously. The retreat starts with "Anapana" which consist in developing the concentration of the mind focusing on the breath for the first 3 days in order to get ready to start vipassana meditation. A… -
Sep 18 - 25, 2018 (8 days)Understanding suffering and its cessation calls us to investigate the knot-hard tangle of the self. That knot is held tight by thirst, by craving. When two or more are gathered, great forces are at work and we usually pull the knots tighter. But these forces can also untangle the knot. As mindfulness and calm are developed in Insight Dialogue, we can begin to feel the heart’s release. When…
