Rupert Marques

Rupert Marques (he/him) has practiced in the Insight meditation tradition for over 25 years in Europe, America and Asia. His primary teachers have been Christina Feldman and Joseph Goldstein. For three years, Rupert lived and worked at Ecodharma, a contemplative retreat community in the Spanish Pyrenees dedicated to exploring the role of the Dharma in the movements for social justice and ecological resilience. He currently teaches in Europe and beyond, working with individuals and organizations offering a range of retreats and trainings that explore personal empowerment and ecological relationships in service of a mutually beneficial human presence on this Earth.

Learn more at: www.handontheearth.org

Upcoming Programs by Rupert Marques

Earth in Mind: Dharma, Deep Ecology and Land

July 16 - 21, 2024

The birds have vanished into the sky. And now the last cloud drains away. We sit together the mountain and I, Until only the mountain remains. - Li Po In our times we live with the possibility of ‘The Great Turning’, the possibility of reweaving the human narrative so that we may live in a […]

Winter Monthlong Retreat

February 6 - March 7, 2025

The birds have vanished into the sky. And now the last cloud drains away. We sit together the mountain and I, Until only the mountain remains. - Li Po A monthlong period of practice is a unique opportunity to settle back into a continuity of awareness and to see what is revealed through such a […]