Dana DePalma, MA, MFT
Dana DePalma teaches Insight Meditation retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California and online through Dharma Ground, an organization she co-founded. She specializes in teaching Nine Bodies Insight, a method of practice which utilizes specific teachings on the structure of consciousness to balance, refine, and empower one’s Insight Meditation practice.
Dana began her Vipassana practice in 1993, when she was a psychology student at UC Berkeley. She graduated from Spirit Rock’s first Community Dharma Leaders (CDL) Program in 2000 and completed Spirit Rock’s four-year retreat Teacher Training Program in 2010. Dana was a Spirit Rock Board Member (2013 – 2023), Co-Chair of the Guiding Teachers Committee (2018 – 2022), and currently serves as a Stewarding Teacher. Dana holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from California Institute of Integral Studies, and a Marriage and Family Therapist license, and is most influenced by Relational psychology, Depth psychology, and Jungian perspectives. She is a Bay Area native, married, mom to an awesome teen, and grateful to call the ancestral Coast Miwok Land also known as Marin County, with Mount Tamalpais and its rugged coast, home.
Upcoming Programs by Dana DePalma, MA, MFT
Monday Night Meditation & Talk (12MQ25) - On-Land
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 7:30pm (US Pacific Time) on Monday, March 24, 2025. See Important Notes below.* Description: For over 35 years now, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock has been a welcoming refuge to gather, hear the teachings […]
Monday Night Meditation & Talk (12ML25)
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 7:30pm (US Pacific Time) on Monday, March 24, 2025. See Important Notes below.* Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. Description: For over 35 years, the Monday Night sitting group at Spirit Rock […]
Stepping out of Comparison: Developing Psychological Flexibility Around Self-View (DD1Z25)
Also Matthew Brensilver, PhD
Register for On-Land Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 8:00am (Pacific Time) on March 30, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Program to be held on […]
Stepping out of Comparison: Developing Psychological Flexibility Around Self-View (DD1D25)
Also Matthew Brensilver, PhD
Register for Online Please only register for one of the two formats: On-Land or Online. Registration closes at 8:00am (Pacific Time) on March 30, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below). Program to be held on […]
Naturally Arising Ease, Awareness, and Insight (222R25) - On Land
Also Phillip Moffitt, MA, Tuere Sala, Alex Haley, PhD, JD and Ying Chen, PhD
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on November 13, 2024, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on April 30, 2025. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Needing a scholarship? - see Scholarship offerings information below. Prerequisite: Completion of one (or […]