Teaching Schedule
Forest Refuge Retreat
devon will be teaching at Forest Refuge in Barre, MA for the month of March, 2026, with Rebecca Bradshaw. IMS’s Forest Refuge program supports experienced meditators in sustained, longer-term retreat practice. A minimum stay of one week is required.
Learn more at the Forest Refuge website.
In Person Retreat
Drop It: Renunciation, Nonattachment, and the Joy of Release
Exhausted by your own wanting? Join nico hase for this transformative four-week exploration of renunciation as radical love.
Metta Retreat
Sharon Salzberg and devon will be teaching a metta retreat online.
Learn more and register at IMS’s website.
Online Retreat
Cutting Through
In this one-day online retreat, Celeste Young & nico hase will explore pañña parami through guided investigation—cultivating the seeing that cuts through confusion.
Online Retreat
The Fire That Sustains
In this one-day online retreat, Sharon Salzberg & nico hase will explore virya parami in practice—discovering the renewable energy that flows from alignment.
Online Retreat
Partnership Workshop
devon + nico will be teaching a weekend partnership workshop in collaboration with New York Insight. This workshop will be both online and in person.
Learn more and register at NYI’s website.
Hybrid Workshop
Wild Rest: An Embodied Devotional Retreat in Nature
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at Drala Mountain Center in Red Feather Lakes, CO with Yong Oh and Djuna Devereaux.
Learn more at Drala Mountain Center’s website.
In Person Retreat
Why You Feel Stuck: A Four Week Class on Emptiness
You meditate, practice mindfulness, try to stay present—but somehow, you still get caught in the same cycles of stress, reactivity, and dissatisfaction. Join nico hase for this four-week dvie into one of Buddhism's most liberating—and misunderstood—teachings.
Staying Power
In this one-day online retreat, Gina LaRoche & nico hase will explore khanti parami through direct experience—the warrior's capacity to stay present with what is.
Online Retreat
The Undefended Heart: A Metta Retreat for Cultivating Lovingkindness
devon + nico will be teaching a residential retreat at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.
Learn more and register on Omega’s website.
In Person Retreat
The Courage to Be Real
In this one-day online retreat, Aishah Shahidah Simmons & nico hase will explore sacca parami in depth—the courage required for radical honesty and authentic living.
Online Retreat
Deepening into the Dharma: A Meditation Retreat for Experienced Practitioners
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at IMS in Barre, MA with Dawn Scott and Brian Lesage.
Learn more and register at IMS’s website.
In Person Retreat
I Will Not Abandon Myself
In this one-day online retreat, Judson Brewer & devon hase will explore adhiṭṭhāna parami through practice and inquiry—finding the unshakeable resolve that emerges from deep knowing.
Online Retreat
2026 Refuge of Belonging Annual Retreat
devon + nico will be leading the annual Refuge of Belonging retreat, a week-long insight meditation intensive in Colorado. The retreat features noble silence, guided practice, dharma talks, and individual meetings with teachers.
In Person Retreat
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at IMS in Barre, MA with Narayan Helen Liebenson and Namu Kang.
Learn more and register at IMS’s website.
Hybrid Retreat
Seeing Clearly, Deepening Practice
Join Celeste Young & nico hase for this special multi-night online Insight Meditation retreat sponsored by Insight LA.
Learn more at Insight LA’s website.
Steadying the Heart: Refuge through the Four Sublime States
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at Spirit Rock in California with Oren Jay Sofer, Yong Oh, Cara Lai, and Hakim Tafari.
Learn more and register at Spirit Rock’s website.
In Person and Online Retreat
Staying Present When Love Gets Hard
The path to awakening doesn't end on the cushion—it includes how we show up in the kitchen after an argument. Join nico hase for a four-week exploration of dharma in relationship, discovering how the deepest spiritual truths come alive exactly when we're most challenged by the people we love.
Love Is A Fierce Animal
In this one-day online retreat, Devin Berry & nico hase will explore metta parami in action—love as a revolutionary practice rather than just a feeling.
Online Retreat
Concentration (Samādhi) Retreat: Cultivating Joy and Contentment
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at Spirit Rock in California with Tuere Sala, Tempel Smith, Brian Lesage, and Vance Pryor.
