People of Color Retreat

Registration for this retreat is closed

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Registration is closed for this retreat.
June 22 - June 28, 2015 (Monday to Sunday)


This insight meditation course, co-sponsored by IMS and New York Insight Meditation Center, creates a space of ease and support for people of color to meditate together and cultivate inner freedom. Held in an environment of silence, it provides an in-depth experience of the Buddha's teachings on mindful awareness, illuminating a path toward healing and greater happiness. Those without previous meditation experience are encouraged to participate.

Devin Berry will be joining the teaching team for this retreat, as a trainee. A daily period of optional yoga will be offered by Leslie Booker.

Our wish is to make this retreat accessible to any person of color who would like to attend. We offer a 'You Choose' fee option for this course, charging a minimum of just $17 per night (ie $102 minimum total). Those who can contribute more, however, help ensure that the community of POC meditators continues to flourish.

Free bus transportation is provided on a first-come, first-served basis between New York City and IMS. To reserve a seat, complete your registration, and then call or email us at 978-355-4378, ext. 0, or rc@dharma.org. The bus is currently full; if you request a seat we will add you to a wait list.

A Message from IMS's Guiding Teachers

Work on expanding and improving IMS's Retreat Center dining room has begun and will continue through late summer.

Inevitably, this will result in construction and machinery noise. However, this will not be sustained and will mostly take place outdoors during regular construction hours, usually Monday - Friday, 7:00am-4:00pm. Toward the end of the project, there will be some indoor work, but this will be planned for between courses.

To help minimize the impact of the noise, windows in our Retreat Center meditation hall will be kept closed. (The air circulation and conditioning system there allows fresh air to move around very well, without opening windows.)

We have decided to continue offering retreats throughout this building period, knowing that conditions for practice are rarely perfect. We trust that this construction endeavor can be met with the equanimity and grace with which we meet a range of conditions in our lives.

All of us at IMS look forward to supporting you on retreat.

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