(Onsite) Daylong Retreat – Dennis Warren – Artificial Intelligence & Buddhist Practice: Harnessing AI to Support Study, Meditation and Daily Life

Daylong Retreat/Workshop with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren

For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here.

Retreat Theme

Artificial Intelligence & Buddhist Practice: Harnessing AI to Support Study, Meditation and Daily Life
This day of practice explores how emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can meaningfully support the study, meditation and integration of Buddhist teachings into daily life.
Participants will move beyond common technology-related concerns to engage with a grounded, practical framework for working with the opportunities and challenges of using AI into a contemplative practice.
The day is structured around real-world AI examples drawn from the teacher’s experience around three themes: What you can do with AI; How to do it; and What not to do.
Participants will leave with specific guidelines and hands-on tools they can use immediately.
Topics will include:

• What AI is, and isn’t, from a technological perspective.
• What AI is, and isn’t, from a Buddhist perspective.
• What a helpful Buddhist relationship with AI could look like.
• How AI can support and deepen our study, meditation, and daily use of Buddhist teachings.

During this one day, we’ll have at least one period of mindful movement, so please bring your yoga mat. The session will be led by Sandra (Sam) Halford, a member of our community who is both a therapist and a trauma-sensitive certified yoga instructor.

No prior AI experience is necessary. The day is appropriate for all levels of practice and experience. Please bring a pen/pencil and paper, and your own lunch. Plan on staying on-site at the Sacramento Dharma Center all day during the retreat.

About This Onsite Retreat

• The teacher will present in-person at the Sacramento Dharma Center. All participants will attend in-person as the retreat will not be available via Zoom.
• Pre-registration is required and we recommend you pay the registration fee in advance using the registration button shown below. Since your registration choice indicates that you’ll be attending in-person, registering early helps us determine how many people the meditation room should accommodate.
• After you’ve registered you may later offer a donation in gratitude of the teacher. To offer teacher dana, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreat-dana-online/.

Summary of Important Dates

• 10/11/2025 – Registration opens.
• 11/29/2025 – Attend and enjoy the wonderful retreat.
• 11/29/2025 – For registration after the retreat, send a message to the registrar to arrange payment.

Registration

Select the Register Now button to indicate you’ll be attending in-person. The fee is $25.00 per person due before the start of the event. If you are able and interested in further supporting SIM financially, you have the option of a registration fee of either $35 or $50 dollars. For the registration fee, we also accept personal checks. No one will be turned away for lack of funds; please contact the registrar for more information.
Before registering for this event, please click here to review SIM’s Registration Refund Policy.

After we receive your registration payment, SIM will confirm your registration within 48 hours. Thanks for your patience.

Questions for the Registrar?

If you need to contact the retreat registrar with any questions, click here.

Teacher Dana

Sacramento Insight Meditation events are sustained by the generosity of instructors in offering teachings freely and on the generosity of students and members of the meditative community in the form of financial support, service and participation in events. With our practice of dana, we support our Sangha. To make a donation for this event using a credit card or PayPal account, click here to DONATE ONLINE.