Dedicated to fostering a welcoming refuge for all people to explore meditation, mindful living, and the teachings of the Buddha.
We welcome anyone to join us for our weekly group sits, which include 30 minutes of silent meditation. Cushions (bolsters and zafus), blankets, and chairs are provided.
Sundays: 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Tuesdays: 12:00pm – 12:45pm
Thursdays: 12:00pm - 12:30pm
These sits are offered in-person at the sangha house, located at 248 D Street in Salida, Colorado. The Tuesday sits are also available via Zoom by clicking here. The door on D Street has an Access Ramp if needed. Please knock and someone will open the door.
The Salida Insight Meditation Community strives to offer multiple retreats each year, thanks to the generous dana from our sangha community.
We offer both residential and non-residential retreats, each led by recognized Buddhist teachers.
These retreats often fill up quickly, so we encourage you to check our calendar and subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date.
May our work together bring freedom and happiness to all beings everywhere without exception.
Salida Insight Meditation Community (SIMC) is dedicated to fostering a welcoming refuge for all people to explore meditation, mindful living, and the teachings of the Buddha. We come together to support each other on the path of awakening and to deepen our practice of wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings. We are committed to cultivating an appreciation of the value of diversity and to acknowledging the need to recognize and dissolve barriers that separate us from each other. We open our doors and hearts to all social identities including, but not limited to, all races, classes, sexual orientations, genders identities, ages, abilities, cultures, and ethnicities. Individuals from all religious and spiritual backgrounds, and at all stages of their spiritual journey, are welcome. May our work together bring freedom and happiness to all beings everywhere without exception.
SIMC is dedicated to the teachings of the Buddha as presented in the Vipassana tradition. The practice of mindful awareness, called Insight or Vipassana meditation, is at the heart of all of our activities. SIMC offers weekly meditation sessions, residential and non-residential meditation retreats, classes, discussion and support groups, library resources, and teachings led by recognized Buddhist teachers.
Salida Insight Meditation Community is 100% supported by the generous donations of our community.
We are committed to nurturing, supporting, and celebrating the development of wisdom and compassion for all who seek it. We support individual Insight Meditation practice through weekly meditation sessions, residential and non-residential meditation retreats, classes, discussion and support groups, library resources, and teachings led by recognized Buddhist teachers.
Your generosity is deeply appreciated and allows us to continue these offerings to our community. We thank you for your support.
SIMC is a non-profit organization with 501(c)3 status and your donation will be considered tax-deductible.
We dedicate the merit of our practice to the benefit of all beings.
May all beings be safe.
May all beings be healthy.
May all beings be peaceful and at ease.
May all beings be free from suffering.
