Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice that uses human connection and the wisdom teachings of the Buddha in mindfulness meditation with others to bring awareness into the nature, causes and release of suffering.
The most direct way to learn Insight Dialogue and experience its benefits is attending practice sessions. We are all learning together. The guidelines Pause, Relax, Open are intrinsically accepting of what is in the present moment. The conditions of practicing with one another can naturally bring about awareness and interest. Insights arise through direct present moment experience.
The session begins with silent meditation. We then move into relational practice through shared contemplation supported by meditation guidelines. The contemplation serves as a landing for the mind to be in dialogue with meditation partners.
Experience with Insight Dialogue is not necessary. Please email me at katie@katierhodes.net if you are interested, have questions, or want to be on an email list for the RCS Insight Dialogue Practice group. You can also learn more about Insight Dialogue from the ID Community website https://insightdialogue.org/.
To attend the session online: Click here to join. Alternatively go to https://zoom.us/, click the links to enter a meeting, and enter meeting ID 971-373-141 and password 879550.
Katie Rhodes is a member of Red Clay Sangha. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for over 30 years, primarily in the Insight/Vipassana tradition. She has been practicing Insight Dialogue meditation since 2023 and is a member of the Northeast Insight Dialogue Teachers Cohort. She uses mindfulness-based cognitive approaches in her work as a psychotherapist.
