Upcoming Retreats
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026 4 days Residential Insight
Fully Booked
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Max Erdstein , Ines Freedman
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Oct 18, 2026 – Oct 25, 2026 8 days Residential Insight
Fully Booked
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Mei Elliot , Kodo Conlin
Insight Retreat for People in their 20s and 30s
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 2, 2026 4 days Residential Insight
Fully Booked
A silent mindfulness retreat with sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion. Limited to people in their 20s and 30s.
with Max Erdstein , Matthew Brensilver
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Nov 15, 2026 – Nov 22, 2026 8 days Residential Insight
Fully Booked
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Matthew Brensilver
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Nov 29, 2026 – Dec 6, 2026 8 days Residential Insight
Fully Booked
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Andrea Fella
Metta Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Dec 13, 2026 – Dec 20, 2026 8 days Residential Insight
Fully Booked
A silent metta (lovingkindness) retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginn…
with Nikki Mirghafori , Liz Powell
LGBTQIA+ Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Jan 13, 2027 – Jan 18, 2027 6 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat for the LGBTQIA+ community, cultivating the wholesome and loving qualities of heart and mind through sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks and practice…
with bruni dávila , Marjolein Janssen
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Jan 24, 2027 – Jan 31, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Liên Shutt
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Feb 14, 2027 – Feb 21, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Kim Allen
Metta Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Feb 28, 2027 – Mar 7, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent metta (lovingkindness) retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginn…
with Nikki Mirghafori , Liz Powell
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Mar 14, 2027 – Mar 21, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Kaira Jewel Lingo
Awareness and Wisdom Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Mar 28, 2027 – Apr 6, 2027 10 days Residential Insight
An exploration of mindfulness as taught by Sayadaw U Tejaniya, encouraging awareness and wisdom through relaxation of body and mind and close attention to present-moment experience. Primarily self-dir…
with Andrea Fella , Dawn Neal
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Apr 13, 2027 – Apr 18, 2027 6 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Ines Freedman , Shelley Gault
Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Apr 25, 2027 – May 9, 2027 15 days Residential Insight
A two-week silent mindfulness retreat for experienced yogis with sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion. Requires at least four prior 7-day…
with Gil Fronsdal , Diana Clark
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
May 16, 2027 – May 23, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Max Erdstein
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Jun 13, 2027 – Jun 20, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Nolitha Tsengiwe , Devon Hase
Insight Retreat in Spanish (Español)
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Jun 27, 2027 – Jul 4, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent Spanish-language mindfulness retreat with meditation periods, dharma talks, yoga instruction with Ángela Salgado López, and individual practice meetings with the teachers. Requires prior intr…
with Andrea Castillo , David Lorey
Mindfulness of Mind Retreat for Experienced Students
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Jul 18, 2027 – Aug 1, 2027 15 days Residential Insight
A self-directed retreat in the style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya, encouraging relaxation of body and mind and close attention to present-moment experience and the quality of the meditating mind. Requires fo…
with Andrea Fella
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Aug 8, 2027 – Aug 15, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Diana Clark
Insight Retreat for Experienced Practitioners
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Aug 29, 2027 – Sep 25, 2027 28 days Residential Insight
A 28-day silent mindfulness retreat for experienced yogis with sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion. Requires at least four prior 7-day (…
with Gil Fronsdal , Ines Freedman
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Oct 10, 2027 – Oct 17, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Matthew Brensilver
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Oct 24, 2027 – Oct 31, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Ying Chen
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Nov 13, 2027 – Nov 20, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , DaRa Williams
"Insight Santa Cruz" Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Nov 28, 2027 – Dec 5, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Dawn Neal , Mary Grace Orr , Bob Stahl
Insight Retreat
Insight Retreat Center · Insight Retreat Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Dec 12, 2027 – Dec 19, 2027 8 days Residential Insight
A silent mindfulness retreat with alternating sitting and walking meditation, instruction, dharma talks, work meditation, and practice discussion with the teachers. Suitable for both beginners and exp…
with Gil Fronsdal , Andrea Fella