Insight Meditation Center

Redwood City, California

About

The Insight Meditation Center (IMC) in Redwood City, California, is a community-based center offering teachings in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. Founded by Gil Fronsdal, IMC offers daily meditation sittings, weekly dharma talks, daylong retreats, and classes on mindfulness, ethics, and Buddhist psychology. The center operates on a dana (generosity) basis, making teachings freely available to all. IMC serves as a hub for the Bay Area's vibrant Vipassana community.

Resources

Books

Breath by BreathLarry Rosenberg

Detailed guide to anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing) practice in the Theravada tradition, written by a teacher at the Insight Meditation Center.

Podcasts

Dharma Seed

Vast archive of dharma talks from Theravada and Insight Meditation teachers including Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, and Gil Fronsdal.

Teachers

Gil Fronsdal

Redwood City, California