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
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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
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Manitoba
Two Rivers Insight Meditation Community | Winnipeg
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Alberta
Alberta Insight Meditation Centre
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Ontario
Arrow River Forest Hermitage | Ontario
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Saskatchewan
Regina Insight Meditation Community | Regina
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United States
Alabama
Meditation Center of Alabama | Mobile
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Arizona
Prescott Insight Meditation | Prescott
Hermitage Committee of the Cascabel Conservation Association
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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
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Colorado
Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center
Rocky Mountain Insight | Colorado Springs
Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center | Durango
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District of Columbia
Insight Meditation Community | Cabin John
Insight Meditation Community of Washington D.C.
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Florida
Orlando Insight Meditation Group
Florida Community of Mindfulness | Tampa
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Georgia
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Hawaii
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Illinois
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Kentucky
Louisville Vipassana Community
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Massachusetts
Insight Meditation Society/The Forest Refuge | Barre
Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
Insight Meditation Center Newburyport
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Michigan
Insight Meditation Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor
Minnesota
Common Ground Meditation Center | Minneapolis
Twin Cities Meditation Collective | Minneapolis
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Missouri
Mid-America Dharma | Kansas City
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Mississippi
Flowering Lotus Meditation | Magnolia
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Montana
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North Carolina
Heartwood Refuge and Retreat Center | Hendersonville
Southern Dharma Retreat Center | Hot Springs
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Nebraska
Mindfulness Outreach Initiative | Omaha
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New Mexico
Albuquerque Insight Meditation
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Nevada
Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community | Carson City
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New York
New York Insight Meditation Center | NYC
Spring Water Retreat Center in the Finger Lakes
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North Carolina
Southern Dharma Retreat Center | Hot Springs
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Ohio
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Oregon
Eugene Insight Mindfulness Retreats
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Meditation Center
Tennessee
One Dharma Meditation | Nashville
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Texas
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Utah
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Vermont
Vermont Insight Meditation Center | Brattleboro
Valley Insight Meditation Society | Hanover
Practical Presence Meditation Center | NE Kingdom
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Virginia
Insight Meditation Community of Charlottesville
Insight Meditation Community of Richmond
Mindful Shenandoah Valley | Winchester
Seven Oaks Retreat Center | Madison
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Washington
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center | Castle Rock
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Wisconsin
Madison Insight Meditation Group
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West Virginia
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Asia
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong Insight Meditation Society
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India
Meditation In India | Bodh Gaya
Awakening Truth | Coimbatore​
Panditarama Lumbini International Vipassana Meditation Center | Lumbini
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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
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Sri Lanka
Nilambe Buddhist Meditation Center
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Thailand
Wat Pah Nanachat International Forest Monastery
Forest Sangha | Wat Nong Pah Pong
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Europe
Austria
Dhamma Center-Nyanaponika | Vienna
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Czech Republic
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Finland
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France
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Ireland
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Italy
Pian dei Ciliegi | Ponte dell'Olio
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Netherlands
Stichting Inzichts Meditatie | Amsterdam
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Slovakia
Javorie Meditation Center | Horny Tisovnik
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Sweden
Sangha Vipassana Gruppen | Stockholm
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Switzerland
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg | Beatenberg
Vimalakirti Buddhist Meditation Center | Geneva
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United Kingdom
Gaia House Buddhist Meditation Retreat Center | Devon
Sharpham Trust Retreat Centre | Devon
Aruna Ratanagiri Harnham Buddhist Monastery
Amaravati Retreat Centre | Hertfordshire
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Middle East
Israel
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Oceania
Australia
Bodhi Tree Monastery | Tullera, NSW
Australian Insight Meditation Network
Bodhisaddha Forest Monastery | Wilton, NSW
Buddhist Society Of Western Australia
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New Zealand
Vimutti Buddhist Monastery | Bombay
Original Nature Retreat Centre | Wellington
Te Moata Retreat Centre | Whenuakite
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This comprehensive list of retreat centers in the Insight tradition may be missing some groups. To suggest an addition, please email us.
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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.
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