Devin Berry

Residential Retreat Teacher

Devin Berry is co-founder of Deeper Still, a teen meditation sangha at EBMC and serves as a founding board member of Mindful Peacebuilding. A meditation practitioner since 1999, he is a student of Thich Nhat Hanh as well as a Vipassana practitioner. Devin is a graduate of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction teacher training practicum. He has worked with a wide variety of groups from children, teens and young adults and elders using culturally-informed approaches. For over a decade Devin has worked with many youth organizations including Stepping Stones, The Mosaic Project and Mindful Schools, designing and implementing curricula, teaching and facilitating groups of all ages based in mindfulness practices. Devin recently co-designed and lead a course for African-American elders, and has been co-facilitating trauma-informed, ancestral healing workshops. After completing the training in Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) in 2014, he co-founded the Transforming Historical Harms Project of the Bay Area. Devin can be described as an engaging, humorous storyteller who uses poignant anecdotes to convey powerful truths and a breadth of life experience.

Devin Berry
Dr. King said, “I’ve decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.” It was the sticking to love that has inspired me and supported me over my own journey—his willingness to live in the integrity of that for which he stood. His steadfastness and forthrightness mirrors what I’ve been taught in the Dharma and what I try to put forth in my practice. “Taking the seat with dignity” is often thought of as standing against hate and injustice, but it’s important to note that Dr. King actually took a stand for love, for equality, for equity, for compassion, for empathy, for non-harming.
 
Devin Berry, Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Devin Berry's Upcoming Programs

Retreat Online

Saturday, January 18 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

In The Footsteps of Peace: Breath, Body and Heart

Join us on MLK weekend for a daylong retreat dedicated to cultivating peace through breath, body, and heart practices. Open to all levels, this retreat offers guided meditations and reflections on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. Through mindfulness and compassion practices, we’ll deepen our connection to ourselves, each other, and the world around us. Come find rest, renewal, and a greater sense of inner peace in a supportive space.

Devin Berry

Devin Berry

Retreat On-Land

January 26 - January 31, 2025 Sunday - Friday | 5 nights

Cultivating the Beautiful Factors of Mind

Registration Open - September 26. The Buddha taught that whatever we incline our mind towards will arise more in the future. In this retreat, we will consider how we can develop beautiful factors of mind that support our access to mind states such as faith, courage, and mindfulness. Held in noble silence, our practice together will unfold through the sincere exploration of these mind states that influence the quality of our lives and lay the foundation for the arising of wisdom.

Victoria Cary

Victoria Cary

Tara Mulay

Tara Mulay

Devin Berry

Devin Berry

Monica Magtoto

Monica Magtoto

Retreat On-Land

February 1 - March 29, 2025 Saturday - Saturday | 56 nights

2025 Insight Meditation 2-Month Retreat - Application

Applications Still Being Accepted. An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained, dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of Insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, and practice will be structured around a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with teachers.

Dawn Scott

Dawn Scott

Vance Pryor

Vance Pryor

Tuere Sala

Tuere Sala

Brian Lesage

Brian Lesage

devon hase

devon hase

JD Doyle

JD Doyle

Tara Mulay

Tara Mulay

Tempel Smith

Tempel Smith

Devin Berry

Devin Berry

Anushka Fernandopulle

Anushka Fernandopulle

Kristina Baré

Kristina Baré

Francisco Morillo Gable

Francisco Morillo Gable

Marjolein Janssen

Marjolein Janssen

Rasika Link

Rasika Link

Eleni Monos

Eleni Monos

Retreat On-Land

March 1 - March 29, 2025 Saturday - Saturday | 28 nights

2025 March Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat - Application

Applications Still Being Accepted. An extended period of retreat offers the rare opportunity for sustained, dedicated practice. This retreat emphasizes quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing profound clarity and depth of Insight practice. Instruction will follow the traditional four foundations of mindfulness combined with training in lovingkindness and compassion, and practice will be structured around a daily schedule of silent sitting, walking, Dharma talks, and practice meetings with teachers.

Tara Mulay

Tara Mulay

Tempel Smith

Tempel Smith

Tuere Sala

Tuere Sala

Devin Berry

Devin Berry

Anushka Fernandopulle

Anushka Fernandopulle

Kristina Baré

Kristina Baré

Francisco Morillo Gable

Francisco Morillo Gable

Marjolein Janssen

Marjolein Janssen

Rasika Link

Rasika Link

Dharma Library

Can't join us live online or on the land? Study and practice at your convenience with Devin Berry through our new library of recordings, articles, and self-paced online courses.