Yong Oh

Dharma | Meditation

Dharma Communities ::

Durango Dharma Center: Dharma Council Teacher
See website for our regular Monday Night Schedule

Sacred Mountain Sangha: Core Teacher

Sky Mind Retreats: Nature Dharma Teacher

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Online Sanghas ::

Banyan: Weekly Sangha Mentor Group

IMS Nature Sangha: Monthly gathering open to anyone inspired by and drawn to practicing in and with the natural world.
My 2025 dates: 4/24, 7/24

IMS Bipoc Sangha: A bi-weekly gathering open to all self-identified BIPOC folks.
My 2025 dates: 3/17, 5/12, 10/6

IMS Metta Sangha: A bi-weekly gathering where teachers will offer a reflection, Metta meditation, and space for questions and responses.
My 2025 dates: 2/4

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2025 Courses + Events ::

2024: BIPOC Solstice Gathering: DaRa Williams, Devin Berry, Yong Oh:
December 21, 2024: Insight Meditation Society Online

Experience of Insight: 30 Day Practice of Buddhist Wisdom Teachings:Rachel Lewis, Tuere Sala, devon hase, Yong Oh:
January 2025: Insight Meditation Society Online

Lineage Stories: Thanissara, Kittisaro, Yong Oh:
Part of the Prairie Sangha Dhamma Lineage Stories Series
January 23, 2025: 5:30-7:30pm Mountain Time

Letting Go: A Daylong Retreat with nico hase:
A Refuge In Belonging Offering: Online
Saturday, March 8, 2025: 10am-4pm Pacific Time

How to be a Bodhisattva: Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves
A 4-week Class for Caregivers: with Cara Lai
Thursdays, March 6 – 27: 6-7:30pm: IMS Online

4-week Class: The Whole of the Sacred Life: Kalyāna-Mittatā and the Path: with Devon Hase
Wednesdays, April: SMS Online

Authentic Activism Daylong: with Cara Lai
Saturday, April 19: IMS Online

New York Insight Meditation Center: Guest Teacher
Thursday, June 12, 7-9PM EST: Via Zoom

8-week Class: Touching the Earth: with Jeanne Corrigal
Thursdays, Sept 18 – Nov 6: IMS Online

Northfield Buddhist Meditation: Guest Teacher
Sunday, October 5, 9:30-11AM CST: Via Zoom

Stay tuned:
Spirit Rock: EcoDharma & Cultural Transformation Program 2025-2027
Spirit Rock: Living Dharma Program: Sept 2025- April 2026
BCBS: Exploring the Heart of Freedom:
18-month program starting in 2026 through the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies

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2025 RETREAT sCHEDULE ::

January 6-11, 2025 : Durango Dharma Center
Ordinary Wonder: Practice as Life, Life as Practice -A New Year’s Householder Retreat

February 14-19, 2025 : Insight Meditation Society
Living Dharma: Essential Teachings for Our Times: Jeanne Corrigal, Matthew Hepburn, Tara Mulay, Yong Oh

February 21-28, 2025 : Insight Meditation Society
Metta/Lovingkindness Retreat
Oren Sofer, Jessica Morey, Yong Oh

March 23-28, 2025 : Insight Meditation Society
Return to Wholeness: Opening to Wisdom & Love
DaRa Williams, Kaira Jewel, Shelly Graf, Yong Oh

April 1-8, 2025 : Spirit Rock Center
Steadying the Heart: Refuge thru the Four Sublime States
Oren Sofer, Cara Lai, Jessica Morey, Yong Oh

April 13-17, 2025 : Sacred Mountain Sangha Online
Sacred Ground: A Devotional Householder Retreat – Dawn Mauricio, Yong Oh

May 27-31, 2025 : Private Retreat

June 27-July 3, 2025 : Spirit Rock Center
This is How Civilizations Heal: A BIPOC Retreat
Leslie Booker, Amana Johnson, Gullu Singh, Yong Oh

July 6-13, 2025 : Vallecitos Retreat Center
Coming Home To Love: A BIPOC Insight Retreat in Nature
Victoria Cary, Yong Oh

