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Manny Mansbach

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About Leader

Manny Mansbach has been practicing and studying Theravadan Buddhism since 1980, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock Meditation Center’s Dedicated Practitioner Program and its Community Dharma Leader Program. He lives and teaches in southern Vermont, and is one of five Guiding Teachers of Insight Western Massachusetts. Manny’s teaching is grounded in the blend of the Theravadan Buddhist Insight Meditation tradition from Thai and Burmese teachers and those contemporary elders who brought these teachings from Asia to North America. He draws on training and practice as a mindfulness-based somatic psychotherapist, and his commitment to socially engaged practice. Manny is a lover of swimming, skiing, hiking, singing, and building community.

August 2026
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True Belonging: Deep Relationship with Self, Others, and Mother Earth

This nature-based retreat blends Tribal Nations’ wisdom with Buddhist meditation to foster deep connection with ourselves, others, and the natural world, offering a transformative experience of presence, simplicity, and compassion. Held in the serene mountain landscape of the Ecodharma Center, the retreat includes periods of silence, sitting and walking meditation, outdoor nature practice, and teachings led by Karen Waconda, integrating animistic practices and insight meditation to awaken consciousness and deepen belonging.
31 Aug – 06 Sep
All Day
6 – 7 Days
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