Learn more and register at Spirit Rock’s website.
In Person Retreat
The Unshakeable Center
In this one-day online retreat, Joseph Goldstein & nico hase will explore upekkha parami through guided practice—the profound peace that remains steady regardless of conditions.
Online Retreat
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat at Spirit Rock
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at Spirit Rock in California with Tuere Sala, Eugene Cash, and Hakim Tafari.
Learn more and register at Spirit Rock’s website.
In Person Retreat
One-Month Retreat - Part 2 at IMS
devon will be teaching a four-week residential retreat at IMS in Barre, MA with Bhante Buddharakkhita, Jill Shepherd, nakawe cuebas berrios, and Tuere Sala.
Learn more and register at IMS’s website.
In Person Retreat
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at Spirit Rock in California with Oren Jay Sofer, Yong Oh, and Heather Sundberg.
Learn more and register at Spirit Rock’s website.
In Person Retreat
New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat at Spirit Rock
devon will be teaching a residential retreat at Spirit Rock in California with Eugene Cash, Tuere Sala, and Hakim Tafari.
Learn more and register at Spirit Rock’s website.
In Person Retreat
Letting Go, Coming Home
In this one-day online retreat, Cara Lai & nico hase will explore nekkhama parami in depth—the profound freedom that comes through letting go.
Online Retreat
Held By Integrity
In this one day online retreat, Rhonda Magee & nico hase will be exploring sila parami through practice and dialogue—discovering how wisdom guides our actions.
Online Retreat
Saying Yes to Life
In this one-day online retreat, devon + nico hase will explore dana parami in depth—how it opens the heart and transforms our relationship to giving and receiving.
Online Retreat
New Year's Retreat with devon + friends at Spirit Rock
devon is teaching an 8-day New Year’s Retreat at Spirit Rock in California with Tuere Sala, Dawn Scott, Eugene Cash, and Hakim Tafari. For more information, click here.
In Person Retreat
Winter Solstice Retreat with devon + friends at Spirit Rock
devon is leading a 6-day winter solstice retreat with Dawn Scott, Yong Oh, Heather Sundberg and David Cabrera at Spirit Rock in Woodacre, California. For more information, click here.
Hybrid Retreat
Six-week Retreat at Insight Meditation Society
devon will be teaching part 2 of the three-month retreat with Bhante Buddharakkhita, Rebecca Bradshaw, Brian Lesage, Jill Shepard, and Francisco Gable. This retreat is in-person at the Insight Meditation Society, in Barre, MA. For more information click here.
In Person Retreat
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat at Spirit Rock
devon will be teaching a weeklong insight meditation retreat with Tuere Sala, Eugene Cash, Matthew Brensilver, PhD, and Hakim Tafari. This retreat is in-person at Spirit Rock, in Woodacre, CA. For more information click here.
In Person Retreat
Equanimity in Difficult Times
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Gina LaRoche & nico hase will be teaching on uppheka parami, that quality of the heart that keeps an even keel.
Online Retreat
Dwelling in Goodness and Safety: A Brahma Vihara Retreat for Young Adults
devon + nico will be teaching a five-night insight meditation retreat for young adults ages 18-35, co-sponsored by Dharma Gates. This retreat is in-person at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, in Barre, MA. For more information click here.
In Person Retreat
Awake in Action: How to Stay Grounded When Life Gets Messy
nico will be co-teaching with Tatsudo Nicole Baden Roshi on embodied presence in daily life, combining online sessions with a four-day retreat at Crestone Mountain Zen Center. This Zen-Insight collaboration is hosted by Dharma Sangha and Refuge of Belonging. More information and registration may be found here.
The Middle Way of Partnership: A Weekend Retreat on Conscious Relationships
devon and nico will be offering a fresh approach to understanding and nurturing meaningful partnerships through the lens of Buddhist wisdom and contemporary psychology. This hybrid program may be attended in person or online, and is offered through BC Insight Meditation Society.
Learn more and register for the online retreat.
This retreat is also being offered in person, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Hybrid Retreat
Cultivating Kindness
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Rhonda Magee & nico hase will be teaching on metta parami, that quality of the heart that softens to each moment.
