Neesha Patel, PhD
Residential Retreat Teacher
Neesha is inspired by the call to awakening and started formal meditation practice in 2003. She is deeply grateful for the Buddha’s teachings and for the opportunity to learn and practice dhamma in both Asia and the US. Her practice has been influenced by numerous wonderful teachers including Sayadaw U Tejaniya, Andrea Fella, Will Kabat-Zinn, Mingyur Rinpoche, Ajahn Sucitto, SN Goenka and Viveka Chen. Neesha is a graduate of the 2017- 2021 IMS Teacher Training Program
Neesha Patel's Upcoming Programs
Retreat | On-Land
September 26 - September 30, 2025 | Friday - Tuesday | 4 nights
Finding Freedom through Insight Meditation
Registration Opens - May 28. Insight Meditation is a simple and direct practice based on moment-to-moment awareness—a technique that opens the heart and clears the mind. As we exercise continuous mindfulness in sitting and walking meditation, the practice of noble silence frees us from the daily barrage of stimuli that draws our attention outward, letting us delve deeply inward. Learning to be aware of our experience from a place of equanimity allows us to see more clearly, such that compassion and wisdom can arise.
