Portland Insight Meditation Center

09/01/2026

Join us at PIMC for a special evening with Mark Nunberg exploring the intersection of Dharma practice and social action.

📅 Thursday, September 17
🕖 7:00–8:30 pm
📍 In person at PIMC & online via Zoom
💛 Free of charge; dana will be welcomed for Mark

How might we respond to the suffering and challenges of our world with greater wisdom and compassion—and what might that look like for us as a Dharma community?

We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation.
https://www.facebook.com/events/3540602829438200

Common Ground Meditation Center

08/31/2026

Carole Melkonian: Guest Teacher
🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom 🪷
📅 Sunday, September 6 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us this Sunday, September 6, as Carole Melkonian leads the Sunday program. Carole will offer a guided meditation and the morning’s Dharma talk, with the topic to be announced. We’re delighted to have her back at PIMC and hope you’ll join us for a morning of practice and community.

Learn more: portlandinsight.org

08/26/2026

Make space for a day of retreat with Kate Davies

Saturday, September 19 | 9:30am–4:30pm
Held In person at PIMC + online via Zoom

Join us for a day of meditation, reflection, and practice with Dharma teacher Kate Davies. A chance to step out of the rush of daily life and make space for stillness, curiosity, and connection.

Registration is open:

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08/25/2026

🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom
📅 Sunday, August 30 | 10:00 AM

Please join us this Sunday, August 30 for our Peer-led program—an opportunity for Sangha members to support one another in practice, explore Dharma themes together, and cultivate a sense of connection in a relaxed and inclusive setting.

The gathering is facilitated by a Sangha member, and includes a lightly guided or silent meditation period followed by discussion and time for personal reflection or group sharing. No registration is required—everyone is welcome to join in person or online via Zoom.

Whether you're new to practice or have been practicing for years, all are welcome.
Learn more: portlandinsight.org

08/19/2026

🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom
📅 Sunday, August 23 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Join us this Sunday for guided meditation and teaching from teacher trainee Paul LaVigne. The Dharma reflection period will be offered as an open Q&A. Come with your questions about meditation practice and wider Buddhist teachings, and Paul will offer answers based on his own Dharma experience.

🧘 Guided + silent meditation
💬 Dharma talk + inquiry
🤝 Community sharing

Whether you're new to practice or have been practicing for years, all are welcome.
Learn more: portlandinsight.org

08/12/2026

This Saturday: Exploring the Path of Joy and Well-Being with Alexa Redner

What if joy and a sense of uplift could be part of our practice—not something separate from the Buddhist path?

Join Alexa Redner this Saturday, August 15, for a daylong retreat exploring the cultivation of wisdom and joy through meditation, inquiry, reflection, and connection.

Saturday, August 15
9:30 am–4:30 pm
Held In Person + Online via Zoom

Learn More & Register:

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08/04/2026

Ofosu Jones-Quartey: Guest Teacher at PIMC
🪷 Sunday Morning Program | In Person + Online via Zoom
📅 Sunday, August 9 | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This Sunday, August 9, we’re pleased to welcome guest teacher Ofosu Jones-Quartey (Born I) to PIMC. Ofosu is a meditation teacher, author, and hip-hop artist whose work lives at the intersection of mindfulness, creativity, and liberation. With over two decades of practice and teaching, he offers a contemporary expression of the Dharma that draws from the Insight Meditation tradition, Buddhist practice, and the lived realities of modern life.

Whether you're new to practice or have been practicing for years, all are welcome.
Learn more: portlandinsight.org

07/28/2026

🪷 Sunday Morning at PIMC | In Person + Zoom
📅 Sunday, August | 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Please join us this Sunday, August 2 for our Peer-led program—an opportunity for Sangha members to support one another in practice, explore Dharma themes together, and cultivate a sense of connection in a relaxed and inclusive setting.

The gathering is facilitated by a Sangha member, and includes a lightly guided or silent meditation period followed by discussion and time for personal reflection or group sharing. No registration is required—everyone is welcome to join in person or online via Zoom.

Whether you're new to practice or have been practicing for years, all are welcome.
Learn more: portlandinsight.org

07/25/2026

🪷 New Monday Evening Meditation Group Begins July 27 🪷

📅 Mondays, 7:00–8:30pm beginning July 27
📍 Offered in person & online via Zoom

Looking for a steady weekly practice? Join Vik Anantha on Monday evenings from 7:00–8:30pm PDT for Deepening Into Practice, a drop-in meditation group focused on sustained Vipassanā practice in community.

Each evening includes longer periods of silent sitting and walking meditation, creating a supportive container for cultivating mindfulness and insight. Whether you're an experienced practitioner looking to deepen your practice or you're newer to meditation and ready to explore longer sits, you're warmly welcome.

Come practice together. No registration required.
https://www.portlandinsight.org/weeklygroups

07/23/2026

Q&A With Born I -- What Came First for You? Dharma or Hip Hop?

In this Q&A, Born I shares reflections on music, mindfulness, and the connection between creativity and practice.

Watch the full conversation and other interviews on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/nHSRoJK1xj8?si=NRnHoESO0rYgT7Bo

Register here for Born I’s Hip-Hop Soundbath at PIMC on August 7: https://secure.acceptiva.com/?cst=fFJg4g