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29 November 2026 – 6 December 2026 · Santa Cruz

Metta Retreat

A week-long silent metta (lovingkindness) retreat co-led by Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella at Insight Retreat Center.

GFWith Gil Fronsdal Insight MeditationSanta Cruz, California, United States
29Novemberto December 6, 2026
Residential retreatSun 09:00 PM to Sun 09:00 PM
FormatResidential retreat
PeriodAutumn 2026
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CapacityOpen
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Metta Retreat

A week-long silent metta (lovingkindness) retreat co-led by Gil Fronsdal and Andrea Fella at Insight Retreat Center.

I touched a stillness and silence inside me at a depth I had never accessed in Zen, and I felt an almost biological urge to touch it again.
Gil Fronsdal
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Zen & Insight

Gil Fronsdal

Ordained Sōtō Zen priest and guiding teacher of the Insight Meditation Center, bridging Zen training with the Insight Meditation movement.

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The wider context.

Insight Meditation

The modern Insight movement that brought Theravada meditation practice to lay audiences in the West, largely independent of monastic robes and ritual forms.

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Location

Santa Cruz, California, United States

Insight Retreat Center

1906 Glen Canyon Rd
Santa Cruz, California, United States

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