Lissa Edmond, DNP
Lissa Edmond began a dedicated Dharma practice in 2008 and studies vipassanā and the brahmavihāras as their primary path with influences from Zen. Lissa is a participant in the Spirit Rock/IMS teacher training. Alongside sharing the Dharma, Lissa is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and nature facilitator. Lissa identifies practice as a deep form of love and care and offers compassionate, embodied, and trauma-responsive practices for the wellness and liberation of all beings. Learn more at embodiedheartmind.com
Upcoming Programs by Lissa Edmond, DNP
Rainbow Sangha (47RS26)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. Designed for only those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and/or GNC Description: The Rainbow (LGBTQIA+) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support self-identified practitioners within marginalized gender and sexuality groups such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, two-spirit, and gender non-conforming. Together, […]
BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha (48BV26)
Closed Captioning [CC] is available for this program. Online via Zoom. For only those who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color (BIPOC) Description: The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Sangha is a weekly gathering designed to support BIPOC practitioners that provides a safe place to meditate and explore the Dharma. As […]
2027 Insight Meditation 2-Month Retreat - Application (208R27)
Also Tara Mulay, Tempel Smith, Tuere Sala, Anushka Fernandopulle, Devin Berry, Guy Armstrong, Susie Harrington, Mei Elliott, Kodo Conlin, Kirsten Rudestam, Rasika Link, Teresa Todoroff, Melanie Cherng and Adam Stonebraker, MA
The application period opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on May 5, 2026. Those who apply May 5 - July 14, 2026 (by 11:59pm Pacific Time) will be included in the first round of notifications. After this date, folks will continue to be accepted until the retreat is full. Admission for this retreat is by application […]
2027 February Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat - Application (210R27)
Also Tara Mulay, Tempel Smith, Tuere Sala, Anushka Fernandopulle, Devin Berry, Rasika Link and Melanie Cherng
The application period opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on May 5, 2026. Those who apply May 5 - July 14, 2026 (by 11:59pm Pacific Time) will be included in the first round of notifications. After this date, folks will continue to be accepted until the retreat is full. Admission for this retreat is by application […]
Finding Refuge, Finding Home: A Retreat in Nature (250R27) - On Land
Also Susie Harrington, Yong Oh, Denise Ackert, Mario Castillo and Kate Siber
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on September 2, 2026, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on August 18, 2027. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Applying for a residential scholarship? - see our Financial Support FAQs. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. Description In the […]