Gregory Kramer, Ph.D.
Founder and Guiding Teacher, Metta Programs, Developer of the Insight Dialogue meditation practice
Insight Dialogue: Practicing Interpersonal Meditation
Connection | Innovation | Meditation | Mental Health | Mindfulness | Psychology | Relationships | Sociology | Transformation | Well Being
This one-day retreat is offered free of charge to the community – meditation experience is helpful, but not essential. Gregory Kramer, Ph.D. will explain the concept of Insight Dialogue, and participants will have the time to calm their minds, practice ID, and move to a deeper level of relationality. Co-taught with Phyllis Hicks, D.Min., Senior Teacher, Metta Programs. Coffee, tea and water will be provided; participants must bring own non-refrigerated lunch. Meditation experience is helpful but not essential. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED – space is limited, and we cannot allow drop-in attendees.
Upcoming Events
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY
Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in a Goal-Obsessed World
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, Ph.D.
Neuroscientist, writer, and founder of Ness Labs
Susan Dominus
Pulitzer Prize-winning staff writer for The New York Times Magazine
Nov 18 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
ON ZOOM
ZOOM EVENT
Wiser Guy: Life-Changing Revelations and Revisions from Tech’s Chief Evangelist
Guy Kawasaki
Chief evangelist of Canva, host of the Remarkable People podcast, and author
Heidi Stevens
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
Dec 4 2025
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ON ZOOM

