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.
What We Offer
Announcements
New parking rules on Broadway
Please be advised that there is ongoing construction on Broadway in front of the Center. Click here to learn more. As a result of this city project, there have been significant changes to nearby on-street parking options. Please plan accordingly.
CIMC is hiring
CIMC is hiring for the role of Communications & Program Coordinator. This is a key role on the team responsible for ensuring that CIMC’s communications and promotional materials for online, hybrid, and in-person programs, strategic plan and fundraising efforts run smoothly and successfully. Click here to read more and apply. Also, please share with friends and family.
Pilgrimage to India and Nepal in 2027
Join Narayan Helen Liebenson, Matthew Hepburn, and Dharmacharya Shantum Seth for a transformative two-week journey that will allow you to experience the life of the Buddha through the places he lived and taught. In the Footsteps of the Buddha is an unforgettable opportunity to explore areas that few tourists visit and to see and experience aspects of contemporary Indian life.
Upcoming Programs
Metta (Loving-Kindness) Half-day Retreat (hybrid)
Saturday, August 1, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET)
Retreat with Narayan Helen Liebenson
Earthwise Dharma: Healing Ourselves, Healing the Planet (online)
Fridays, Sept 18 – Oct 2, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (ET)
Practice Group with Zeenat Potia
Beginners Insight Meditation (in-person)
Saturday, September 19, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Workshop with Madeline Klyne
The Way of Awareness: An Introduction to Insight Meditation (in-person)
Thursdays, Sept 24 – Oct 22, 6:30 PM – 8:15 PM
Practice Group with Madeline Klyne
KM Groups Panel Discussion (hybrid)
Saturday, September 26, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM (ET)
Drop-In Community Event
Our Drop-ins
No registration is required for these regularly scheduled programs. Please check the calendar to make sure a drop-in is happening and whether the session is in person, online, or hybrid.
• Dharma in Daily Life: Weekdays, 8:45 – 9:00 AM (Zoom link)
• Evening sit: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 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
• Little Buddhas: one Sunday a month, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
• 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
• Disability & Chronic Illness: one Sunday a month, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
• 35 & Under: two Sundays a month, 6:30 – 7:45 PM