Aishah Shahidah Simmons is one of the featured teachers in the Insight Meditation Society's eight-week online Essential Dharma Summer Retreat Series.

Together, Aishah and Jean Leonard will guide participants on Sunday July 19, 2026, in a three-hour exploration of the Four Noble Truths through Dharma talks, sitting and walking meditation, and contemplative practice. As the Buddha's first and foundational teaching, the Four Noble Truths offer a path for understanding suffering, recognizing its causes, realizing the possibility of liberation, and cultivating the way that leads to awakening.

Register for one session or for all eight: https://ims.dharma.org/bundles/essential-dharma-an-eight-week-summer-retreat-series