A weekend retreat is a perfect opportunity to initiate a meditation practice, jump-start a practice that has lost steam, or enjoy two days of settling into the simplicity of presence. Exploring the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness infused with lovingkindness, this weekend silent meditation retreat, open to all, will cultivate our connection to ourselves and to life itself through body-centered awareness. Developing down-to-earth intimacy with our life as it unfolds, we will increase our ability to open our hearts to this vibrant wild world we live in.

A great retreat for beginners, for experienced students who want to refresh their practice, or in combination with the seven day retreat that follows.

The course will be supported by insight and lovingkindness meditation instructions, talks about the teachings and Q & A sessions with the teacher. There will also be the opportunity to practice walking meditation outdoors on IMS's beautiful grounds.

Join Rebecca at the Insight Meditation Society in the lively energy of springtime. More info and registration is available at Retreat Center 2025 (dharma.org). The retreat is currently full but you can be added to the waitlist.

Join Rebecca and Devon Hase in an atmosphere of quiet and kindness for a practice period of one week up to the whole month. Practice support will be offered for both Vipassana meditation and metta jhanas. More information at Forest Refuge Schedule 2025 – Insight Meditation Society (dharma.org)

Join Chas and Rebecca on the shore of Lake Koronis at Koronis Ministries in Paynesville, Minnesota, for our annual vipassana and loving kindness retreat. In the stillness and silence of winter we will explore the depth and vastness of our hearts and minds, discovering for ourselves the keys to deeper peace and compassion. more information at Twin Cities Vipassana Collective | Mindful living in the greater Twin Cities area (tcvc.info)

Please join us at IMS Online for a weekend retreat exploring Rebecca’s book Down to Earth Dharma. Together we will explore the Buddha Dharma from the paradigm of receptivity, allowing ourselves to be touched by life and recognizing our deep belonging in this world. By practicing dropping out of our usual mind-oriented relationship with the world and down into the body, we will nourish awakening from the heart. We will play with protection and openness, boundaries and boundlessness, vulnerability and invulnerability.

 More information at https://ims.dharma.org/courses/down-to-earth-dharma

Join us at the Insight Meditation Society for this vibrant annual retreat specifically geared towards younger adults. For more information, contact IMS at www.dharma.org.

Join Rebecca and her assistants Candace Cassin and Robert Pryor for either a weekend or weeklong Insight Meditation retreat at the lovely Jesuit Center in Milford, Ohio. With meditation we receive our embodied experience, letting it teach us the way life is and how to hold the vast range of joy and sorrow that comes with being human. This retreat will focus on listening to our life moment by moment, letting go of demands of how it should be and resting fully in how it is. This receptive meditation takes us deeper into the truth of things, helping our heart orient towards wisdom and compassion. Our daily schedule will include guided insight and loving kindness meditation instructions, talks on the teachings, meeting time with teachers, and optional qi gong. For more information, contact Yellow Springs Dharma Center

Join Rebecca, Roxanne Dault, and Greg Scharf for a week of meditation practice in the vibrant energy of springtime. Talks and instructions will focus on body and heart oriented practice. For more information contact Insight Meditation Society

Join Rebecca and Devon Hase at the Forest Refuge at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts, for one week or longer, to fit your schedule. Instructions and talks will center on body and heart oriented practice. For more information, contact Insight Meditation Society

Join Rebecca and Chas DiCapua for our annual one week Vipassana and Lovingkindness meditation retreat held in Minnesota. With meditation we receive our embodied experience, letting it teach us the way life is and how to hold the vast range of joy and sorrow that comes with being human. This retreat will focus on listening to our life moment by moment, letting go of demands of how it should be and resting fully in how it is. This receptive meditation takes us deeper into the truth of things, helping our heart orient towards wisdom and compassion. Our daily schedule will include guided insight and loving kindness meditation instructions, talks on the teachings, meeting time with teachers, and optional qi gong.

For more information or to register, contact Twin Cities Vipassana Collective

Join Rebecca and Jean Esther for this quiet lovely annual retreat at Pioneer Valley Cohousing in Amherst, Massachusetts. For more information or to register, contact Insight Meditation Community of Western Massachusetts

This three-month course, including its six-week partials, is a special time for practice. Because of its extended length and ongoing guidance, it is an opportunity for students to deepen the powers of concentration, wisdom and compassion. Based on the meditation instructions of Mahāsi Sayadaw and supplemented by a range of skillful means, this silent retreat will encourage a balanced attitude of relaxation and alertness, and the continuity of practice based on the Buddha’s Four Foundations of Mindfulness.

For more information, contact Insight Meditation Society

The emphasis in this retreat will be on continuity of awareness in all activities, stabilizing the mind, and cultivating insight. Combining relaxation with clarity, we will explore the liberating teachings of the Buddha, including the foundations of mindfulness, the radical nature of impermanence, and the cessation of craving.

Practitioners are encouraged to combine the Summer Insight Retreat with the Summer Lovingkindness (mettā) Retreat, although this is not required. For those attending both retreats, the teachers will guide and integrate the retreats as one offering. Those who attend the mettā retreat will have the option to continue with formal mettā as their primary practice through the second retreat. This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings.

For more information, contact Spirit Rock Meditation Center

The Buddha’s liberating teachings on the four divine sanctuaries (brahmavihāra) include meditations on universal friendliness (mettā), compassion (karuṇā), altruistic joy (muditā), and equanimity (upekkhā). Aimed at purifying our hearts and developing concentration (samādhi), these divine sanctuaries aid our ability to both find inner peace and powerfully engage with the world. This silent retreat will deepen our understanding of selfless love and its role in ending suffering. This retreat is silent except for teacher-led Q&A, small groups, or other practice meetings.

Retreatants are encouraged to combine this 8-night lovingkindness retreat with the following 8-night Insight Meditation retreat, to further develop concentration, purify the heart, and learn to combine these two forms of Buddhist meditation. The combination of these two retreats give a unique opportunity to blend the two wings of Buddhist wisdom based in love and emptiness.

For more information, contact Spirit Rock Meditation Center