Classes & Events
Online Meditation:
Our online meditation classes utilize the Zoom video conferencing platform. Within a minute after you register, you’ll receive an email with the Zoom information. The Zoom info will also show on the event page (if you are logged in to your InsightLA account). To make an InsightLA account click here.
To help develop and deepen your practice, join a series for the best cumulative effect in a cohort setting.
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In-Person Meditation:
In keeping with the principals of the dharma that underlies all of our activities, primarily non-harming, we are requiring that all attendees be fully vaccinated in order to attend any in-person event. If you certify that you meet this requirement please select ‘yes’ on the registration page.
To help develop and deepen your practice, join a series for the best cumulative effect in a cohort setting.
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English: East Side, West Side, Full Calendar
Spanish
NOTE: All events are listed in Pacific time.
Benedict Canyon Retreat House (Hybrid: In-Person) The Power of Insight: A Daylong Retreat
October 6, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT
Online (Hybrid: Online) The Power of Insight: A Daylong Retreat
October 6, 2024 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM PT
Online Intro to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
October 8, 2024 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PT
Introductory
Big Bear Retreat Center The Rhythm of Connection: Embracing Quietude and Mindful Communication
October 9, 2024
5 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Benedict Canyon Retreat House (Hybrid: In-Person) A Steady, Peaceful Mind: Developing Concentration – A Two-Day Retreat
October 11, 2024
3 days 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT
Online (Hybrid: Online) A Steady, Peaceful Mind: Developing Concentration – A Two-Day Retreat
October 11, 2024
3 days 6:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT
Big Bear Retreat Center The Sure Heart’s Release: Teachings and practice in the style of Mahasi Sayadaw
October 14, 2024
6 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Big Bear Retreat Center Weaving Ourselves Back into the Fabric of Life: An Exploration of the Four Distortions of Perception (Monastic-led Dana retreat)
October 20, 2024 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Online Mindfulness as the Foundation
October 20, 2024
7 days 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
Big Bear Retreat Center The Limitless Heart: Cultivating Metta in Turbulent Times
November 6, 2024
7 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Online Deepening Mindful Self-Compassion (Prerequisite: MSC)
November 6, 2024 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Online Intro to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
November 12, 2024 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PT
Introductory
Big Bear Retreat Center The Dharma of Desire: From Longing to Loving Presence
November 13, 2024
5 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Experienced, Introductory
Online 4th Annual International Insight Retreat
November 15, 2024
6 days 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Online Cultivating the Wise Heart on the Cushion and in the World: Practicing Mindfulness and the “Divine Abodes” (Lovingkindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity)
December 1, 2024
7 days 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PT
Online Intro to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
December 10, 2024 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM PT
Introductory
Big Bear Retreat Center Awake in the New Year: Setting Conscious Intentions for Ourselves and Our World
December 30, 2024
6 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Online Relating to What Is: Calming the Reactive Mind Meditation Retreat
February 15, 2025
5 days 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT