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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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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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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

Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

Big Bear Mindfulness Family Camp

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Angelike Dexter, JD

Laurie Cousins

  • Location Big Bear Retreat Center
  • Experience Levels All
  • Date Starts Wednesday, June 17, 2020
    Ends Sunday, June 21, 2020

    4 nights
  • Ride Sharing Sign-Up

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This four night Mindful Family Camp is a special opportunity to unplug, check in, and explore a variety of different ways to be present and connected with your family in a beautiful mountain setting.  In breakout groups and together, families will uncover what “mindfulness” means for them in both fun and practical ways.  

Through games, activities, meditations, movement, and shared chores, families will have the chance to practice a variety of mindfulness and compassion exercises to see what “works for them.”  There will also be plenty of opportunity for exploring nature together (including exploring downtime) as well as a variety of community experiences such as art activities, nature walks, evening dance parties/campfire activities, age-appropriate meditations, music, and yoga.  Children 8 years of age and up are welcome.

We hope you and your family will join us and our families as we all learn to be together in more present and connected ways, as individuals, families, and in community.  

RETREAT SCHEDULE: 4 nights, 5 days

Arrive 4:00pm Wednesday June 17th  

Depart 11:00am Sunday June 21st

Pricing: The price of the retreat Is all inclusive for 4 nights.   Additional children are $65 per child per night and additional adults are $100 per adult per night.  

Accommodations: Located just a 2.5 hour drive from Los Angeles, Big Bear Retreat Center is nestled in the ancient Juniper woodlands of the San Bernardino Mountains near the town of Big Bear, California. The tranquil property is immediately adjacent to the National Forest and offers access to roughly 1,300 acres of conserved lands.

The property consists of eleven separate buildings for dining, meditating, and sleeping. The single-story residence buildings include both single and double rooms. There is a mirror and a small clothes-hanging area in each room. Two bathrooms are located in each building.

Families may be put together in one or two rooms.  

Yogi Jobs: Participation in this retreat will involve a light working meditation to support the community experience.  When you arrive you will be assigned a daily task to complete with mindful attention.  Please let us know if you have any physical challenges that might impact your ability to perform certain tasks.  Please also bring long pants, closed toe shoes, and a shirt that you can change into in the event you are assigned a yogi job in the kitchen.

Meals: All meals will be vegetarian.

Angelike Dexter, JD

Angelike Dexter shares mindfulness and Mindful Self-Compassion tools with students of all ages in the Los Angeles area and now, on Zoom, around the world. Trained by Susan Kaiser Greenland (author of “The Mindful Child” and “Mindful Games”) and a graduate of Susan’s 2013 Inner Kids Facilitator Training, Angelike teaches mindful awareness to children, parents, teachers,... Read more

Laurie Cousins

Laurie Cousins is a mindfulness educator and integrative practitioner. She has extensive education and training through the mindful centers of UCLA & UCSD. Laurie enjoys being a lead teacher for Susan Kaiser Greenland’s Inner Kids curriculum and brings mindfulness into schools for students, parents, and faculty throughout the Los Angeles area. For several years she... Read more

Pricing Options
One adult, one child $860
One adult, two children $1220
One adult, three children $1580
Two adults, one child $1360
Two adults, two children $1720
Two adults, three children $2080
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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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