About this IMS Online Livestream Retreat

Saturday, July 24, 2027 - Thursday, July 29, 2027

Join us for this livestream retreat as we explore and practice the key teachings of the Buddha.   

  • What is mindfulness?
  • The Four Noble Truths: A path to liberation
  • Working with hindrances to our meditation practice
  • The three characteristics of existence
  • At home in the brahmaviharas–the heart practices of lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity


These core instructions form the foundation for meditators to build a practice that leads us toward wisdom, compassion, and skillful, embodied living.

The essential teachings of the Buddha help to open the heart, settle the mind, and loosen the inner grasping that leads to suffering. During IMS retreats, we are invited into these life-changing practices.

The teachings have been carried forward by countless beings, generation by generation, for 2,600 years, and are revealed within our own unique experiences in this moment.

The livestream retreat format includes alternate periods of silent sitting and walking meditation practice, and dharma talks. 

This online experience will be a livestream of the Living Dharma: Essential Teachings for Our Times retreat with bruni dávila, Tuere Sala & Walt Opie. Meditation instructions and dharma talks will be live-streamed from the IMS Meditation Hall. Please note that there is no direct interaction with the onsite teachers during this online retreat.

This retreat is open especially to newcomers and all who want to strengthen their practice through an understanding of the core teachings of the Buddha.


This retreat begins on Saturday, July 24 at 7:15 pm ET and concludes Thursday, July 29 at 10:45 am ET. A full home retreat schedule and instructions will be offered. 

Click here to view an example home retreat schedule.



This registration page is for the online version of this retreat. If you would like to register for the in-person version of this retreat, click here to view the Retreat Center schedule.

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Meet Your Teaching Team


Portrait of teacher Bruni Davila in front of a gray stone wall.bruni dávila has practiced Vipassana and Zen since 1995. A student of Andrea Fella and Gil Fronsdal, she practices and teaches at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood City, CA, and also teaches Dharma in Spanish in the wider Bay Area. She completed the IMS Teacher Training Program in 2021.


Portrait of teacher Tuere Sala in front of a brown background.Tuere Sala is a Guiding Teacher at Seattle Insight Meditation Society and the founding teacher of the Capitol Hill Meditation Group. She is a retired prosecuting attorney who has practiced Vipassana meditation for over 30 years.  Tuere believes that urban meditation is the foundation for today’s practitioner’s path to liberation.  She is inspired by bringing the Dharma to nontraditional places and is a strong advocate for practitioners living with high stress, past trauma and difficulties sitting still.  Tuere has been teaching since 2010 and has a long history of assisting others in establishing and maintaining a daily practice.   


Portrait of teacher Walt Opie in front of a gray stone wall.Walt Opie (he/him) is a dharma teacher in the insight meditation tradition who has been in recovery for over three decades. He was first introduced to insight meditation in 1993 and began sitting regular residential retreats in 2005. Currently, his most influential teachers include Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Bhikkhu Analayo, Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg, Guy Armstrong, and Gil Fronsdal. Walt is a graduate of the recent IMS Teacher Training Program, as well as Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leaders program. He has led sitting groups for people in recovery and served as a volunteer teacher in several California prisons for many years. He teaches around the U.S. at centers including Sacramento Insight Meditation, Cambridge Insight Meditation Center, New York Insight Meditation Center, Spirit Rock, and Insight Meditation Society.

More Information

  • Equity Pricing Model

    As one part of our ongoing effort to expand access to the teachings of the Buddha, all IMS Online programs feature equity-based registration fees, including the opportunity to self-select a low-cost scholarship rate. No-fee enrollment is available for those who request a fee-waiver at [email protected], no questions asked. Our system supports the cultivation of a dynamic and inclusive community and is made possible by our generous donors and those who choose to support other students by contributing at the “Benefactor” level.

  • Registration Deadline

    Registration for this program closes on July 24, 2027 at 5:00 pm ET.

  • Program Recordings

    This program will be recorded and made available for on-demand viewing after the live sessions. On-demand videos will be available to registered participants only for 90 days.

  • Refunds

    IMS Online offers full refunds through the last day of a live program. Refunds for this program can be processed until July 29, 2027. Refunds can only be applied to the card that was used for the purchase. Please reach out to [email protected] with any refund requests. 

  • Additional Questions

    If you have additional questions please contact us at [email protected].