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
The Tolerance Generation: Growing Up Online in the Anti-Bullying Era
Sarah Miller, Ph.D.
Assistant professor of sociology at Boston University
Matt Rafalow, Ph.D.
Sociologist, senior staff researcher at Google (YouTube), and research fellow at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Sep 22 2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ON ZOOM
IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!
Hope in Motion
Arshay Cooper
Bestselling author, speaker, rower
Sep 24 2026
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY
The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything
Kathryn Jezer-Morton, Ph.D.
Author of the biweekly “Brooding” column at The Cut, a section of New York magazine
Jia Tolentino
Staff writer at The New Yorker
Sep 28 2026
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
ON ZOOM

