Generosity makes us happy...It's great to have some level of joy or happiness as the foundation of our meditative inquiry.
Joseph Goldstein
Residential Retreat Teacher
Joseph Goldstein is a co-founder and guiding teacher of Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts. He has been teaching Vipassana and Metta retreats worldwide since 1974 and in 1989 helped establish the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. He is the author of Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, A Heart Full of Peace, One Dharma, Insight Meditation, The Experience of Insight, and co-author (with Jack Kornfield) of Seeking the Heart of Wisdom.
Joseph Goldstein's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | On-Land
April 23 - May 2, 2027 | Friday - Sunday | 9 nights
April Insight Meditation Retreat
Registration Open. The emphasis during this retreat will be on the continuity of awareness in all activities, which stabilizes and balances the mind. Relaxed acceptance of our moment-to-moment experience will become the platform for investigation and wisdom. Particular attention will be paid to the attitudes in the mind that condition our understanding. This retreat is suitable for both beginner and experienced meditators, and we welcome people from all life experiences, backgrounds, and communities.
Kamala Masters
Tara Mulay
Vance Pryor
Winnie Nazarko
Joseph Goldstein
Aishah Shahidah Simmons (Teacher in Training)
Adam Stonebraker (Teacher in Training)
Retreat | On-Land
September 13 - September 19, 2027 | Monday - Sunday | 6 nights
Embodied Freedom: Energy, Wisdom, and Somatic Awakening
Registration Open. Many of us move through life disconnected from our bodies, sensing them only in pain. Yet the body is a living field of energy and insight that offers a direct path to understanding human existence. This invitation guides you from physical sensation into subtle energy, stillness, and insight. Integrating yoga, somatic inquiry, samādhi, and vipassanā wisdom teachings, the practice includes daily sitting and walking meditation to open awareness and refine attention. Everyone is welcome—no previous experience in meditation, yoga, or somatics is required.
Dharma Library
Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Joseph Goldstein through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.