This is a 3-month course lead by SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren. Meetings are scheduled on Tuesdays every week* as on-line only sessions. For course details or to make a teacher donation while participating in the course, visit Experiencing Insight. If you need to contact the registrar with any questions, click here.
Daylong Retreat with Visiting Teacher Heather Sundberg For biographical details of the teacher Heather Sundberg, click here. Retreat Theme Awakened Awareness Releases ReactivityDeepening our connection with Refuge through accessing Awareness, ‘that which knows’ the experience of being human in this world is an important development on the spiritual path. In this daylong we will cultivate […]
For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here. Retreat Theme Inclining the Mind Towards Freedom This will be a traditional insight meditation daylong retreat, with silent sitting and walking, along with dharma talks and discussion. There will be an emphasis on the Third Foundation of Mindfulness, namely mindfulness of the mind. The Buddha said we […]
Daylong Retreat with SIM Community Teacher Rich Howard For biographical details of the teacher Rich Howard, click here. Retreat Theme Awareness of Presence and AbsenceIn these challenging and uncertain times, our practice of awareness can benefit us greatly. Being aware of our state of mind, we are less likely to react unconsciously when things don’t go […]
Sunday March 30-Sunday April 6, 2025 Our 2025 residential retreat with SIM faculty Diana Clark, Walt Opie, and Vance Pryor is set for March 30 through April 6 at the Mercy Center in Auburn, CA. For general information about our retreats, visit https://sactoinsight.org/retreats/residential-retreat/. Retreat Theme: Returning to Presence, Transforming the Heart This annual SIM community […]
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Walt Opie For biographical details of the teacher Walt Opie, click here. Retreat Theme: Working with Distracting Thoughts One of the most challenging aspects of meditation can be learning how to work with distracting thoughts that keep recurring or may feel particularly "sticky" in some way. There is a well-known sutta […]
A closed retreat available to students already enrolled in the course. This class is part of a six week meditation course offered twice a year. You must pre-register to the course before attending this class retreat. For course details, click here. If you are a course participant and would like to make a donation online, click […]
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Diana Clark For biographical details of the teacher Diana Clark, click here. Retreat Theme Exploring the Architecture of the HeartThis daylong invites us into the heart of mettā—an open, inclusive warm-heartedness we can grow through simple, steady practice. Rather than waiting for kind-heartedness to strike, we learn to plant its […]
Daylong Retreat/Workshop with SIM Founding Teacher Dennis Warren For biographical details of the teacher Dennis Warren, click here. Retreat Theme This one-day retreat/workshop will explore the core Buddhist teaching and practice of letting go—what it means, why it matters, and how it leads to greater freedom and peace. The concept of letting go – relinquishment, […]
Daylong Retreat with SIM Teacher Vance Pryor For biographical details of the teacher Vance Pryor, click here. Retreat Theme Abiding in the Flow of Change: A Daylong on Impermanence Join us for a day of quiet reflection and guided practice as we explore the Buddha’s profound teaching on anicca, the truth of impermanence. Through sitting and […]