What are we doing here? We are learning to care for our aching and complex hearts so that we can learn to care for this aching and complex world. This path definitely is about standing under our dukkha. But it's also about opening to the beautiful—it's about trusting beauty, trusting that which is beautiful. We have to grow our capacity to open to joy, rapture, bliss, contentment, and gladness. Our capacity to hold beauty equals our capacity to hold difficulty, and our capacity to hold challenge grows our capacity to open to goodness.
devon hase, MA
Residential Retreat Teacher
devon first encountered meditation in 2000, as a college sophomore longing for a deeper way to meet life. Since then, She has spent over six cumulative years in meditation retreat in both the Insight and Vajrayana traditions, studying closely with teachers such as Joseph Goldstein, Tara Brach, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and others.
Most recently, devon and her partner fulfilled a long-held dream by completing a three-year meditation retreat.
devon co-guides Refuge of Belonging, an online Dharma community where meditation meets daily life. Whether you're just beginning or decades into practice, Refuge of Belonging creates space for anyone curious about inner transformation—offering weekly talks, monthly daylongs, in-depth courses, and personal mentoring that help you stay awake to your life as it actually is.
Before teaching Dharma full-time, devon was a classroom teacher for ten years, focusing on creative writing and cultural studies. devon is a graduate of Spirit Rock's Community Dharma Leaders program and the Insight Meditation Society's teacher training program, and now serves as co-coordinating teacher for Spirit Rock's CDL program.
In addition to her work with Refuge of Belonging, devon teaches on retreat teams at Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Rock, and other centers internationally.
devon and her partner, nico, co-authored How Not to Be a Hot Mess: A Buddhist Survival Guide for Modern Life, and their new book, This Messy Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership, comes out April 14th, 2026. devon is passionate about depth practice—on retreat and in daily life—and deeply grateful to her lineage teachers who have modeled these forms so beautifully.
These days, devon is especially interested in how we can support the living Buddhist traditions in ways that feel accessible, inclusive, and deeply relevant to our complex times.
If you're curious about a community that takes both inner work and real life seriously, come check out Refuge of Belonging.
devon hase's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | On-Land
October 3 - October 20, 2026 | Saturday - Tuesday | 17 nights
17-night Retreat: Concentration (Samādhi) & Fall Insight Retreat
A Special Opportunity for Deep, Integrated Practice: 17-Night Retreat in the Fall
Full - short waitlist. For those seeking an extended retreat experience this fall, we encourage you to consider attending both the Concentration (Samādhi) (Oct 2-12) and the Fall Insight Retreat (Oct 12-20) as one continuous 17-night retreat. These two retreats are intentionally designed to complement one another, offering a rare opportunity to deepen in both heart and wisdom practices.
This combined retreat supports a natural progression in the meditative path: cultivating samādhi as a foundation, followed by insight practices (vipassanā) grounded in that settled presence. Teachers see this integration as essential. Uniting these practices brings enhanced clarity and depth to both. While each retreat may be attended on its own, we strongly recommend that practitioners who are ready for a longer commitment join both as one cohesive training.
Tuere Sala
Eugene Cash
Brian Lesage
devon hase
Vance Pryor
Kristina Baré
Hakim Tafari (Movement Teacher)
Ronya Fakhoury Banks (Teacher in Training)
Adam Stonebraker (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | On-Land
October 3 - October 12, 2026 | Saturday - Monday | 9 nights
Concentration (Samādhi) Retreat: Cultivating Joy and Contentment
Full - short waitlist. Commuter spaces available! Concentration (samādhi), the unification of mind, is essential for deepening meditation and was emphasized by the Buddha as a path to awakening. This retreat offers practical techniques to strengthen focus and stability, supporting both Insight (vipassanā) practice and access to deeper absorption states (jhanas). Whether you're new or experienced, you’ll receive guidance on sustaining attention, calming the mind, and integrating concentration into your practice—building a foundation for greater clarity, ease, and transformation.
Tuere Sala
Brian Lesage
devon hase
Vance Pryor
Kristina Baré
Ronya Fakhoury Banks (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | On-Land
October 12 - October 20, 2026 | Monday - Tuesday | 8 nights
Fall Insight Meditation Retreat
Spaces Still Available! Rooted in the Thai Forest Tradition, this vipassanā retreat invites a deep settling of the mind, an opening of the heart, and a steady cultivation of clarity and insight. Through a blend of traditional meditation instruction and the nourishing presence of lovingkindness, participants will be guided toward greater stillness, spaciousness, and embodied awareness. The retreat will include periods of seated and walking meditation, Dharma talks, optional movement practices, and one-on-one meetings with teachers to support your journey of practice.
Tuere Sala
Eugene Cash
devon hase
Hakim Tafari (Movement Teacher)
Adam Stonebraker (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | On-Land | Hybrid
December 18 - December 23, 2026 | Friday - Wednesday | 5 nights
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Spaces Still Available! This retreat will focus on centering ourselves during the holidays, quieting our minds, grounding in our bodies, opening our hearts, and using inquiry to energize our practice. Special emphasis will be placed on opening to the darkness, including our difficulties and challenges, and opening to the coming light—to the beauty, joy, wisdom, and love within and around us. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, daily lovingkindness and Qigong practice, evening talks, practice discussions, and a Winter Solstice ceremony.
Oren Jay Sofer
devon hase
Yong Oh
Heather Sundberg
Kimi Mojica (Movement Teacher)
Fernmarie Rodriguez (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | Online | Hybrid
December 18 - December 23, 2026 | Friday - Wednesday
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Spaces Still Available! Throughout this retreat, we will focus on centering ourselves at the time of the holidays and the New Year. Together we will quiet our minds, ground our bodies, open our hearts, and use inquiry to help energize our practice. Special emphasis will be placed on opening to the darkness, including to our difficulties and challenges, and opening to the coming light, which includes the beauty, joy, wisdom, and love within and around us.
Oren Jay Sofer
devon hase
Yong Oh
Heather Sundberg
Kimi Mojica (Movement Teacher)
Fernmarie Rodriguez (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | Online
December 18 - December 23, 2026 | Friday - Wednesday | Self-paced@Home Retreat
Winter Solstice Retreat: Embracing the Dark, Inviting the Light
Spaces Still Available! This retreat will focus on centering ourselves during the holidays, quieting our minds, grounding in our bodies, opening our hearts, and using inquiry to energize our practice. Special emphasis will be placed on opening to the darkness, including our difficulties and challenges, and opening to the coming light—to the beauty, joy, wisdom, and love within and around us. The retreat will include sitting and walking meditation, daily lovingkindness and Qigong practice, evening talks, practice discussions, and a Winter Solstice ceremony.
Oren Jay Sofer
devon hase
Yong Oh
Heather Sundberg
Kimi Mojica (Movement Teacher)
Fernmarie Rodriguez (Teacher in Training)
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with devon hase through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.