Online: The Dharma of Healthy Attachment
with Jessica Morey
Saturday, June 6th, 2026 | 10:00am – 5:00pm ET
Online via Zoom
How do patterns of attachment shape our relationships, and how might Buddhist practice help transform them?
In this daylong retreat, we’ll explore the meeting point of contemporary Attachment Theory and Buddhist wisdom. Drawing on attachment research, we’ll examine common insecure mindstates—dismissing, preoccupied, and disorganized—and how these habitual relational “views” can generate suffering in close relationships, including parenting and caregiving.
Through guided meditation, visualization, and reflective inquiry, we’ll explore what secure attachment feels like from the inside and how it resonates with core dharma teachings. Participants will be introduced to the Ideal Parent practice, a contemplative method for cultivating an inner experience of reliable, attuned, and benevolent care. These practices are relevant both for our own attachment healing and for how we show up as attachment figures for others.
Together, we’ll investigate how attachment patterns are not fixed traits but conditioned and trainable mindstates—and how healing attachment and deepening insight can mutually support one another, from everyday relational challenges to profound awakening.
Note: This program will be recorded. The recording will be sent to all registrants after the program, so please feel free to sign up even if you cannot join in real time.
Online (Zoom) Registration:
Please register below for online participation via Zoom. If you are able, registering at the “Supporter” level enables others to attend at the “Subsidized” level. Thank you for your generosity! (Please note that the registration price includes a base level of teacher support, and you will have the opportunity to donate more after the program.)
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Bring a Buddy: If you are a member of our Circle of Friends, you’re invited to bring a Dharma buddy to this program for no additional cost. Simply select “1” from the drop-down next to the Bring a Buddy level, and enter your special discount code (provided in your Circle of Friends welcome email) to reduce the price to that of a single, standard registration. This registration will grant attendance for you and your buddy.
Volunteering
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Teacher(s)
Jessica Morey
Jessica Morey began meditating as a teenager on retreats at the Insight Meditation Society and graduated from the IMS teacher training program in 2021. Jess brings a sense of playfulness and curiosity to her teaching, with a focus on integrating meditation into our relationships and everyday life. She is certified in Integrative Attachment Therapy, Somatic Experiencing and Internal Family Systems – she has a passion for integrating modern psychological insight with Buddhist practice. Before teaching full-time, Jess studied engineering and worked in clean energy finance. She later founded Inward Bound Mindfulness Education, a nonprofit offering in-depth mindfulness and compassion training to youth. More recently, she helped create the Contemplative Semester, a three-month immersion program for young adults.