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
2026
True Joy: A Samadhi and Jhana Retreat
Residential retreat at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Friday 10 July – Sunday 19 July 2026
Seeing That Frees: Exploring the Path of Emptiness
Residential retreat at Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, Tuesday 21 July – Sunday 26 July 2026
Residential retreat at Vrazne Zen Center, Czech Republic, Sunday 23 August – Sunday 20 August
Loving and skilful: discovering heartful emptiness
An online course at Gaia house, with Juha pentilla, Thursday evenings starting 10 September 2026
Foundations of a Soulmaking Dharma
An inetnsive online course at Berre Center for Buddhist Studies, with Catherine McGee, Sunday evenings starting 13 September 2026
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
Past Events:
2026
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