Our Collaborators

Heart Refuge is a volunteer-run mindfulness community dedicated to cultivating love, courage, and healing for people of color, of all orientations, in Washington DC. Founded by co-intention holders, Ayesha Ali and Rashid Hughes, Heart Refuge offres an inter-generational understanding of the importance of embodied mindfulness practices for Black, indigenous, and People of Color.

Insight Meditation Community of Washingtonis a non-profit meditation organization guided by a vibrant teachers’ collective, an active board of directors, a small part-time staff, and a community of generous supporters and volunteers. IMCW holds over 150 in-person, online, and hybrid meditation events, classes, and retreats each month, offering supportive practice and friendship in community all over the Washington, DC Metro area, including nearby Maryland and Virginia, and online.

Bhumisparsha means "Touching the Earth". Just as the Buddha touched the earth and affirmed his right to be free, we honor the inherent worthiness of every being and seek liberation from suffering for all according to each being's own needs.

As a multi-faith collective rooted in lineages of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, we weave personal and collective liberation within the loom of our dynamic, multicultural world. We value emergent strategies while harnessing our virtual and in-person programs to embody diverse expressions of contemplative practice, deep commitments to social change, and the passionate cultivation of creative wisdom.

Additional Collaborators

Green River Zen Community
Delaware Insite
Clay Pots
All Beings Zen Sangha
Insight on the Inside
East Bay Meditation Community

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