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.
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What We Offer
Announcements
CIMC’s 40TH ANNIVERSARY
On Sunday, September 28, we held a 40th Anniversary Community Celebration (see videos from the event here). Continue the celebration at an upcoming online event with Oren Sofer on Tuesday January 20, 2026, 6:00 – 7:30 PM ET.
RECENT NARAYAN DHARMA TALK
Click here to listen to Narayan’s Dharma Talk from October 22, an introduction to the Way of Council. We will explore this ancient practice further on Saturday, February 28, 2026.
2026 Yearlong Practice Group
Join Madeline Klyne and a committed and dedicated community (sangha) for The Courage of the Heart: A Year of Living the Brahmavihārās (online) starting with a workshop on Saturday, January 10 (10:00am – 4:30pm) and continuing on one Friday evening a month (6:00-8:30pm). See the full description and register here.
Upcoming Programs
Inner Light at the Dark of the Year (hybrid)
Saturday, December 13, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
Half-day Retreat with Narayan Helen Liebenson
Three Characteristics: Wisely Knowing Suffering (Dukkha) (hybrid)
Sunday, December 14, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Retreat with Matthew Hepburn
New Year’s Eve Practice & Reflections (online)
Wednesday, December 31, 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM ET
Drop-In Event with Narayan Helen Liebenson
The Courage of the Heart: A Year of Living the Brahmavihārās (online)
Begins Saturday, January 10, 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET
Yearlong Practice Group with Madeline Klyne
Aging with Wisdom and Compassion (online)
Mondays, Jan 12 – Feb 23, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Practice Group with Madeline Klyne
Our Drop-ins
Please check the drop-in page or the calendar to make sure a drop-in is happening and if it’s in person, online, or hybrid.
• Dharma in Daily Life: Weekdays, 8:45 – 9:00 AM (Zoom link)
• Evening sit: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and 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
• 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
• Chronic Illness & Disability: one Sunday a month, 5:30 – 7:00 PM
• 35 & Under: two Sundays a month, 6:30 – 7:45 PM