{"id":64,"date":"2018-07-05T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T15:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web1.dharma.org\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2025-01-06T14:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T19:20:24","slug":"ims-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dharma.org\/about-us\/ims-history\/","title":{"rendered":"IMS History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"message\">From co-founders Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein<\/h2>\n<p>Valentine\u2019s Day, 2025, marks 49 years since IMS first opened its doors. Back in 1976, we had no idea that tens of thousands of meditators would come to our Retreat Center and Forest Refuge, letting go of the busyness of daily life to explore their minds and open their hearts.<\/p>\n<p>We are grateful to each and every one of you for the steps you are taking toward awakening, and for bringing the fruits of your practice back to your communities.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-66\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dharma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sangha-News-Feb-2016-Historical-Strip-1024x264.jpg\" alt=\"IMS Turns 40 Strip\" width=\"1024\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dharma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sangha-News-Feb-2016-Historical-Strip-1024x264.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dharma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sangha-News-Feb-2016-Historical-Strip-300x77.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dharma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sangha-News-Feb-2016-Historical-Strip-768x198.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dharma.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Sangha-News-Feb-2016-Historical-Strip.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--df3b0--><!--df3b0--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From co-founders Sharon Salzberg and Joseph Goldstein Valentine\u2019s Day, 2025, marks 49 years since IMS first opened its doors. 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