Welcome!
Established in 1998, Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley is a Buddhist center in the Insight Meditation tradition serving western Massachusetts. Our mission is to share the Buddha's teachings with those who are interested. Insight PV is a non-residential center offering sittings, classes & retreats and special events to help sustain and deepen meditation practice and bring wisdom and compassion into daily life. Click About Us to learn more.
Welcoming Statement
We are firmly committed to welcoming diversity of cultural or religious background, race, socio-economic class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, education, or physical ability within our midst, so that all might feel included and comfortable in practicing here. In addition, we ask that participants not wear fragrances or scented body care products here, so that our members who have chemical allergies are able to attend.
Upcoming Events at Insight PV
Seeing How 
It Is
with Chas DiCapua
Sunday, June 10
Suggested contribution: $20 – 35
plus Teacher Dana
Although each moment of our experience is manifesting the nature of change, impermanence and interconnectedness, there’s nothing like being out in nature for connecting with these three truths. In nature, it’s not theoretical, it’s just how it is. We’ll spend the day hiking, sitting and doing exercises to tune us in to the wisdom that nature embodies. We’ll hike up Roaring Mountain and Mt. Toby in Leverett, Ma. The hiking will be fairly easy, so just an overall good fitness level should be fine. We’ll meet in the parking lot of Guru Ram Dass Ashram off Rt. 63 in Leverett. Please contact Rachel at rarahn@comcast.net or at (413) 328-8372 to register.
Cultivating Wise Intention
with Claire Stanley
Sunday, June 24, 10 am - 4 pm
Suggested contribution: $20 – 35
plus Teacher Dana
The Eightfold Path is an exquisite hologram of teachings that leads us toward awakening in every aspect of this human life. During this daylong study retreat, we unpack what is meant by Wise Intention, exploring both the unconscious and conscious levels of intention and how intention impacts the quality of our thoughts. Through our inquiry process, we uncover the experiential and theoretical truth in both meditation and in daily life of the power of wise intention.
