Elizabeth Faria
Elizabeth Faria has studied with Gregory Kramer and the Insight Dialogue Teaching Community since 2008.
She began practicing vipassana on long retreats meditation in 1996. She took a two-year break from work to dedicate time to meditation practice in India, the US, Australia, and Thailand.
Elizabeth is a graduate of the Australian Association of Buddhist Counsellors and Psychotherapists Professional Training Course in Buddhism and Psychotherapy. She is trained as a psychologist with 30 years of both meditation experience and practice as a psychotherapist.
She is deeply moved by the Dharma and its potential to bring ease and wisdom through solitary and relational meditation practice. She is also very inspired by how direct and accessible Insight Dialogue’s guidelines are to bring the dharma alive for experienced and new meditators and show a way to encompass the whole lives as the path to waking up.
She teaches retreats, workshops, and online programs in Australia, Brazil, Europe, Asia, Malaysia and the US. Elizabeth lives in New South Wales, Australia.
Events with Elizabeth Faria
Saturday, monthly, Queer Insight Dialogue SanghaOpen Dates
The Queer Insight Dialogue (ID) Sangha is a two hour drop-in online practice group for LGBTQIA+ identifying relational dharma practitioners around the world to share practice, experience, support, learnings, and care. In addition to holding affinity space for practice, over time the Queer ID Sangha will also offer learning opportunities to the broader Insight Dialogue Community Sangha on how to foster authentically inclusive environments for relational practice. Our aim is for our global Insight Dialogue Community Sangha to become familiar with the issues facing our Queer members, increase understanding of current terms and definitions, and foster awareness of and care…
Open Dates
Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific offers an online study and practice series which meets twice a month on Wednesday morning (Asia/Aust/NZ) or Tuesday afternoon (Americas). This group is based in Australia. The Divine Abidings and an Ethical Life The four brahmavihāra are at the heart of ethics, and ethical living becomes the embodiment of the brahmavihāra on the path to freedom. We will return to the “divine abidings” of the four brahmavihāra, the heart qualities of kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity. Together, we will go deeper into how they support us to live a more ethical life and how, in…
Mindfully TogetherDecember 20 - 25, 2025
This retreat is the first in a series of four retreats, seven Insight Dialogue teachers from around the world will guide an exploration into how the relational practice of Insight Dialogue, silent meditation, and the support of friends can help us develop greater awareness, wisdom, and compassion. 在這系列的四個禪修營中，來自世界各地的七位慧談老師，將引導我們探究：關係取向的慧談練習、止語禪修，以及同修的支持，如何幫助我們培養更深的覺察、智慧與慈悲。 Retreat 1: Mindfully Together A meditation retreat empowered by relationality In this meditation retreat, we will explore the power of connection and friendship as pathways to cultivating wisdom and awareness in the service of well-being and liberation. The retreat will weave together silent individual practice (Insight Meditation) with relational practice (Insight Dialogue),…
A Whole-Life PathFebruary 4 - April 15, 2026
The four brahmavihāra are at the heart of ethics, and ethical living becomes the embodiment of the brahmavihāra on the path to freedom. In the first half of this year, the Insight Dialogue Asia Pacific group offered a series exploring the five indriya, five spiritual faculties. Following on from that exploration, we will return to the “divine abidings” of the four brahmavihāra, the heart qualities of kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity. Together, we will go deeper into how they support us to live a more ethical life and how, in turn, an ethical life is an expression of a…