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Buddhist healing impermanence Eileen Ybarra

Life, Death, & Change – the Gift of Impermanence

Many years before I began my meditation practice, I unconsciously considered my feelings related to loss and grief a personal failure, as if I somehow should have understood and been prepared for death automatically. My grandmother died in my early tw... Read more

Eres Medicina Interview

In celebration of Earth Day, all are invited to Floreciendo con Pachamama- or Blooming with Pachamama (International Mother Earth Day) a special bi-lingual, half day retreat at Benedict Canyon Retreat House with meditation & music led by Rosamaría... Read more

How to Find a Better Balance

What is equanimity, and how can we invite more of it into our lives? Equanimity is being willing and able to accept things as they are in this moment—whether they’re challenging, boring, exciting, disappointing, painful, or exactly what we want. Equan... Read more

Finding Seva during National Volunteer Month

AUTHOR: DARIN MCFADYEN This month is national volunteer month, but what does that mean for mindfulness practitioners? It can mean different things to each of us, but as meditators the very concept of spending our time and energy helping others with n... Read more

Author: Allyson Pimentel, EdD

Resonance

What is it about meditating with other people that feels so… good? I was recently asked this by a meditator I had never met before, who approached me after a drop-in sit. There was awe and reverence in her question. She said that her experiences in... Read more

Author: Julian Kehs

Living Together with Open Hearts

In a world full of difficulty, it can be challenging to show up without closing off our hearts. This is especially true for members of the trans/non-binary/gender non-conforming and gender-expansive community, whose rights to access medical care and e... Read more

International Women's History Month Blog - Meditation on Women's History by Sidney Wegener

A Meditation on Women’s History

Honoring the women who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion and the Dharma For National Women’s History Month, InsightLA thanks and honors all the women around the globe who teach meditation, wisdom, compassion, and the Dharma in its many for... Read more

Nuns practicing Kung Fu in Nepal. Photograph by Saumya Khandelwal/New York Times

Kung Fu Nuns of Nepal Smash Convention

Author: Sharon Salzberg

Inner Wyoming

One time when my colleague Joseph Goldstein and I were visiting a friend in Houston, we all went out to a restaurant to order takeout. As we were waiting for the food to be prepared, Joseph struck up a conversation with the young man working behind th... Read more

Unlocking the Wisdom of the Body

At 12 years old I became a professional dancer, and for the past 25 years I have been a personal trainer. My entire professional life has focused on the body. However, I had not recognized my body as a source of wisdom until I began my mindfulness of ... Read more