:: Dharma Communities ::

Durango Dharma Center: Dharma Council Teacher
See website for our regular Monday Night Schedule
as well as other Sangha related offerings.

Sacred Mountain Sangha: Core Teacher

Sky Mind Retreats: Nature Dharma Teacher

Chattanooga Insight Meditation Community: Visiting Teacher

:: Online Sanghas ::

IMS Nature Sangha: Monthly gathering open to anyone inspired by and drawn to practicing in and with the natural world.
My 2026 dates: ~~1/6~~, ~~4/7~~, ~~9/1~~, 12/1

IMS Bipoc Sangha: A bi-weekly gathering open to all self-identified BIPOC folks.
My 2026 dates: ~~7/13~~, ~~8/10~~, 11/16

IMS Metta Sangha: A bi-weekly gathering where teachers will offer a reflection, Metta meditation, and space for questions and responses.
My 2026 dates: ~~2/10~~, ~~4/28~~, ~~7/28~~, 11/24

Sacred Mountain Sunday Sangha: Weekly gathering to receive dharma reflections from SMS core teachers. Sessions include chanting, meditation, short Dharma reflection and period for community sharing and Q&A. Sundays from 9:00-10:20 a.m. PST
My 2026 dates: ~~8/16~~

:: 2026 COURSES + CLASSES + TRAININGS ::

8-month program Application Now Open!
Spirit Rock: Living Dharma Program : Exploring & Integrating the Eightfold Path in Daily Life
With Dawn Mauricio Begins October 10 2026- May 2027

4-week online class Application Now Open!
Reclaiming Devotion Ancient Practices for Modern Longing : Insight Meditation Society Online
Wednesdays, October 28 – November 18, 2026
5:00 – 6:30 pm ET / with Cara Lai, Yong Oh

5-month intensive
Holding Ground: Inner Resilience for Environmental Changemakers : Spirit Rock Online
with Mark Coleman, Kirsten Rudestam, Yong Oh
Guest Teachers: TBD
Begins again – 2027

As part of the continuing — Spirit Rock: EcoDharma & Cultural Transformation Programs 2025-2027

year-long program
Heart of Mindfulness: A Year-Long Course and Community Exploring the Four Foundations of Mindfulness & the Brahma Viharas
Durango Dharma Center : In-Person + by Application
November 2026 – October 2027
Kate Siber & Yong Oh

8-month training Application Closed
Earth Awareness Teacher Training:
In Partnership with the BESS Family Foundation
October 2025- May 2026

16-month program Application Closed
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies:
Exploring the Heart of Freedom : 2026-2027

:: 2026 RETREAT + EVENT sCHEDULE ::

retreat
August 24-31, 2026 : Insight Meditation Society
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Retreat
Narayan Helen Liebenson, devon hase, Yong Oh

retreat
September 8-14, 2026 : Spirit Rock Center
Steadying the Heart: Refuge thru – 4 Sublime States
Oren Sofer, Cara Lai, devon hase, Yong Oh

retreat
September 15-20, 2026 : Big Springs Garden Retreat Center || Sponsored by the BESS Family Foundation
Listening. Intimacy. Nature: Opening to the Dharma of Reciprocity
Kirsten Rudestam, Yong Oh

retreat
September 25-30, 2026 : Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Exploring the Heart of Freedom Program Retreat

retreat
October 2-7, 2026 : Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Exploring the Heart of Freedom Program Retreat

retreat
October 16-21, 2026 : Bess Family Foundation EATT
Earth Awareness Teacher Training Retreat

retreat
December 18-23, 2026 : Spirit Rock Center
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Oren Sofer, devon hase, Yong Oh

retreat
December 27-January 24, 2026 : Spirit Rock Center
New Year’s Insight Meditation Retreat
Eugene Cash, DaRa Williams, devon hase, Yong Oh

:: 2027 RETREAT + EVENT sCHEDULE – _^preliminary ::

retreat
Jan 30-Feb 5, 2027 : Insight Meditation Society
Exploring the Heart of Freedom Program Retreat

retreat
March 20-24, 2027 : Insight Meditation Society
The Practice of Mindfulness and Metta
Vance Pryor, Roxanne Dault, Yong Oh

retreat
March 31-April 5, 2027 : Spirit Rock Center
Awake in the Wild: Contemplating Joy, Wisdom, and Wonder in Nature
Mark Coleman, Kirsten Rudestam, Yong Oh

retreat – month-long
April 6-May 6, 2027 : Big Bear Retreat Center
Being Dharma: A Month-long Residential Retreat for Dedicated and Experienced Practitioners
Kittisaro, Thanissara, Yong Oh

retreat
May 14-19, 2027 : Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Exploring the Heart of Freedom Program Retreat

retreat
May 28-June 4, 2027 : Insight Meditation Society
Lovingkindness/Metta Retreat
Oren Sofer, Jessica Morey, Yong Oh

retreat
June 17-24, 2027 : Insight Meditation Society
Celebrating Liberation, Love and Joy: A Journey to Freedom through Mind and Heart BIPOC Retreat for Experienced
DaRa Williams, Devin Berry, nakawe cuebas barrios, Yong Oh

retreat
July 15-18, 2027 : Southern Dharma Retreat Center
TBD

retreat
August 19-26, 2027 : Spirit Rock Center
Finding Refuge, Finding Home: A Retreat in Nature
Susie Harrington, Yong Oh

retreat
August 29-September 5, 2027 : Vallecitos Mountain
TBD
Thanissara, Yong Oh

retreat
October 6-13, 2027 : Insight Meditation Society
Reclaiming Wholeness: Liberation through Wisdom & Love
DaRa Williams, Bart van Melik, Yong Oh

retreat
November 3-9, 2027 : Insight Meditation Society
Awareness, Wisdom, and the Release of the Heart
Mark Nunberg, Shelly Graf, Yong Oh

retreat
November 12-18, 2027 : Insight Meditation Society
Nature as a Teacher of Awakening
Jeanne Corrigal, Rebecca Bradshaw, Yong Oh

retreat
December 7-12, 2027 : Spirit Rock Center
Gateway to Liberation: Cultivating True Forgiveness
Noliwe Alexander, DaRa Williams, nakawe cuebas berrios, Yong Oh

retreat
December 13-17, 2027 : Spirit Rock Center
Liberation Through Deep Rest
Matthew Brensilver, Cara Lai, Yong Oh

