BIPOC Mental Health Awareness & Mindfulness Meditation

Each July, the legacy of author, advocate, and trailblazer Bebe Moore Campbell is honored by recognizing Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (also known as BIPOC Mental Health Month). This years theme is Culture, Communit... Read more

Author: Sharon Salzberg

Real Life

There are times, and I suspect I speak for most of us when I say this, when we feel like were merely bystanders to our own lives. There are times when we feel mired and habit, withdrawn and small. Even though we want to take a stand about something we c... Read more

Discovering Juneteenth

Juneteenth came out of nowhere, didnt it? To my knowledge nobody was asking that this day, celebrated almost exclusively by Black Texans, be turned into a federal holiday. It wasn’t until my early 30s that I even heard of Juneteenth even though my fat... Read more

Author: Elliott Law, MS, CYT-200

Happy Pride Month to All!

In June, the beautiful tapestry of LGBTQ+ identities is honored during Pride Month. Celebrating the diverse experiences of individuals across the gender and sexual orientation spectrums makes our community richer. The journey of self-discovery is an int... Read more

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Neurodiversity and No Self – A Lesson in Acceptance

Living your life as an Autistic person, I sometimes feel out of place. Autistic people are only 1.5% of the population. We are not the only ones out of place, POC in a White dominated society, being LGBTQ+ in a straight world, also feel out of place. T... Read more

InsightLA and Food Insecurity: Taking our Practice of Generosity into the Community.

Darin McFadyen In the West, meditation is mostly practiced and taught by relatively well-to-do people who are not often exposed to the struggle that many Americans are going through every day. Approximately 38 million Americans live in poverty which ... Read more

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Author: Nicki Wong

Exquisite Trust

It came to me earlier today. My intention for today, tomorrow, and all my ceremonies, sound baths and retreats going forward is exactly that, exquisite trust. The definition of exquisite being “extremely beautiful” and “intensely felt.” A deep inhale ... Read more

Mindful Grief

Recognizing the body pattern of grief, we can learn to soften to that tension instead of feeling defeated by the idea that fear and anger are our only alternatives. - Stephen Levine Why is it so hard to look at death? Why is it so hard to die? In t... Read more

Author: Donald Rothberg, PhD

Exploring the Heart of Insight Meditation in Retreats and Daily Life

When I went to my first Insight Meditation retreat in 1977, I was amazed. It was two weeks long, and I found levels of mental quiet and body energy that were unimaginable to me before the retreat. The teachings and stories about awakening were pretty ... Read more

Author: Lulu Toselli

Creativity and New Beginnings

After years of building a career as a creative professional, I feel like I have finally started my mindful creative journey. But over the past decade, although I have had a handful of creative jobs, I felt a million miles from this path. My creative c... Read more