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Volunteer with InsightLA

Support the community, deepen your practice, and be part of what makes these offerings possible.

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Returning Volunteers

You can view upcoming events and sign up for your next shift using the links below.

Volunteer Calendar

View upcoming events that need support and plan your next shift.

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Sign-Up Form

Select the event you'd like to help with. You'll get role instructions automatically.

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Once you sign up, you'll automatically receive your role instructions and event details.
“Volunteering brings me into contact with people I wouldn’t normally meet in the sangha, which helps me feel more connected — and that sense of connection is something we all need. Creating a positive experience for those who come is deeply rewarding.”
— Bernard Shell, InsightLA volunteer

Why Volunteer with InsightLA?

Volunteering as practice

Supporting events is a way to practice presence, generosity, and service in action.

Connection & belonging

Volunteers are part of the InsightLA community. Many people form meaningful connections through regular participation and service.

Learning & growth

Volunteering offers the opportunity to learn through proximity — being around teachers, teachings, and practice spaces.

Meaningful contribution

Your support helps make meditation groups, classes, and retreats accessible and well-held for everyone who attends.

What Do Volunteers Do?

Set-up Volunteer

Responsible for opening up the building before the event, setting up chairs and cushions, helping with parking (if applicable) and greeting people as they arrive, collecting donations, passing around the microphone around during Q&A, breaking down after the event, and closing and locking the building.

Tech Support Volunteer

Responsible for setting-up our Zoom hybrid set-up, as well as moderating the online portion of our hybrid online events. Familiarity with Zoom is a requirement for this position.

Shifts typically run the duration of the event, plus 30 minutes for setup and breakdown. Training and clear instructions are provided.

The Types of Events You Can Support

Volunteers help support a range of InsightLA offerings, including:

Meditation Groups

Weekly gatherings that typically include a short teaching, guided meditation, and group sit.

Class Series

Classes that meet once a week for a specified number of weeks, focused on a particular topic or practice.

Day-long & Weekend Retreats

Longer-format practice opportunities, ranging from single-day retreats to weekend retreats.

Where Events Take Place

InsightLA events are held at a few primary locations:

Santa Monica Meditation Center

1430 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404. Our primary weekly classes location.

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Benedict Canyon Retreat House

9940 Westwanda Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Most day-long and weekend retreats take place here.

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Hollywood Forever Cemetery

6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Home of our Monday Meditation Group.

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How to Get Started

Getting involved is simple:

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Step 1: Join the volunteer email list — takes about 2 minutes

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Step 2: We'll send you orientation info and next steps

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Step 3: Sign up for your first shift when you're ready

Ready to show up?

Whether it’s your first time or the fiftieth shift – we would be glad to have your support.

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