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

For National Stress Awareness Month, InsightLA just wants to let you know that we are here for you. Take time for you, slow down, breathe, go outside and meditate. This week we present an Interview with Erica Lubliner, Director of UCLA Spanish Speakin... Read more

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

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

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

  Three years ago this March, while people were confined and fearful due to the looming uncertainties of Covid, Beth Sternlieb began a daily community mediation group. Meant to last only a few weeks until things got back to normal, this gatherin... Read more