Cambridge Insight Meditation Center
is a welcoming refuge and teaching center for all who seek inner peace and wise action through the liberating practice of Insight Meditation (vipassana).
CIMC is dedicated to integrating contemplative practice into daily life. We seek to cultivate ethics, tranquility, wisdom, and compassion, and to ease suffering in our communities and in our world.
CIMC is celebrating 40 years of practicing together!
We will be marking this momentous year through a year-long series of events, including benefits with renowned Dharma teachers, community gatherings, a commemorative video project and more.
What We Offer
Announcements
Opportunities for Beginners
In September, there will be two opportunities to work with the basics of Insight Meditation with resident teacher Madeline Klyne, in-person at our Center in Cambridge: the 9/12 Beginners’ Insight Meditation Workshop and the 9/18-10/23 Introduction to Insight Meditation practice group are both excellent opportunities to begin, to deepen, or to refresh our practice and understanding of Insight Meditation. We hope to see you there!
YOU’RE INVITED TO CIMC’s 40th ANNIVERSARY
Join Narayan Helen Liebenson, Matthew Hepburn, Madeline Klyne, and Sharon Salzberg to celebrate 40 years of practice together and enjoy special video reflections from Larry Rosenberg and the CIMC Community. Join us on Sunday, September 28, from 1 – 4pm ET (1 – 2:30pm for online participants)! Please RSVP if you’d like to attend.
MADELINE MONDAYS RETURN SEPTEMBER 15
Join Resident Teacher Madeline Klyne for Teatime Dharma from 4:00 – 5:00 PM, a community discussion of practice questions that arise from direct experience. Then stick around for Sitting & Sangha from 6:00 – 7:15 PM to sit together and connect in small groups about what matters most to you in the present moment. You’re welcome to attend either or both, no registration required.
Upcoming Programs
Becoming Your Own Guide (The Five Spiritual Faculties) (hybrid)
Mondays, Sep 8 – Oct 6, 6:30 – 8:15 PM ET
Practice Group with Matthew Hepburn
Beginners’ Insight Meditation Workshop (in-person)
Saturday, September 13, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Workshop with Madeline Klyne
The Way of Awareness: An Introduction to Insight Meditation (in-person)
Thursdays, Sep 18 – Oct 23, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Practice Group with Madeline Klyne
The Three Characteristics of Existence: Impermanence (Anicca) (hybrid)
Sunday, September 21, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Retreat with Matthew Hepburn
Mindfulness of Breathing: Ānāpānasati Sutta for Experienced Practitioners (in-person)
Wednesdays, Sep 24 – Nov 12, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Practice Group with Jim Austin
Our Drop-ins
Click here for upcoming drop-ins.
• Dharma in Daily Life: Weekdays, 8:45 – 9:00 AM (Zoom link)
• Evening sit: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 6:00 – 6:45 PM
• Teatime Dharma: Mondays, 4:00 – 5:30 PM
• Sitting & Sangha: Mondays, 6:00 – 7:15 PM
• Beginners Drop-In: Tuesdays, 6:00 – 7:00 PM
• Beginners Drop-In Tea: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 – 7:45 PM
• Wednesday Evening Dharma: 6:30 – 8:45 PM
• Thursday Morning Retreat: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
• Sunday Afternoon Extended Practice: 2:00 – 5:15 PM
Affinity groups:
• Elders: two Tuesdays a month, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
• Parents: one Thursday a month, 8:00 – 9:15 PM
• POC: one Friday a month, 6:30 – 8:15 PM
• LGBTQIA+: one Friday a month, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
• Chronic Illness & Disability: one Sunday a month, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
• 35 & Under: two Sundays a month, 6:30 – 7:45 PM