Insight LA
Program Template 2024
With Donald Rothberg and Tere Abdala
A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat ***Retreat Update: Several financial support spots are available for this retreat. Please contact us if cost is a barrier in any way! guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org*** Wednesday, May 1st - Wednesday, May 8th registration closes Wednesday April 17th at 11:59pm Pacific Time Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness is a more advanced retreat that […]
The Ease of Letting Go
With Celeste Young and Phillip Moffitt
A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat ***Retreat Update: Several financial support spots are available for this retreat. Please contact us if cost is a barrier in any way! guestservices@bigbearretreatcenter.org*** Tuesday, May 21st - Saturday, May 25th Registration closes May 13th at 11:59pm Pacific Time Join us in the beautiful San Bernardino mountains for this short insight […]
Equanimity + Metta: The Ground of Wisdom
With Celeste Young and Dawn Scott
A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat Monday, June 3rd - Sunday, June 9th Registration closes May 27th at 11:59pm Pacific Time Join us for an in person retreat in the beautiful San Bernardino mountains and deepen your practice within this secluded setting in nature. In this silent retreat we will focus on the development of equanimity […]
When Awareness Becomes Natural
With LC Tran and Kim Allen
A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat Monday, August 19th - Wednesday, August 28th Registration closes August 11th at 11:59pm Pacific Time In this 9-night/10-day retreat, we will explore Vipassana meditation in the practice style of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Sayadaw’s approach is free from rigid forms, influenced by his previous life as a layperson and his […]
Love and Rest 2024
With Beth Sternlieb and Matthew Brensilver
A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat Wednesday, September 25th - Monday, September 30th Registration closes September 17th at 11:59pm Pacific Time We often long for love, both giving and receiving, but the busyness of life and the agitation of our minds do not create the conditions for love to arise. In dharma practice, we find love […]
The Limitless Heart: Cultivating Metta In Turbulent Times
With Yong Oh, Gullu Singh and Gabrielle Hammond
A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat Wednesday, November 6th - Tuesday, November 12th Registration closes October 29th at 11:59pm Pacific Time This retreat will focus on the cultivation of mettā. Mettā, usually translated as loving-kindness is an inner state of friendliness, benevolence, goodwill and universal positive regard. The Buddha said that when we develop mettā, “no […]
The Dharma of Desire: From Longing to Loving Presence
With Trudy Goodman and Lisa Ernst
A Silent Insight Meditation Retreat Wednesday, November 13th - Sunday, November 17th Registration closes November 5th at 11:59pm Pacific Time On the path of awakening, sometimes we may believe desire is a problem to be eradicated. Yet when we get curious about desire and look at our relationship to it, we can enter more deeply […]
Awake in the New Year
With Deborah Eden Tull and Kritee
An Interactive & Silent Retreat for the New Year Monday, December 30th - Saturday, January 4th Registration closes December 23rd at 11:59pm Pacific Time The New Year is a powerful threshold. Buddhist traditions have long emphasized the importance of setting clear and supportive intentions in our spiritual and ethical life. In this New Year's retreat […]