Yahel Avigur is a teacher in the Insight Meditation tradition. He was trained by Rob Burbea to teach Insight ways of looking, Emptiness (in line with Seeing That Frees), and Samadhi/Jhana practices. Following Rob’s passing, Yahel was trained to teach Soulmaking Dharma under the guidance of Catherine McGee, and completed his training in 2026.
Yahel is also certified as a Hakomi practitioner.
He is a yogi and a father, lives in Berlin, and teaches regularly at Gaia House in the UK and Tovana in Israel. He also teaches at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in the U.S., as well as at various centers across Europe and online.
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Upcoming Events
Residential retreat at Gaia House, with Kirsten Kratz and Yahel Avigur, Wednesday 21 October – Wednesday 28 October 2026
Residential retreat at Gaia House, Monday 2 November – Monday 30 November 2026
Gladdening the Heart: The 7th Annual Samādhi and Jhāna Retreat
Online retreat with Sari Markkanen and Yahel Avigur, Wednesday 6 January – Tuesday 12 January 2027.
Seeing That Frees: Exploring Emptiness
Online study and practice program, guided by Yahel Avigur, Sunday 17 January – Sunday 20 June 2027.
Application deadline: 2 November 2026.
Mettā and Non-Duality (Hebrew)
Residential retreat at Tovana, Ein Dor, Israel, with Eran Harpaz and Yahel Avigur, Monday 18 January – Saturday 23 January 2027.
Deepening Joy: A Samādhi and Jhāna Retreat
Residential retreat at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, with Yahel Avigur, Friday 5 February – Sunday 14 February 2027.
Seeing That Frees: Exploring the Path of Emptiness
Residential retreat at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, with Yahel Avigur, Tuesday 16 February – Sunday 21 February 2027.
Spring Online Course (Title to Be Announced)
Online course at Gaia House, with Juha Penttilä and Yahel Avigur, nine Thursdays, 25 February – 22 April 2027.
Residential retreat at Tovana, Ein Dor, Israel, with Yahel Avigur, Wednesday 7 April – Saturday 10 April 2027.
Meditating with the Breath: A Path of Samādhi and Insight
Residential retreat at Alte Säge, Freizeitheim Breitenberg, Germany, with Yahel Avigur, Monday 21 June – Monday 28 June 2027.
Summer Online Course (Title to Be Announced)
Online course at Gaia House, with Yahel Avigur, six Thursdays, 1 July – 5 August 2027.
Ānāpānasati Retreat (Title to Be Announced)
Residential retreat in Finland, organized by Nirodha, with Juha Penttilä and Yahel Avigur, Monday 12 July – Monday 19 July 2027.
Summer Retreat in Ein Dor (Hebrew)
Residential retreat at Tovana, Ein Dor, Israel, with Yahel Avigur, Wednesday 11 August – Wednesday 18 August 2027.
Blessed Beloved Beyonds: A Soulmaking Dharma Retreat
Residential retreat at Gaia House, with Yahel Avigur, Wednesday 15 September – Thursday 23 September 2027.
Autumn Online Course (Title to Be Announced)
Online course at Gaia House, with Juha Penttilä and Yahel Avigur, 9 Thursdays from October to December
Liberating Ways of Looking
Residential retreat at Gaia House, with Kirsten Kratz and Yahel Avigur, Thursday 7 October – Friday 15 October 2027.
Hanukkah Retreat (Title to Be Announced, Hebrew)
Residential retreat at Tovana, Ein Dor, Israel, with Yahel Avigur, Friday 24 December – Friday 31 December 2027.
Past Events:
2026
Foundations of a Soulmaking Dharma
Seeing That Frees: Exploring the Path of Emptiness
True Joy: A Samadhi and Jhana Retreat
The Power and the Beauty: A Soul-Making Dharma Retreat
Seeing That Frees: Exploring Emptiness
Practising Emptiness: From Not-Self to the Emptiness of All Things
Relaxing the Spin of the World: Cultivating Equanimity