Retreats
Buddhist Meditation Retreats
Month-long Personal Retreats
Shaila Catherine will be guiding two month-long retreats at the Forest Refuge at IMS.
July 2025 (with Venerable U Jagara) & January 2026 (with Winnie Nazarko) | RESIDENTIAL | Barre, MAClear Seeing: An Insight Meditation Retreat
Led by Melissa McKay and Shaila Catherine
A 7-night Retreat | September 5 – 12, 2025 | RESIDENTIAL | Rancho Palos Verdes, CACultivating Concentration, Mettā, and the Jhana Factors
A 10-night Retreat | October 8 – 18, 2025 | RESIDENTIAL | Atlanta, Georgia
See Shaila’s Full Retreat Schedule
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Courses
Buddhist Meditation Courses
Exploring Jhana States
Registration: Now – May 22, 2025
Course Dates: May 22 – August 30, 2025 | ONLINETimeless Wisdom. Exploring Buddhist Teachings through Similes and Stories
A Sutta Study Course
Course Dates: October 25 – December 18, 2025 | ONLINE
Co-sponsored with Barre Center for Buddhist StudiesView the Full Bodhi Courses catalog
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Other Live Events
Times refer to Pacific Time Zone (San Francisco/Los Angeles)
Monthly Saturday Meditations
Los Altos, CA | 1:30 – 5:30
Check the Calendar for Monthly Topical ThemesBuddhist Meditation: Practices that Protect the Mind
Online | Saturday, June 21 | 11:00 – 1:30 Pacific Time
Hosted by Theosophical SocietyPractices that Protect the Mind
Online | Sunday, August 17 | 10:00 – 12:00 Pacific Time
Hosted by Sacramento Buddhist Meditation GroupBeyond Distraction
ONLINE COURSE | Wisdom Academy
Available Anytime | On-demand
