Yong Oh
Dharma | Meditation
“I came to realize that mind is no other than mountains and rivers and the great wide earth, the sun and the moon and the stars.”
Dogen Zenji
Dharma Communities ::
Durango Dharma Center: Dharma Council Teacher
Sacred Mountain Sangha: Core Teacher
Sky Mind Retreats: Nature Dharma Teacher
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.
IMS Bipoc Sangha: A bi-weekly gathering open to all self-identified BIPOC folks.
2024 Retreat Schedule ::
January 21-25, 2024 : True North Insight
Urban Retreat: Online
Dawn Mauricio, Yong OhFebruary 2-9, 2024 : Insight Meditation Society
Return to Wholeness, Opening to Wisdom and Love DaRa Williams, Devon Hase, Nakawe Cuerbas, Yong OhFebruary 20-27, 2024 : Insight Meditation Society
Metta Lovingkindness Retreat
Oren Sofer, Dawn Scott, Jessica Morey, Yong OhMarch 24-28, 2024 : True North Insight
Urban Retreat: Online
Dawn Mauricio, Yong OhApril 21-27, 2024 : Spirit Rock Center
Finding Refuge, Finding Home: A Retreat in Nature
Susie Harrington, Mark Coleman, Yong OhJune 17-23, 2024 : Insight Meditation Society
BIPOC Retreat
JoAnna Hardy, Ruth King, Cara Lai, Yong OhJuly 26 – August 4, 2024 : Big Bear Retreat Center
Dharmapala 2-Yr Training Retreat
DPT Teaching TeamAugust 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
2024 Courses + Events ::
Refuge: Turning to Dharma in Challenging Times:
4-Week In-Person Class at Durango Dharma Center
Authentic Activism: Honoring all the Ways We Show Up: 4-Week Online Class with Cara Lai at Sacred Mountain Sangha
Mindfulness Mentor Training: Faculty at Banyan Together
Coming in 2025:
Lineage Stories: Thanissara, Kittisaro, Yong Oh:
Part of the Prairie Sangha Dhamma Lineage Stories Series
January 23, 2025: 5:30pm-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
4-week Class for Caregivers:with Cara Lai
March: IMS Online
8-week Class: Touching the Earth: with Jeanne Corrigal
Thursdays, Sept 18 – Nov 6: IMS Online
Stay tuned for Exploring the Heart of Freedom:
A year and a half program starting in 2026 through the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
2025 Retreat Schedule / note: partial list ::
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
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
July 6-13, 2025 : Vallecitos Retreat Center
BIPOC Retreat
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 : TBA
October 13-18, 2025: TBA
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
“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