“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

PAST offerings ::

2026 ::

~~December 30, 2025 -January 31, 2026~~
Experience of Insight: 30 Day Practice : IMS Online

~~January 5-9, 2026~~ : Durango Dharma Center
Our Whole Life as Practice: A New Year’s Householder Retreat

~~January 18-22, 2026~~ : Spirit Rock Center
Returning Home: Finding Refuge in the Heart
Devin Berry, Djuna Devereaux, Yong Oh

~~January 24, 2026~~ : Spirit Rock Center
Embodying the Sacred Pause: Yoga and Dharma Daylong
Djuna Devereaux, Yong Oh

~~Jan 30 – Feb 6, 2026~~ : Insight Meditation Society
Exploring the Heart of Freedom Program Retreat

~~Feb 23 – March 2, 2026~~ : Insight Meditation Society
Reclaiming Wholeness: Liberation thru Wisdom & Love
DaRa Williams, Shelly Graf, Devin Berry, Yong Oh

~~March 19, 2026~~ : Bozeman Insight Meditation Center
Online Via Zoom at 6:30-8:00 pm MT

~~Wednesdays, March 18, 25, April 1 : 5:30-7:00PM MT~~
Listening to the Heart: Introduction to Devotional Practice : Durango Dharma Center

~~April 16, 2026~~ : New York Insight Meditation Center
The Wisdom of Being a Bad Meditator

~~April 24, 2026~~ : Tricycle Buddhism & Ecology Summit: A Sense of Belonging
Weekly meditations beginning April 6

~~May 5-10, 2026~~ : Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Exploring the Heart of Freedom Program Retreat

~~May 12-17, 2026~~ : Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
Exploring the Heart of Freedom Program Retreat

~~May 24, 2026~~ : Spirit Rock – Online 1/2 Daylong
A Path of Love: Living the Buddha’s Ancient Truth

~~June 1-7, 2026~~ : Drala Mountain Center
Wild Rest: A Dharma and Yoga Retreat in Nature
devon hase, Djuna Devereaux, Yong Oh

~~June 17-23, 2026~~ : Insight Meditation Society
Steady Refuge: Annual BIPOC Retreat
Devin Berry, Cara Lai, Yong Oh

~~June 24, 2026~~ : Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
In-Person/Hybrid at 6:30-8:45 pm ET

~~August 3-10, 2026~~ : Vallecitos Retreat Center
Belonging to the Earth: BIPOC Insight Retreat in Nature // Devin Berry, Yong Oh

~~August 11, 2026~~ : New York Insight Meditation Center
31 Days of Practice 2026 – Live Call

2025 ::

~~January 2025~~ : Experience of Insight: 30 Day Practice : IMS Online

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

~~January 23, 2025~~ :Prairie Sangha Dhamma Lineage Stories : Thanissara, Kittisaro, Yong Oh

~~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 8, 2025~~: A Refuge In Belonging Offering
Letting Go: A Daylong Retreat with nico hase

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

~~March, 2025~~ : IMS Online
How to be a Bodhisattva: Caring for Others, Caring for Ourselves: A Class for Caregivers with Cara Lai

~~April, 2025~~ : Sacred Mountain Sangha Online
The Whole of the Sacred Life: Kalyāna-Mittatā + the Path: with Devon Hase

~~April 1-8, 2025~~ : Spirit Rock Center
Steadying the Heart: Refuge thru – 4 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

~~April 19, 2025~~ : IMS Online
Authentic Activism Daylong: with Cara Lai

~~June 12, 2025~~: New York Insight Meditation Center
Guest Teacher : Via Zoom
Resting in the Middle of the Full Catastrophe

~~June 25, 2025~~: Via Zoom
Lunchtime Mindfulness With Big Bear Retreat Center

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

~~August 1-31, 2025~~ : 31 Days of Practice Online
New York Insight & Various Teachers

~~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
Vance Pryor, Yong Oh

~~Sunday, October 5, 2025~~ : Via Zoom
Northfield Buddhist Meditation: Guest Teacher

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

~~October 1,8,22,29, 2026~~ : Befriending Your Mind, Loving Your Heart: Beginning Meditation Practice with Kindness : Durango Dharma Center

~~Sept 18 – Nov 6, 2025~~ : Refuge and Response: Showing up for the Earth with Deep Love: with Jeanne Corrigal : IMS Online : 8-week class online

~~November 14-21, 2025~~ : Spirit Rock Center
Natural Radiance: Exploring Freedom of Awareness
Susie Harrington, Mei Elliott, Guy Armstrong, Yong Oh

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

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

2024 ::

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

~~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

~~December 21, 2024~~: BIPOC Solstice Gathering : IMS
DaRa Williams, Devin Berry, Yong Oh

:: Dharma Communities ::

:: Online Sanghas ::

:: 2026 COURSES + CLASSES + TRAININGS ::

:: 2026 RETREAT + EVENT sCHEDULE ::

:: 2027 RETREAT + EVENT sCHEDULE – preliminary ::

PAST offerings ::

:: 2027 RETREAT + EVENT sCHEDULE – _^preliminary ::