August 22-27, 2025 : Spirit Rock Center
Finding Refuge, Finding Home: A Retreat in Nature
Susie Harrington, Kirsten Rudestam, Yong Oh

September 19-26, 2025 : Vallecitos Retreat Center
The Quiet Earth: A Silent Meditation Retreat
Pascal AuClair, Yong Oh

September 7-11, 2025 : Spirit Rock Center
Ecodharma

October 13-18, 2025 : Big Bear Retreat Center
Sacred Refuge: An Embodied Devotional Retreat in Nature
Djuna Devereaux, Yong Oh

November 14-21, 2025 : Spirit Rock Center
Natural Radiance: Exploring the Freedom of Awareness
Susie Harrington, Yong Oh

November 22-30, 2025 : Spirit Rock Center
Reclamation of the Sacred: Journey into Refuge, Presence, and Love
Gullu Singh, Dawn Mauricio, Yong Oh, with Djuna Devereaux and Adam Stonebraker

December 18-23, 2025 : Spirit Rock Center
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Dawn Scott, devon hase, Yong Oh

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2026 RETREAT SCHEDULE :: PRELIMINARY

– January 18-26, 2026 : Spirit Rock
– January 30-February 6, 2026 : IMS/EHF Program
– April 23-April 30, 2026 : IMS
– May 5-10, 2026 : BCBS/EHF Program
– June 17-23, 2026 : IMS
– September 8-14, 2026 : Spirit Rock
– September 25-30, 2026 : BCBS/EHF Program
– October 2-7, 2026 : BCBS/EHF Program
– December 18-23, 2026 : Spirit Rock

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“Do not try to become anything. Do not make yourself into anything. Do not be a meditator. Do not become enlightened. When you sit, let it be. When you walk, let it be. Grasp at nothing. Resist nothing.”
Ajahn Chah

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PAST offerings ::

2024: Refuge: Turning to Dharma in Challenging Times: 4-Week In-Person Class at Durango Dharma Center

2024: Authentic Activism: Honoring all the Ways We Show Up: 4-Week Online Class with Cara Lai at Sacred Mountain Sangha

2024 Retreats ::

January 21-25, 2024 : True North Insight
Urban Retreat: Online
Dawn Mauricio, Yong Oh

February 2-9, 2024 : Insight Meditation Society
Return to Wholeness, Opening to Wisdom and Love DaRa Williams, Devon Hase, Nakawe Cuerbas, Yong Oh

February 20-27, 2024 : Insight Meditation Society
Metta Lovingkindness Retreat
Oren Sofer, Dawn Scott, Jessica Morey, Yong Oh

March 24-28, 2024 : True North Insight
Urban Retreat: Online
Dawn Mauricio, Yong Oh

April 21-27, 2024 : Spirit Rock Center
Finding Refuge, Finding Home: A Retreat in Nature
Susie Harrington, Mark Coleman, Yong Oh

June 17-23, 2024 : Insight Meditation Society
BIPOC Retreat
JoAnna Hardy, Ruth King, Cara Lai, Yong Oh

July 26 – August 4, 2024 : Big Bear Retreat Center
Dharmapala 2-Yr Training Retreat
DPT Teaching Team

August 24-31, 2024 : Vallecitos Retreat Center
Listening at Ease: Discovering Refuge in Nature
Devin Berry, Yong Oh

November 6-12, 2024 : Big Bear Retreat Center
The Limitless Heart:Cultivating Mettā in Turbulent Times
Gullu Singh, Yong Oh, with Gabrielle Hammond

November 15-22, 2024 : Spirit Rock Center
Natural Radiance: Exploring the Freedom of Awareness
Mark Coleman, Devon Hase, Yong Oh

November 22-30, 2024 : Spirit Rock Center
Reclamation of the Sacred: Journey into Refuge, Presence, and Love
Kittisaro, Thanissara, Gullu Singh, Dawn Mauricio, Yong Oh, with Djuna Devereaux and Adam Stonebraker