Kim Allen

Visiting Teacher

Kim Allen has been practicing Insight meditation since 2003, and has trained intensively in the U.S. and Asia with Western teachers, Theravādan monastics, and masters of other Buddhist traditions. Trained by Gil Fronsdal at the Insight Meditation Center and Insight Retreat Center, she offers Dharma programs, sutta study, and retreats in the U.S., internationally, and online, weaving classical Dharma into a contemporary context.


Upcoming Events

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Big Bear Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural

Monday
August 19, 2024

10 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

Online Mindfulness as the Foundation

Sunday
October 20, 2024

7 days 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Non-Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

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Big Bear Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural

Monday
August 21, 2023

7 days 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)
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Online Mindfulness as the Foundation

Saturday
March 25, 2023

7 days 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Non-Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

Big Bear Retreat Center When Awareness Becomes Natural

Wednesday
August 17, 2022

7 days 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

Online Mettā and Wisdom: A Day of Practice with Awareness and the Heart

Saturday
March 26, 2022
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT
Non-Residential Retreats (Single Day)