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IMS is a spiritual refuge for all who seek freedom. We offer meditation retreats rooted in the Early Buddhist teachings of ethics, concentration and wisdom.

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Online weekend retreat with Joseph Goldstein and Roxanne Dault. Peace and Freedom in the Midst of Life, Friday, September 4 - Sunday, September 6. All are welcome: https://t.co/dA67LGjqSQ...

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Happy birthday @SharonSalzberg ! With metta & gratitude for all you've done & continue to do for IMS & beings all over the world. ❤️ We wish you much health & happiness this year & for many years to come! Have a birthday wish for Sharon? Offer it in the comments below.

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10% Happier with @danbharris recently released a special podcast episode featuring the IMS Founders’ Roundtable discussion originally recorded during IMS’s 50th Anniversary online celebration this year. Find options to listen or watch here: https://t.co/mLOneQ4oYr

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Joseph Goldstein will join this year's Two-Month Retreat as a special guest teacher offering six in-person evening sessions. Spaces are available to join for Part 1 (Sept. 29 - Oct. 26), Part 2 (Oct. 27 - Nov. 24), or the full two months retreat: https://t.co/E5OAdYyj0f

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Spend your summer with IMS Online & the next generation of IMS teachers🌞Sundays, July 12-August 30. Half-day retreats exploring Foundational teachings of Buddhism. Register for the full series or individual sessions: https://t.co/4gEsgJb1gR

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Happy 91st Birthday to His Holiness the Dalai Lama! His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Barre in the early days of IMS (October, 1979). #dalailama

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A walk around the Retreat Center in June 🌞

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Begins tomorrow! Mindful Writing with Tracy Cochran. Online | Thursdays, June 4 & 18 | 6:30 - 8 pm ET. Tracy will offer a straightforward, accessible approach for anyone who wants writing to support clarity, steadiness, and honest self-understanding: https://t.co/CB50nts6Bf

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Happy Birthday, Joseph! IMS's beloved co-founder, Joseph Goldstein, turned 82 last week on Wednesday, May 20. With love and gratitude, Joseph, we wish you much joy, peace, and good health, for many years to come!

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This weekend join Tuere Sala for Unshakeable Peace, an IMS online retreat—Friday, May 22 - Sunday, May 24. Unshakeable peace comes from cultivating awareness of the natural stillness of the heart—regardless of external circumstances. Open to all: https://t.co/vOc45rblTy

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The 2027 schedule for IMS’s Forest Refuge is now available on our website. We are accepting applications for long-term personal retreat practice at our tranquil center, with retreat options ranging from several weeks to a month, or longer: https://t.co/1aHbmQw4UN

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Come celebrate the launch of devon & nico’s new book, This Messy Gorgeous Love, tonight at IMS Book Club! Tuesday, April 14, 7 pm ET. FREE online event. Register to join live or watch the replay: https://t.co/zSE9XySq2Y

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Begins tomorrow! Mindful Habit Change with Dr. Judson Brewer. Online | Thursdays, April 9 & 23 | 6:30 - 8 pm ET🌿Explore the science of habit change, mindful approaches to healing the habits that hold us back: https://t.co/RNl7VphmmX

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Spaces available for beloved 2-week Mahasi-style residential retreat—The Natural Clarity of Awareness, June 1–15.
Join Roxanne Dault, Tara Mulay, Victoria Cary & Devin Berry for a deep dive into mindfulness following Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight: https://t.co/yifWIKebeA

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Last fall, IMS guiding teacher Devin Berry and director of partnerships & communications John Spalding traveled to Montgomery's Legacy Sites together—one descended from the enslaved, the other from enslavers. Read the Substack article about their journey: https://t.co/xPqLsT0Qak

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An Introduction to Insight Dialogue with Nicola Redfern begins tomorrow 🌻Online | Thursdays, March 12 & 26. Awakening is not a solo endeavor. Explore practice unfolding in relationship—with ourselves, with one another, & with the world. Join here: https://t.co/9Brh5HWEbW

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Merging The Heart Sutra and the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Rodney Smith 🌺 Online | Saturday, March 21 - Sunday, March 22 | Fee-waivers available. 🌺Two complementary expressions of Dharma, one unified path of practice. Join here: https://t.co/ZSvLSuCobn

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Tomorrow, February 14, 2026—We invite the global sangha to celebrate the 50th anniversary of IMS' founding! Join this one-day online retreat with live & pre-recorded offerings honoring five decades of Dharma in the West. 10am-4:30pm ET. Freely offered: https://t.co/tAcFAszRsa

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We’ve partnered with Happier to offer you a chance to go deeper into your meditation practice through our Retreat Giveaway! Enter now to win:
$1,500 credit for a retreat at either IMS or @Spirit_Rock
$600 travel credit
4-year Happier subscription
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Starting September 8th, join the Global Interfaith Compassion Challenge and explore different ways to bring the timeless virtue of #compassion into our lives—with kindred spirits from around the globe! https://t.co/M7P7qqwltm