Yahel Avigur is a teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition. He was trained by Rob Burbea to teach Insight, Emptiness (in line with Seeing That Frees), and Samadhi/Jhana, and is currently training to teach Soulmaking Dharma under the guidance of Catherine McGee.
Yahel is also certified as a Hakomi practitioner.
He is a yogi and a father, lives in Berlin, and teaches at Gaia House in the UK and Tovana in Israel as well as at centres across Europe, the U.S., and online.
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Upcoming Events
Practising Emptiness: From Not-Self to the Emptiness of All Things
Online course at Gaia House, with Yahel Avigur & Juha Penttilä, Thursday evenings starting 19 February 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (UK time)
Relaxing the Spin of the World: Cultivating Equanimity
Online retreat at Gaia House, with Yahel Avigur, Friday 27 February – Sunday 1 March 2026
Non residential retreat for the Karlsruhe Vipassana Group, Friday March 13 – Sunday March 15 2026
The Power and the Beauty: A Soul-Making Dharma Retreat
Residential retreat at Gaia House, with Catherine McGee and Yahel Avigur, Thursday 2 April – Sunday 12 April 2026
True Joy: A Samadhi and Jhana Retreat
Residential retreat at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, with Yahel Avigur, Friday 10 July – Sunday 19 July 2026
Seeing That Frees: Exploring the Path of Emptiness
Residential retreat at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, with Yahel Avigur, Tuesday 21 July – Sunday 26 July 2026
Residential retreat at Gaia House, with Kirsten Kratz and Yahel Avigur, Wednesday 21 October – Wednesday 28 October 2026
Residential retreat at Gaia House, with Yahel Avigur, Monday 2 November – Monday 30 November 2026