
Tuere Sala
Tuere Sala is a Guiding Teacher at Spirit Rock Retreat Center and Seattle Insight. She is a retired prosecuting attorney who has practiced Vipassana meditation for over 30 years. Tuere is committed to lay practice and inspired by bringing the Dharma to nontraditional places. She 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.
Tuere’s Dhamma talks can be found on https://www.dharmaseed.org. You can contact Tuere at https://tueresala.org.
Upcoming Programs by Tuere Sala

Exploring Awareness: A Retreat for Experienced Practitioners (328R26) - On Land
Also Phillip Moffitt, MA, Dana DePalma, MA, MFT, Alex Haley, PhD, JD and Ying Chen, PhD
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on July 15, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on June 6, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. In need of a scholarship? - see "Scholarship offerings" information below. Prerequisite: Completion of […]

Concentration (Samādhi) Retreat: Cultivating Joy and Contentment (368R26) - On Land
Also Tempel Smith, Brian Lesage, devon hase and Vance Pryor
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on October 7, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on October 2, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. In need of a scholarship? - see "Scholarship offerings" information below. Description Concentration (samādhi)—the […]

17-night Retreat: Concentration (Samādhi) & Fall Insight Retreat (369R26) - On Land
Also Tempel Smith, Eugene Cash, Brian Lesage, devon hase, Vance Pryor and Hakim Tafari
Registration closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on October 2, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. In need of a scholarship? - see "Scholarship offerings" information below. Prerequisite for 17-Night Retreat: Completion of one (or more) silent, residential insight meditation […]

Fall Insight Meditation Retreat (370R26) - On Land
Also Eugene Cash, devon hase and Hakim Tafari
Registration opens at 9:00am (Pacific Time) on October 7, 2025, and closes at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) on October 11, 2026. A waiting list will be created if the retreat fills early. Interested in Commuting to the retreat? - learn more below. In need of a scholarship? - see "Scholarship offerings" information below. Description Grounded in […]

2027 Insight Meditation 2-Month Retreat - Application (208R27)
Also Tara Mulay, Tempel Smith, Anushka Fernandopulle, Devin Berry, Guy Armstrong, Susie Harrington, Mei Elliott, Kodo Conlin, Kirsten Rudestam, Rasika Link and Teresa Todoroff
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, Anushka Fernandopulle, Devin Berry and Rasika Link
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 March Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat - Application (212R27)
Also Guy Armstrong, Susie Harrington, Mei Elliott, Kodo Conlin, Kirsten Rudestam and Teresa Todoroff
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 […]