Liberating the Heart
with trina truong
PORTLAND, OR | HELD IN-PERSON & ONLINE
Daylong Insight Retreat: August 29, 2026
What if peace and healing aren't about changing external circumstances? True freedom begins when the heart releases the need for things to be different.
This retreat will focus on developing compassion, forgiveness, lovingkindness, and joy to free the heart and open the mind to what is possible in realizing freedom and peace from within at this very moment.
The daylong of practice will consist of seated and walking meditation, mindful movement, and mindful eating. Suitable for beginners, intermediate, and advance practitioners.
Liberating the Heart - Daylong Insight Meditation Retreat with Trina Truong
Time: Saturday, August 29, 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.
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 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.
