Going on a silent meditation retreat is a valuable part of the Insight experience.
The retreat centers listed here are independently run and not necessarily exclusively for Insight retreats. Check with your teacher or sangha leaders for recommendations.
Retreat Centers
Africa
South Africa
Dharmagiri– Umvuleni Mountain | KwaZulu Natal
Americas
Canada
British Columbia
Salt Springs Insight | Salt Springs Island
Birken Forest Buddhist Monastery | Knutsford
British Columbia Insight Meditation Society | Vancouver
Victoria Insight Meditation Society | Victoria
Manitoba
Two Rivers Insight Meditation Community | Winnipeg
Alberta
Alberta Insight Meditation Centre
Ontario
Arrow River Forest Hermitage | Ontario
Saskatchewan
Regina Insight Meditation Community | Regina
United States
Alabama
Meditation Center of Alabama | Mobile
Arizona
Prescott Insight Meditation | Prescott
California
Awake in the Wild
Insight L.A. | Los Angeles
Sky Mind Retreats/Desert Dharma | Modesto
Insight Meditation South Bay | Mountain View
Mountain Stream Meditation Center | Nevada City
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery | Placerville
San Francisco Insight Meditation Community
Saddhamma Foundation | Santa Barbara
Bloom of the Present | Santa Cruz
Insight Retreat Center | Santa Cruz
Metta Forest Monastery | Valley Center
Spirit Rock Meditation Center | Woodacre
Big Bear Retreat Center | San Bernadino Mountains
Dhamma Dena Retreat Center | Joshua Tree
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center
Rocky Mountain Insight | Colorado Springs
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center | Durango
District of Columbia
Insight Meditation Community | Cabin John
Insight Meditation Community of Washington D.C.
Florida
Orlando Insight Meditation Group
Florida Community of Mindfulness | Tampa
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisville Vipassana Community
Massachusetts
Insight Meditation Society/The Forest Refuge | Barre
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
Insight Meditation Center Newburyport
Michigan
Insight Meditation Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor
Minnesota
Common Ground Meditation Center | Minneapolis
Twin Cities Meditation Collective | Minneapolis
Missouri
Mid-America Dharma | Kansas City
Mississippi
Flowering Lotus Meditation | Magnolia
Montana
North Carolina
Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center | Hendersonville
Southern Dharma Retreat Center | Hot Springs
Nebraska
Mindfulness Outreach Initiative | Omaha
New Mexico
Albuquerque Insight Meditation
Nevada
Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community | Carson City
New York
New York Insight Meditation Center | NYC
Spring Water Retreat Center in the Finger Lakes
North Carolina
Southern Dharma Retreat Center | Hot Springs
Ohio
Oregon
Eugene Insight Mindfulness Retreats
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Meditation Center
Tennessee
One Dharma Meditation | Nashville
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Vermont Insight Meditation Center | Brattleboro
Valley Insight Meditation Society | Hanover
Practical Presence Meditation Center | NE Kingdom
Virginia
Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
Insight Meditation Community of Richmond
Mindful Shenandoah Valley | Winchester
Seven Oaks Retreat Center | Madison
Washington
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center | Castle Rock
Wisconsin
Madison Insight Meditation Group
West Virginia
Asia
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Insight Meditation Society
India
Meditation In India | Bodh Gaya
Myanmar
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre | Yangon
Mahasi Meditation Center | Yangon
Panditarama Shwe Taung Gon Meditation Center
Shwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Forest Meditation Center
Wisdom of Mindfulness | Yangon
Sri Lanka
Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Center
Thailand
Wat Pah Nanachat International Forest Monastery
Forest Sangha | Wat Nong Pah Pong
Europe
Austria
Dhamma Center-Nyanaponika | Vienna
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Ireland
Italy
Pian dei Ciliegi | Ponte dell'Olio
Netherlands
Stichting Inzichts Meditatie | Amsterdam
Slovakia
Javorie Meditation Center | Horny Tisovnik
Sweden
Sangha Vipassana Gruppen | Stockholm
Switzerland
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg | Beatenberg
Vimalakirti Buddhist Meditation Center | Geneva
United Kingdom
Gaia House Buddhist Meditation Retreat Center | Devon
Sharpham Trust Retreat Centre | Devon
Aruna Ratanagiri Harnham Buddhist Monastery
Amaravati Retreat Centre | Hertfordshire
Middle East
Israel
Oceania
Australia
Bodhi Tree Monastery | Tullera, NSW
Australian Insight Meditation Network
Bodhisaddha Forest Monastery | Wilton, NSW
Buddhist Society Of Western Australia
New Zealand
Vimutti Buddhist Monastery | Bombay
Original Nature Retreat Centre | Wellington
Te Moata Retreat Centre | Whenuakite
This comprehensive list of retreat centers in the Insight tradition may be missing some groups. To suggest an addition, please email us.
Note: The Buddhist Insight Network does not approve or accredit retreat centers. These listings are provided solely for information purposes and have not been vetted. Please contact us if you have information that would make any of these listings unsuitable for retreats.
