Who We Are
About IMH
Insight Meditation Houston is a non-profit Vipassana meditation community rooted in the Theravada Buddhist tradition. We have been practicing and teaching in Houston since 1980.
Our Mission
IMH exists to make the Buddha’s teachings on insight meditation — Vipassana — freely available to anyone who seeks them. We offer a welcoming, non-dogmatic environment for sincere practice at all levels.
We operate on the ancient principle of dana: teachings are given freely, and the community sustains itself through generosity.
1980
Founded
45+
Years of service
Free
All sittings
45+
years of continuous practice
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Our Lineage
Rooted in the Theravada Tradition
IMH’s teachers trained in the Western Theravada tradition as taught at Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein), Insight Meditation Society (Joseph Goldstein, Sharon Salzberg), and Birken Forest Monastery (Ajahn Sona). This lineage traces directly to the Thai Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah and Ajahn Mun, and ultimately to the Buddha’s original teachings.