Insight Meditation in the Desert
Insight Community of the Desert is a Buddhist Center in the Vipassana tradition serving Palm Springs and the Coachella Valley. We welcome you to our weekly meditation group and programs.
Mindfulness and Insight meditation lead to an open, joyful heart through the release of stress and suffering. We offer programs for beginning and experienced meditators, meditation classes, daylong retreats, and weekly sitting groups.
Whether you’re an experienced practitioner or you want to try meditation for the first time, please join us at one of our meetings or events.
Mission Statement
The mission of Insight Community of the Desert (ICD) is to cultivate mindfulness, peace, compassion and interconnection through Insight/Vipassana meditation and wisdom practices grounded in Buddhist teachings.
We are dedicated to creating a space that welcomes all people, regardless of cultural and religious background, race, income or socio-economic class, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, education, and physical ability
We rejoice in the teachings of the Dharma. We rejoice in the practice of the Dharma. We rejoice in the community of the Dharma