Awakening Together: A Relational Meditation Retreat
With Ayya Anopama
February 13 - 19, 2026
with Laura Bridgman
Rooted in Buddhist tradition, this retreat will invite a gentle yet profound exploration of interconnection. Together, we will inquire into habits of separateness, and as insights arise, the illusion of isolation can transform into responsiveness, reciprocity, and a sense of belonging. With pausing, spaciousness and care, we will deepen presence with ourselves, one another, and the natural world. This retreat will include silent meditation, gentle movement, and relational contemplation through the practice of Insight Dialogue in pairs and small groups — offering a direct, embodied way to explore our shared human experience in the immediacy of the present moment.
Leader
Ayya Anopama
Ayya Anopama has practised Vipassana meditation since 2002 and spent extensive time in intensive retreat in Burma where she ordained as a Theravadian Buddhist nun with Pa Auk Sayadaw in 2013. After her monastic training she shared with various monastic communities across continents. Her teachers include Bhikkhu Analayo, Ajahn Brahm and Ashin Tejania as well as Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and Mingyur Rinpoche. Her approach to meditation focuses on wakefulness and compassion and integrates Insight Dialogue as a powerful vehicle for awakening. She has been invited to the Insight Dialogue Teacher Development Cohort for Vipassana Teachers and Monastics and is affiliated…
Learn more about Ayya Anopama
Ayya Anopama has practised Vipassana meditation since 2002 and spent extensive time in intensive retreat in Burma where she ordained as a Theravadian Buddhist nun with Pa Auk Sayadaw in 2013. After her monastic training she shared with various monastic communities across continents. Her teachers include Bhikkhu Analayo, Ajahn Brahm and Ashin Tejania as well as Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo and Mingyur Rinpoche. Her approach to meditation focuses on wakefulness and compassion and integrates Insight Dialogue as a powerful vehicle for awakening. She has been invited to the Insight Dialogue Teacher Development Cohort for Vipassana Teachers and Monastics and is affiliated…
Learn more about Ayya Anopama