Valley Insight Meditation Society is a community of individuals who practice in the Theravadan Buddhist tradition. Our intention is to provide opportunities and support for exploring the teachings of Buddhism and practice of vipassana, also known as insight meditation. Wise and careful training of attention can lead to a more peaceful, steady mind and kind heart. This path helps us find the way to wisdom and compassion in the midst of our complex, stressful lives.

We welcome all who are interested.

Please click on the links to the right to view our current schedule for meditation and book discussions.

Our next daylong retreat will be Saturday, March 24, led by Chas DiCapua, the resident teacher at Insight Meditation Society (IMS). Chas’ bio and pre-register here. The day’s theme is “Awakening Within Your Relationships”.

Read monthly (and archived) reflections on Dhamma practice and Buddhism by our guiding teacher, Doreen Schweizer.

Doreen Schweizer, our teacher, will lead the Monday sit on Feb 27. We meet in the Hanover Friends Meeting House. The sit starts at 5:30pm. She will also lead the once-a-month sit at the AVA Gallery on Sunday, Feb. 12, beginning at 9:50am.

Consider joining us for our regular visits with the prison sangha at the New Hampshire  Department of Corrections in Berlin or volunteer to be a letter-writing correspondent with an inmate.

Consider becoming a member of Valley Insight.

Learn about other ways to be involved in Valley Insight.