Vance Pryor, PsyD
Residential Retreat Teacher
Vance Pryor has practiced insight meditation since 1999 in both the United States and Myanmar. He has been influenced by the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Tejaniya. He is a graduate of The Insight Meditation Society's 2017-2021 Teacher Training Program.
Vance Pryor'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
November 14 - November 21, 2026 | Saturday - Saturday | 7 nights
Mindfulness and Metta: An Insight Meditation Retreat
Full - with waitlist. Commuter spaces available! This retreat emphasizes sustaining continuity of mindful attention across all activities—sitting, walking, and daily life—allowing the mind to settle into greater stability and ease. Through a spirit of gentle, open, kind receptivity toward whatever arises, we create the conditions for clear perception. The understanding and insights that emerge support us in daily life, and are onward leading toward full liberation. Attention will be given to recognizing the mental attitudes that shape how we perceive and relate to our experience. The retreat is open to practitioners at every level, and we warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and life paths.
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
May 29 - June 5, 2027 | Saturday - Saturday | 7 nights
Embodied Insight: Mindfulness of the Body as a Pathway Home
Registration Open. This retreat invites you to come home to the body as the ground of Insight practice, meeting sensations and breath moment by moment. Through steady attention, the body reveals itself as a field of change, helping us see clearly into experience. What we discover can loosen habits of identification and bring a sense of freedom. Lovingkindness meditation supports the practice, softening the heart so we meet whatever arises with care, as wisdom and compassion unfold in presence.
