Welcome.
Dharma Zephyr Insight Meditation Community is a coalition of Buddhist Vipassana (Insight) Meditation sitting groups in Northern Nevada.
Our Practice
Ethics, meditation and study are the core of our practice.
For Newcomers
New to meditation, Buddhism, or the Community?
Get Involved
There are many ways to be part of the Dharma Zephyr community.
The Calendar.
Retreats, Workshops and Social Events. For Sitting Group Schedules, click here.
Events
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How Can I Be Okay In This Moment?
Featured River Fork Daylong RetreatRiver Fork Ranch 381 Genoa Lane, Minden, NV, United States +1 moreDaylong RetreatEvery day presents us with new challenges and joys. Buddhism provides us with many helpful tools to meet our lives with greater mindfulness, calm, embodiment, open-heartedness, refuge and wise action. […]
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Saŋsāra: Outer, Inner, and Freedom — Lake Tahoe Residential Retreat with Santikaro
FeaturedCamp Galilee 1776 U.S. 50, Glenbrook , NV, United StatesResidential RetreatSaŋsāra — “faring on,” circulating — can be seen in all things within our transient, conditional universe, especially the stuff we experience. Everything in the world around us is cyclical […]
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Together In The Dharma: A Film History of Dharma Zephyr
The Reno Buddhist Center 820 Plumas Street, Reno, NevadaPlease join us for a showing of Together in the Dharma, featuring our two beloved founders, Christy Tews and Kathy Schwerin. 2025 marked the 35th anniversary of Dharma Zephyr, which began […]
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The Path Isn’t Personal: A Daylong Exploring Right View
Sierra Foot & Ankle 2350 S.. Carson St., #3, Carson City, NV, United StatesDaylong RetreatI, Me, Mine — three small words that carry the weight of a lifetime of self-construction. This daylong of silent practice and inquiry invites us to look closely at how we […]
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This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership
FeaturedOnline Via ZoomDaylong RetreatJoin devon and nico hase for a half-day online event to discuss their new book, available on April 14, This Messy, Gorgeous Love: A Buddhist Guide to Lasting Partnership. Devon […]
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Settle-Focus-Untangle-Purify
FeaturedLocation: Galilee Episcopal Camp and Retreat Center 1776 Hwy 50, Glenbrook, Nevada, United StatesResidential RetreatAwareness can soften the heart.
This retreat will be a function of primary settling, collecting, one pointed un-scattered direction.
Once the heart-mind settles, this process goes towards ease and relaxation. The nature of Vipassana is that it begins to untangle the emotional complexity that we have generated due to our conditioning.
Purification is the natural consequence of clearing the heart.
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Kind Awareness and Insight: A Silent Meditation Retreat with Vance Pryor
FeaturedCamp Galilee 1776 U.S. 50, Glenbrook , NV, United StatesResidential RetreatThis silent retreat weaves together insight meditation and the cultivation of kindness, drawing on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness as a living framework for practice. Participants are invited to explore […]