Online Retreat
Practicing Dependent Origination: The Heart of the Buddha’s Awakening
nico will be teaching a 6-week online course, exploring how to work with dependent origination not just intellectually, but experientially, as a direct path to liberation. This retreat is hosted by BCBS, and more information may be found here.
Online Retreat
Your Life Is Your Practice: Insight Meditation Retreat at IMS
devon will be teaching a weeklong insight meditation retreat with Narayan Helen Liebenson and Matthew Hepburn. This retreat is in-person at the Insight Meditation Society, in Barre, MA. For more information click here.
In Person Retreat
Determination, Your Gateway to Freedom
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Devin Berry and nico hase will be teaching on adhitthana parami, that quality of the heart that simply doesn’t give up.
Online Retreat
The Middle Way of Partnership: A Day on Conscious Relationships
devon and nico will be offering a fresh approach to nurturing meaningful partnerships through the lens of Buddhist wisdom and contemporary psychology. This program is offered through Spirit Rock, and more information may be found here.
Online Retreat
Heart to Heart Retreat: Cultivating the Brahma Viharas in Relationship
devon will be teaching a weekend retreat with Rachel Hammerman, with practices to cultivate a heart as wide as the world using the Brahma Viharas in relational meditation practices. This retreat is hosted by BCBS, and more information may be found here.
Online Retreat
Committing to Truth
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, DaRa Williams & nico hase will be teaching on sacca parami, that quality of the heart that stands in what’s real.
Online Retreat
Patience Is Power
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Celeste Young & nico hase will be teaching on khanti parami, that quality of the heart that can be with what is.
Online Retreat
And Then You Die: A Five-Week Course for Embracing Hard Truths
The whole world wants us to ignore what's difficult. But what if turning toward life's hard truths is exactly what brings the calm, connection, and joy we're seeking? Join nico for this transformative five-week journey into the heart of what matters most.
Weeklong Insight Meditation Retreat with devon + friends at IRC
devon will be teaching a weeklong residential retreat at Insight Retreat Center in Santa Cruz, CA with Gil Fronsdal and Nolitha Tsengiwe. Registration opened February 1, 2025, and the retreat is currently full. For more information click here.
In Person Retreat
The Nature of Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Students with devon + friends at Spirit Rock
devon is teaching a 12-night residential retreat with Guy Armstrong, Sally Armstrong, Dawn Scott, Susie Harrington, and Rasika Link at Spirit Rock, in Woodacre, CA. Please click here for more details.
In Person Retreat
Awakening Energy
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Dawn Mauricio & nico hase will be teaching on virya parami, that quality of the heart that keeps you moving on the path.
Online retreat
Simplicity + Stillness: Cultivating the 5 Spiritual Strengths with Celeste Young & devon
devon will be teaching a weeklong spring insight meditation retreat with Celeste Young. This retreat will be a hybrid offering: held in person on the land at Big Bear Retreat Center in Big Bear, CA, with an option to attend online. For more information click here.
Hybrid Retreat
The Wisdom that Knows What to Do
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Jud Brewer & devon hase will be teaching on paññaparami, that quality of the heart that knows what to do.
Letting Go
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Yong Oh & nico hase will be teaching on nekkhamma parami, that quality of the heart that simply lets go.
Recognizing Awareness: A 4-week Online Class with nico hase
In this hands-on 4-week course, we will focus on the liberating potential of recognizing awareness itself, and how this leads to the unbinding of our habitual patterns of contraction and agitation, as well as the natural cultivation of love, compassion, and equanimity.
Metta Jhanas with devon at Forest Refuge
devon will be teaching the month of March with Rebecca Bradshaw at Forest Refuge. Practice support is offered for both Vipassana meditation and metta jhanas. Experienced practitioners are welcome to come for one week or longer. To learn more, click here.
In Person Retreat.
Refuge of Belonging - Standing in Integrity
In this Refuge of Belonging retreat, Devin Berry will be teaching on sila parami, that quality of the heart that keeps you steady in the spin. For more information and to register, click here
Online Retreat
Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat with devon + friends at Spirit Rock
devon is teaching a monthlong retreat at Spirit Rock in Woodacre, CA with Dawn Scott, Vance Pryor, Tuere Sala, Brian Lesage, JD Doyle and Rasika Link. For more information about the one-month February retreat, click here.
In Person Retreat