Seattle Insight Meditation

09/03/2026

Join Seattle Insight for a daylong exploration of the Seven Factors of Awakening: mindfulness, investigation, energy, rapture, tranquility, concentration, and equanimity. Together, we’ll explore how these qualities unfold in meditation, balance and support one another, and cultivate the conditions for insight and freedom.

Saturday, September 12, from 9:00 AM–4:30 PM, in person at Seattle Insight Meditation Center (4001 9th Ave NE, Seattle) and online via Zoom. Led by Lyndal Johnson, Judith Avinger, Steve Wilhelm, Sooz Appel, and Lauren Wilson. Basic instruction in insight meditation is requested. Please RSVP to attend.

09/01/2026

Join us for a collective pause on Wednesdays at noon for the Stillpoint Sit. Invite a return to stillness in the midst of the momentum of the day.

Keri and Shawn will offer a 10-minute dharmette (short reflection), followed by 30 minutes of sitting meditation, and an open space for any practice questions or responses.

This program is in-preson only. free to bring lunch if you’d like to eat at the center before or after the sit.

Registration is not needed for this event. The suggested donation is $5, plus teacher dana. All are welcome regardless of the ability to pay.

08/28/2026

Join us for Living With, Not Against: Mindfulness for Persistent Conditions, a four-session series with Shawn Holmes exploring mindfulness practices for living with chronic pain, illness, disability, neurodivergence, and aging bodies. Tuesdays, September 1–22, 7:00–8:30 PM, both in person and online at Seattle Insight Meditation Society. Please RSVP on our website to attend any or all sessions and receive the Zoom link.

08/01/2026

Here's Tuere's latest blog post on the Transcendental Dependent Arising link this month - Knowledge and Vision of things as they really are.

Transcendental Dependent Arising - Knowledge and Vision of Things as they Are

07/10/2026

Join us for a non residential retreat taught by Tuere Sala, starting with a Friday night talk on the 17th and a full day of practice on the 18th and 19th.

The whole reason to study and practice the Dhamma is to find peace from suffering. Unshakeable peace is not found in agreeable external conditions. It is cultivated as an internal ground. It is the resilience needed to fully show up in the world in the midst of agreeable and disagreeable external conditions.

There are no prerequisites for this retreat. Beginners are welcome.

Please register for this event on our website. No registration is required for Friday night. We look forward to seeing you there!

07/09/2026

One of our values is Environmental Stewardship. We encourage expanding our conscious involvement to include stewardship of the planet and its natural resources. Visit our website to connect with our Climate Action Group!

06/28/2026

The last Monday of the month we gather for a social hour at 6pm before the Monday Night Sit at 7pm. Bring your own dinner, have a cup of tea, or just hang out and get to know other meditators!

06/21/2026

Did you know? One of our values is Affordability. Seattle Insight is sustained by the generosity of the sangha, allowing us to make the teachings freely available to all, regardless of one’s ability to pay.

06/17/2026

Join us on Saturday, June 20, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm for Return to Belonging: The Heart of Who We Are, an in-person and online daylong workshop with meditation teacher and author Caverly Morgan. Through meditation, journaling, mindful inquiry, walking meditation, and group discussion, we'll explore what it means to reconnect with our inherent sense of belonging and bring that understanding into our lives and communities.

In a world that often feels divided, it's easy to lose touch with our fundamental connectedness. This workshop invites us to remember that belonging is not something we earn, but something already present. Together, we'll explore contemplative practices that support both personal awakening and collective transformation.

Register through the link in our bio.

06/11/2026

What if our challenges could become part of the path rather than obstacles to it? Join Bhante Rāhula for an evening exploring how suffering itself can become fertile ground for inner cultivation through a shift in perspective and practice.

Offered in person and online on Thursday, June 18 from 7–9pm. No registration required. The Zoom link will be available 30 minutes before the program begins.