7-Day Mindfulness Meditation Retreat: Insight Inside Us — Summer 2027

About this Event

This traditional insight mindfulness meditation retreat will offer silent periods of sitting and walking meditation as well times for practice discussions.

The theme of this silent mindfulness retreat is how the Dhamma (Buddhist Psychology) informs MBSR and all Mindfulness-Based Approaches. Each day there will be a talk and systematic meditation instructions on the four foundations of mindfulness that are embedded in lovingkindness. These teachings and practices will emphasize quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing clarity, wisdom, and compassion; and foster the depth of practice.

This retreat is suitable for anyone wishing to deepen their mindfulness practice and cultivate further understanding of mindfulness meditation and how it informs mindfulness programs. It may also be of interest to those teaching or aspiring to teach mindfulness in a variety of settings.

Please note: This retreat fulfills one of the retreat requirements for the Brown University MBSR Teacher Training, and is accepted by the Global Mindfulness Collaborative (GMC) as well as other MBSR Teacher Training programs.

About the Facilitators

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Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat is a Registered Psychologist and University of Massachusetts (UMass) Center For Mindfulness (CFM) Certified MBSR Teacher and Trainer. He is the founder of the Centre For Mindfulness Canada.

Kasim has also completed a six-month meditation retreat in silence in Southeast Asia and presented a TEDx about mindfulness.

Bob Stahl, PhD, has founded eight Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs in medical centers in the San Francisco Bay Area. He serves as an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences in the School of Public Health at Brown University Mindfulness Center (formerly at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School). Bob teaches MBSR Teacher Trainings and Insight Mindfulness Meditation retreats worldwide and is the former guiding teacher at Insight Santa Cruz and a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock and Insight Meditation Society. He is coauthor of 5 books: A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook (1st & 2nd editions), Living With Your Heart Wide Open, Calming the Rush of Panic, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety, and MBSR Everyday.

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Payment Options

• Interact e-transfer (within Canada), wire transfer, money order, or check.
• Credit card payments available via Square invoicing (with additional $30 CAD processing fee)
• Please do not send any payment until your application has been accepted.
• Do you have questions?  Please contact us at info@drkasimalmashat.com for questions or instructions on how to send the interact e-transfer or where to mail the check to.

Refund Policy

A refund, less a $100 processing fee, will be offered for cancellations made up to 7 days prior to the program start date. After that, refunds or credit will only be offered for cancellations made due to an emergency or due to extenuating circumstances.

Continuing Education

This 7-Day Online Mindfulness Meditation Retreat has 24 CE credit hours. There is an additional $120 CAD fee for the CE credits.

Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat, Centre For Mindfulness Canada is approved by the Canadian Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Dr. Kasim Al-Mashat, Centre For Mindfulness Canada maintains responsibility for the program.