Contact Us

Insight Meditation Society operates two retreat facilities:

The Retreat Center

1230 Pleasant Street
Barre MA 01005
Phone: (978) 355-4378
Email: rc@dharma.org

The Forest Refuge

1230 Pleasant Street
Barre MA 01005
Phone: (978) 355-2063
Fax: (978) 355-4307

Email: fr@dharma.org

Donations & Meal Dana

Marc Hamel
Development Office
Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 230
Email: development@dharma.org

Human Resources

Kelly Collett
HR Manager

Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 335
Email: hr@dharma.org

Volunteering

Dennis Holmes

Volunteer Coordinator

Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 686

Email: volunteer@dharma.org

Retreat Center Registration

Christine Pichlkostner

Registrar

Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 170

Email: registration@dharma.org

Media

Gyano Gibson
Communications & Development Director
Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 280
Email: gyanog@dharma.org

Daphne Slocombe
Associate Director, Communications & Development
Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 285
Email: daphnes@dharma.org

Website

Charlie Stevenson
IT Manager
Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 250
Email: computer@dharma.org

Local Meditation Classes

Chas DiCapua

Resident Teacher

Phone: (978) 355-4378 ext. 410

Email: chasd@dharma.org

Chas and others offer local insight meditation classes in Gardner & Barre in MA.

The Gardner group meets Wednesday evenings, 6:00-7:15pm at the Unitarian Universalist Society, 66 Elm Street. For more information, contact Priscilla Ericsson at theericssons@verizon.net.

The Barre group meets Monday evenings, 6:00-7:30pm at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 149 Lockwood Road. For more information, contact Chas as above.