Financial Support

Our mission is to make all of our programs accessible. Every fee-based offering has a limited number of pay-what-you-can spots available to support self-identified people of color, members of marginalized groups (queer people, transgender people, and  people with disabilities) and those in financial need (those for whom the cost to attend is not financially possible). 

These spots are offered on a first come, first served basis. Please pay at the highest level you can afford. In order for this support to be available, we rely on those who can afford to pay the full price to do so.

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Safety 

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.

Cancellation & Refunds

We reserve the right to cancel a class or special event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable. If InsightLA cancels an event you’ve registered for, you will be offered a full refund. If an event has to be postponed for any reason, you will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer your registration to the same event at the new, future date. If you cancel, we apply a 5% credit processing fee and the refunded amounts are listed below:

MBSR, MSC, & MBHC, Mindfulness for Beginners & Special Events

7 days – 95% Refund
<7 days – No Refunds – Credit given if requested or donation to InsightLA

Fee-Based Non-Residential Retreats (note: Donations are non-refundable)

>7 days – 95% Refund
<7 days – No Refunds – Credit given if requested or donation to InsightLA

Residential Retreats

> 8 weeks – amount paid less $100
4-8 weeks – amount paid less $175
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $300
< 2 weeks – No refund

Residential Retreats with Financial Support:

> 8 weeks – amount paid less $75
4-8 weeks – amount paid less $100
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $200
< 2 weeks – No refund

Buddhist Teachings (Series)

A Year to Live (2027-28)

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Lisa Kring, LCSW Teacher

Rosamaría Segura Teacher

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In Buddhism, along with many cultures and spiritual traditions, it is considered a deep wisdom practice to reflect on and accept death as a natural and vital part of life. In reality, to deny death is to deny life itself. In the west, death and dying are taboo, so many of us live our lives in fear and denial until it is too late. What’s your plan for your life?

This year-long program, based on the book A Year to Live by Stephen Levine, is designed to radically respond to this question for people of all ages, regardless of life stage. In community, this course will focus on waking up and living life together more fully through the exploration of death as spiritual practice. Death is explored not to frighten us, but as an object of contemplation to help us awaken to the fragile, fleeting, and precious nature of our lives.

Together we will celebrate life and explore mortality with mindful conversations that help lessen death anxiety in a safe, nurturing, and supportive space. Each gathering will involve experiential practice, relevant talks, prompts for inquiry and reflection, group sharing and community building.

Ultimately, this is a year-long practice in forgiveness, gratitude and letting go. Through guided meditations, inquiry and small group discussions, we will be guided, with the support of community, through a process of living this year as if it were our last.

Let the truth of dying change everything…….

Back by popular demand, we have modified the course this round by creating starting the program with a hybrid option of two-night residential retreat to begin at Mary and Joseph Retreat Center, with the intention to better anchor and deepen the experience, and online option for those who cannot travel.

Mindfully Yours, Lisa and Rosamaria

All are warmly welcome!

 

Intro online session
Feel free to join us for a complimentary intro online session on Saturday, March 6, 2027, 1-2pm PT. Click here to register.

Program Includes:

  • Teachings: Monthly (12) large group sessions with Lisa and Rosamaria
  • Community Peer-led support: Monthly (12) home group sessions with home group sangha, with monthly readings, guidelines and prompts for group practice and sharing.
  • Home practices: Guided meditations, readings, reflections
  • Access: Video and audio recordings

Program Dates:

Monthly Teaching group sessions:
The first session will be a hybrid two-night retreat. For those who can attend in-person, we will gather at Mary and Joseph Retreat Center, April 2-4, 2027*.
The last session will be held at the Benedict Canyon Retreat Center, April 8th, 2028, 1-3pm.  (Both offered hybrid, either online or in person).

The rest will be on the following Sundays of each month, 1pm-3pm PST: 
– May 2, 2027 (online)
– June 6, 2027 (online)
– July 11, 2027 (online)
– August 1, 2027 (online)
– September 5, 2027 (online)
– October 3, 2027 (online)
– November 7, 2027 (online)
– December 5, 2027(online)
– January 2, 2028 (online)
– February 6, 2028 (online)
– March 5, 2028 (online)

Monthly Support Group Sessions
Held on the third Friday of every month, 12pm-1pm PST, starting on May 21, 2027. 
– 2027 dates: June 18, July 16, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17
– 2028 dates: January 21, February 18, and March 17

*Retreat Schedule (April 2-4, 2027)
– Friday (April 2) – Arrival, between 1-4pm. Dinner, followed by opening session and introductions.
– Saturday (April 3) – Breakfast followed by AM session with practice with guidance and continued meditation in silence. Lunch and rest. Afternoon session with talks, practice and break out groups for sharing, Q&A with whole group. Dinner and evening session with talks, guidance and meditation in silence.
– Sunday (April 4) – Sunday opening meditation, breakfast followed by final am session more talks and break out sessions with home groups, departure.

Participation Commitment:

  • Attend at least 10 of 12 monthly teaching group sessions – must attend the first retreat session. The first retreat session is required to establish the safety of the container and respect the shared commitment of our “Y2L” sangha.
  • Participate in home group sessions as skillfully as possible
  • Complete homework assignments, practices, and readings

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Sliding scale cost (for entire course online):
$600 – Sustainer
$700 – Base
$800 – Supporter

April 2027 Two-Night Retreat Cost add-ons (no extra fee if joining online). These rates include meals:
Shared rooms- $200 per night
Single rooms- $250 per night

(Scholarships available. Please inquire)

 

Lisa Kring, LCSW Teacher

Lisa Kring is an LCSW (MSW-USC) and is a committed practitioner of Theravada Vipassana mediation for over twenty years. She is a graduate of the Dedicated Practitioner’s Program and Advanced Practitioner Program at Spirit Rock, and has studied with many teachers over the years, including Dan Siegel, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ven Analayo, Ven Ayya Tathaaloka and... Read more

Rosamaría Segura Teacher

Leer Abajo en Español  Rosamaría is committed to teaching mindfulness to communities with limited access to these practices. Her approach integrates guided and silent meditation alongside elements of nature, fostering well-being and spiritual healing. Offering classes in both Spanish and English, Rosamaría collaborates with non-profit organizations, public schools, and meditation centers dedicated to Buddhist teachings. In... Read more

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Financial Support

Our mission is to make all of our programs accessible. Every fee-based offering has a limited number of pay-what-you-can spots available to support members of marginalized groups (people of color, queer people, people with disabilities) and those in financial need (those for whom the cost to attend is not financially possible).

These spots are offered on a first come, first served basis. Please pay at the highest level you can afford. In order for this support to be available, we rely on those who can afford to pay the full price to do so.

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