Kim Allen

Kim Allen has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with cumulative years of silent retreat. She has trained primarily with Gil Fronsdal, as well as Theravādan monastics and a few Mahāyāna teachers. She offers retreats, sutta study, and experiential Dharma engagement. A teacher and author, Kim aims to bring classical Dharma to a modern context and to encourage lay practitioners in fully living a life of Dharma. Her education includes a PhD in physics and a master’s degree in environmental sustainability. She serves as guiding teacher of Uncontrived: http://www.uncontrived.org.

Upcoming Programs by Kim Allen

Listen, Heart, Peace

Also With Diana Clark

July 12 - 19, 2026

Open to experienced and new practitioners. This retreat is offered in partnership with Insight Retreat Center. Registration closes on June 28, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. Careful attention to our inner life awakens the heart and mind to the possibility of peace in the present moment. Supported by the quiet beauty […]