Over its 34-year history, the Insight Meditation Society 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.

This interactive 12-week intensive learning program is highlighted by two live teaching sessions with IMS cofounders Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein. The course also includes private journaling, along with online discussion groups to foster community. You will also receive 17 hours of audio instruction and online workbook material with exercises, articles, and more.

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: Portions of this program are excerpted from Sounds True’s Insight Meditation: A Correspondence Course.

Course Highlights

• Twelve weeks of immersive study of vipassana (“insight”) meditation—in an eco-friendly format
• Twenty hours of downloadable audio instruction, including 12 guided meditations from basic breathing meditation to metta (“lovingkindness”) meditation and more
• Two hours of live teaching sessions—one with Sharon Salzberg, one with Joseph Goldstein
• Private journal to document your progress and reflect on your meditation experience
• Online discussion group to foster community and support learning
• Online printable exercises and information
• Personal reminders to keep your practice on track

Attending Live Sessions

Insight Meditation Live Session Dates

LIVE Interactive Video Session with Sharon Salzberg on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 from 8–9 p.m. ET

LIVE Interactive Video Session with Joseph Goldstein on Thursday, April 5, 2012, from 8–9 p.m. ET

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Can’t make a live session? Don't worry! Recordings from live sessions will be available for download a few days after the session concludes.

Twelve CE credits available!
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NOTE: CE credits are available for U.S. customers only.

CE credits course objectives:

 
• Discuss the basics of Insight Meditation as taught by the Buddha and as related to meditation practice

 

• List the five precepts, the five hindrances, the three kinds of suffering, the three fields of training, and the four fields of attachment

 

• Experience the teachings in practice through teacher-led guided meditations, including sitting, walking, eating, and lovingkindness meditations

 

• Engage with the course material through live question-and-answer sessions that bring the teachings into everyday practice in meditation and life experience

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

To attend an event on a PC, the following is required:

• Internet Explorer 7.0 or newer, Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or newer, Chrome (JavaScript and Java enabled)
• Windows XP, Vista, and 7
• Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection
• Minimum of Pentium class 1GHz CPU with 512 MB of RAM (recommended) (2 GB of RAM for Windows Vista)
• If your computer does not have speakers and microphone, you will have the option of dialing in to the live session for sound.

Mac users will need:

• Safari 5.0 or newer, or Firefox 3.6 or newer or Chrome (JavaScript and Java enabled)
• Mac OS X 10.5 or newer
• PowerPC G4/G5 or Intel processor (512 MB of RAM or more recommended)
• Cable modem, DSL, or better Internet connection