Devin Berry is an Insight Meditation practitioner and Guiding Teacher at the Insight Meditation Society, as well as a visiting teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Devin co-founded Deep Time Liberation, a program exploring ancestral healing and the impact of intergenerational trauma on Black Americans. Known for his heart-centered teachings that integrate mindfulness, metta, and storytelling, Devin also teaches for SoundsTrue and offers programs nationally.
Events with Devin Berry
BIPOC Community RetreatSeptember 2 - 6, 2026
A silent meditation retreat for people who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a Person-of-Color. Both beginning and experienced practitioners are welcome. Registration closes on August 19, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. Coming together as a BIPOC community, we create a space of ease and support to meditate and cultivate inner freedom. Held in an environment of silence, this retreat provides an in-depth experience of the Buddha’s teachings on mindful awareness, as well as the cultivation of lovingkindness meditation, illuminating a path toward healing and greater happiness. Set in the mountains of Big Bear this retreat…
Slow Down, Open, Belong: Insight & Lovingkindness Meditation RetreatSeptember 27 - October 1, 2026
Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on September 13, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. In a culture of pressure and hurry, stillness is radical. On this four-night silent Insight and Lovingkindness retreat, we step out of habit and into presence—learning to stabilize attention and soften the heart. Through mindfulness of the body and the grounding support of mettā, we meet life with less judgment and more compassion. The retreat includes daily meditation instruction, dharma talks, practice meetings, sitting and walking periods, and optional Qi Gong. No prior meditation experience is needed—just a willingness to…