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We work to protect the safety of all students. We reserve the right to remove any student from any class, sitting group, retreat, or any event if the student is disruptive to the safe learning environment we maintain for all.

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Donations are not refundable.
 

 

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  • Location Online
  • Experience Levels Experienced, Introductory
  • This class is a donation based class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
  • Date/Time Sunday, April 2, 2023
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT
  • Next Available Date Sunday 09 April 2023

Refund and Event Policies

This event is the online version of a hybrid practice group which will take place both in-person and online. To register for the in-person version of this event, click here

This weekly practice group is designed and offered to deepen and support Buddhist path practice in relevant ways, while cultivating spiritual friendship and community. Each sit will involve guided meditation and practice, a dharma talk on monthly theme, as well as time for questions, sharing, discussion and community building. A united teacher team will rotate to hold the container with great care.

Monthly Practice themes are as follows:
     September- Metta (Kindness)
     October- Mudita (Sympathetic Joy)
     November- Karuna (Compassion)
     December- Upekha (Equanimity)

Who is this practice group for?
InsightLA drop-in sitting groups are an opportunity for you to learn more about meditation practice in a welcoming environment. All Practice Groups at InsightLA are drop-in and donation-based. Let’s Sit Together!

Expect a meditation with some guidance, followed by a Dharma talk and dialogue. Optional break-out groups give you a chance to get to know others and explore your practice experiences together.

No prior meditation experience is necessary. 

Schedule:
September 1 & 8 – Lisa Kring
September 15 – Trudy Goodman (Click here to register for this event)
September 22 – Tere Abdala
September 29 – Lisa Kring

Online:
To join us online, please register using the green “register now” button on the top left of this page. You will automatically be sent the Zoom information to join just a few minutes after registering. This Zoom information will also appear under ‘My Profile’ and ‘My Event Registration’ when you are logged into to your InsightLA account. Please note that the event session will be recorded. 

By Donation:
Although this is a donation-based class, registration is required.

Suggested Donation: $35

 

Trudy Goodman, PhD Founding Teacher

Trudy Goodman, PhD, is the Founding Teacher of InsightLA, the first center to combine training in Insight (Vipassana) Meditation and in non-sectarian mindfulness and compassion practices, including Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). The fourth teacher ever of MBSR, Trudy taught with its creator, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn and studied Buddhist meditation for 40... Read more

Jack Kornfield, PhD Dharma Council, Visiting Teacher

Jack Kornfield trained as a Buddhist monk in the monasteries of Thailand, India and Burma. He has taught meditation internationally since 1974 and is one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. After graduating from Dartmouth College in Asian Studies in 1967 he joined the Peace Corps and worked on... Read more

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