Wendy Block, LCSW

Teacher

Wendy N. Block began practicing meditation at age 18, studying different traditions, including Buddhist, Hindu, and Advaita paths. She has been practicing Vipassana meditation for 20 years, and has helped teach and organize meditation programs in Long Beach for Long Beach Meditation and Insight LA. She is dedicated to supporting and nurturing the practice of meditation in small community settings and health organizations.

She has trained with cognitive psychologist Zindel Segal to teach Mindfulness- Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and facilitated mindfulness programs at Kaiser Permanente for adults and teens for many years.

Wendy teaches MBCT, Mindful Self Compassion, MICBT, (Mindfulness-integrated CBT) and Buddha’s Path classes. She completed the Dedicated Practitioner’s Program at InsightLA and Spirit Rock Meditation Center, and recently the MICBT program from UC San Diego. Her teachers are Trudy Goodman, Beth Sternlieb and Victor Bryd. She was authorized to teach Theravada Buddhism by Trudy Goodman and Sharon Salzburg.

She is a long-term student of the Diamond Approach.

She currently works as a therapist, integrating mindfulness and Buddhist psychology with psychotherapy and co-leads the InsightLA Long Beach sitting group.

 


Upcoming Events

Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group

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April 28, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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June 16, 2024
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June 23, 2024
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June 30, 2024
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July 14, 2024
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July 21, 2024
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July 28, 2024
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August 4, 2024
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August 11, 2024
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August 18, 2024
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August 25, 2024
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September 1, 2024
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September 8, 2024
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September 15, 2024
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September 22, 2024
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September 29, 2024
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October 6, 2024
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October 13, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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October 20, 2024
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October 27, 2024
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November 3, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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November 10, 2024
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November 17, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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November 24, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group

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December 1, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group

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December 8, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group

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December 15, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group

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December 22, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group

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December 29, 2024
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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