impermanence: Experiencing life as it is
with trina truong
PORTLAND, OR | HELD IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Daylong Insight Retreat: October 3, 2026
Turning toward impermanence in our ordinary and difficult experiences connects us to the truth of how things really are. In this retreat, we will cultivate resolve for the impermanence that has already touched our lives while preparing for the inevitable change, aging, and loss inherent to being human. Practicing with full awareness, we learn to remain unshaken, allowing this wisdom to awaken us again and again. Mindfulness offers a path to encounter the teaching that all conditioned phenomena are subject to change—without pushing away or grasping at what is to come. Through moment-to-moment contemplation, we learn to rest within uncertainty and the unknown.
Trina Truong will lead this daylong retreat in the Insight Meditation tradition. We will practice contemplating impermanence, bringing awareness to what arises in meditation, in movement, during mindful eating, mindful walking, standing and lying down. Trina will guide retreatants on how to give attention to what will awaken us to how things really are, cultivating equanimity and inner stillness leading to transformation, healing and insights.
Daylong Insight Meditation Retreat with Trina Truong
Time: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: 3220 SE 43rd Avenue, Portland (Loyola Jesuit Center) & Via Zoom
ABOUT THE RETREAT
HOW TO REGister
In-person: $75 Contributor; $45 Sustainer; $25 Subsidized. Virtual: $25
BIPOC & Queer Scholarships are available. For more information, please email trina@wakeuptogether.org
Register to Reserve Your Spot: Click Here
Questions? Email trina@wakeuptogether.org
ABOUT THE TEACHER
Trina Truong (she/her), raised in a Buddhist family in Vietnam, merges Buddhist thoughts of the East and the West. She has studied meditation in the Chan, Zen, Plum Village and Insight tradition for over 13 years. Her practice is influenced by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, Sri Lankan Monk Bhante Guanaratana, and Chan Master Sheng Yen. She is trained in trauma-sensitive mindfulness and is an MBSR Qualified Teacher at the Mindfulness Center at Brown University. She offers retreats, classes and talks throughout the Pacific Northwest. She was the first BIPOC teacher to take the seat in the Teacher’s Council at Portland Insight Meditation Community. In Spring of 2024, she co-founded a new inclusive meditation community, Pacific Northwest Meditation. Join her live guided meditation and Dharma reflection daily.
