Elm Community Insight | Free meditation | 133 Elm Street, New Haven, CT, USA HOME Donate Meditations Calendar Facilitators More ELM COMMUNITY INSIGHT AN ENGAGED MEDITATION COMMUNITY We are a TheraVada Buddhist community based in New Haven Connecticut that seeks to create an inclusive space for all to learn about and practice meditation CLICK CALENDAR BELOW TO JOIN US ONLINE OR REGISTER FOR AN INPERSON EVENT March Notes March 29th ONLINE ONLY March Notes March 29th ONLINE ONLY About Elm Community Insight Elm Community Insight was founded by Gina LaRoche and Lee Barbera in 2015 in Hamden Connecticut with the intention of creating a community in the Theravada tradition. In June 2019 the community voted to move to the New Haven Free Public Library which graciously offered us space and has welcomed us. Elm Community Insight seeks to create an inclusive space for all to learn about and practice meditation as a tool to start to see things as they are. OUR Founder Facilitators We are a community based in New Haven Connecticut that seeks to create an inclusive space for all to learn about and practice meditation Lee Barbara CoFounder As a Vietnam veteran dealing with post traumatic stress disorder Lee was introduced to Vipassana meditation in the late 70s and found a strong connection to the practice through the Veterans Yoga and Mindfulness Project in the mid 90s.