Personal meditation instruction in a self-paced online course
Over its 33-year history, the Insight Meditation Society (IMS) in Barre, Massachusetts, has become a spiritual home to thousands and is now among the most respected centers for learning and deepening meditation practice. Based on curriculum first developed at IMS, the Insight Meditation online course invites you to experience one of history's great contemplative practices as it was taught by the Buddha himself then passed “friend to friend” for more than 2,500 years.
Insight Meditation Mentorship
In meditation practice, it can be very helpful to talk to someone about your meditative experiences or to discuss any questions that may arise. To provide this level of support, we are offering the opportunity for mentorship. This option is comprised of three 30-minute phone calls with an experienced Insight Meditation instructor. Access to an instructor begins with your purchase of the Insight Meditation course and continues until your access to the course expires.
To Purchase Mentorship
Select the “Add to Cart” button to purchase the Insight Meditation online course with mentorship. Please note: Space in the mentorship program is limited. To ensure availability of an Insight Meditation mentor, we recommend early registration.
You will receive a confirmation email from the Insight Meditation Society prior to the start of the course. Please note that mentorship calls are initiated by the course participant, not the mentor, so long-distance charges may apply.
If you purchase the course without mentorship, but later decide that you would like to add it, you can purchase this option on its own by calling Sounds True’s customer service department.
This self-paced course was originally presented in a 12-week, intensive online learning program highlighted by five live audio-learning sessions with IMS cofounders Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. Our on-demand edition brings you these sessions as they happened, with an additional 17 hours of audio instruction and online workbook material with exercises, articles, and private journaling.
For most of us who have thought about meditation, the challenge has always been, “How do I get started and then keep going?” The Insight Meditation online course offers you the answer as you explore for yourself the Buddha's path to true freedom one moment at a time. Note: This online course is an adaptation of Insight Meditation: A Correspondence Course and includes essentially the same content as the original course.
Course Highlights
- Immersive study of vipassana (“insight”) meditation—in an eco-friendly format
- Twenty-three hours of audio teaching sessions with Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein
- Private journal to document your progress and reflect on your meditation experience
- Twelve guided meditations from basic breathing meditation to metta (“lovingkindness”) meditation and more
- Personal reminders to keep your practice on track
Course Sessions
Session One: The Power of Mindfulness—Basic Meditation Practice
Session Two: Bare Attention—Expanding the Field of Awareness
Session Three: Desire and Aversion—How to Work with Obstacles
Session Four: Sleepiness, Restlessness, and Doubt—Antidotes to Distraction
Session Five: Concepts and Reality—Working with Perception
Session Six: Suffering—The Four Noble Truths
Session Seven: Delusion—Practicing to See Things as They Are
Session Eight: Karma—The Fruits of Our Intentions
Session Nine: Equanimity—The Power of Perspective
Session Ten: Faith and Wisdom—Deepening Our Practice
Session Eleven: Lovingkindness—The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Session Twelve: Practice in the World—How Wisdom Grows
