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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.

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

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Alisa Dennis, PhD Teacher

Kate Savage, MFA

Location Online
Experience Levels All
Date/Time Saturday, May 8, 2021
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM PT

Refund and Event Policies

Creative expression and mindfulness have a symbiotic relationship; each one supports the other. Through meditation, mindful movement, journaling, drawing exercises, and inquiry, discover ways meditation and creative practice encourage spontaneity and mindful play. We’ll practice sensing the ways we may resist being creative, as well as awaken more deeply to the ways our senses, imagination, and intuition can support the flow of our creative process. Rather than a technique-based class, guided practices are opportunities to work with contemplative themes while connecting to moment-by-moment experience, allowing for surprising outcomes.

For adults: artists and non-artists, experienced meditation practitioners and novices – all are welcome! No prior meditation or art experience necessary.

Each participant is encouraged to be in their own creative process without the pressure of sharing their work. The sharing of creative pieces is not a planned part of this program.

Supplies List:

A journal, or paper and pen for writing
Paper (any kind) for simple drawing exercises
Pencil, markers or pens for simple drawing exercises
An object or two that inspire you within view (e.g. crystal or rock, a photograph or painting you appreciate) – even the view out your window or the sound of singing birds will do!
A little space to move, to make and to meditate
Creative medium of your choosing (see the list of optional suggestions below)

Additional optional supplies and materials (note- you are not limited to this list! Feel free to play with whatever media calls you. The possibilities are infinite and if you’d like to just use your body to move, dance, make music, act or … that’s cool too):

A paintbrush, water, and an unfolded paper bag to paint on with water
Musical Instruments
Clay
Paper, cardboard or canvas support (as a background)
Magazine images, newspapers, or other collage materials which resonate for you
A collection of cut out or magnetic words that resonate
A bunch of cut-out colors that you like and that you dislike
Scissors and glue
Any kind of colored media (i.e. colored pencils, crayons, magic markers, pastels, paints)
Any kind of drawing materials or painting materials with which you’re somewhat familiar
Found objects to assemble
Costumes or small props

Alisa Dennis, PhD Teacher

Alisa Dennis, Ph.D., discovered meditation through her study of metaphysics and ancient mystical traditions during the 1980s. Since then, she’s trained in the Soto Zen tradition, MBSR, and most recently in the Theravada tradition. Alisa completed Spirit Rock’s intensive 4-year teacher training program and is an authorized teacher in the Theravada lineage. Alisa gravitated toward... Read more

Kate Savage, MFA

Kate’s formal meditation study began in 1993 at Ordinary Dharma in the Zen lineage of Thich Nhat Hanh, and she’s been a student and practitioner at InsightLA since 2014. As a graduate of Mindful School’s yearlong Mindful Teacher Certification Program (2017), and InsightLA’s Facilitator Training Program (2018), Kate received full certification as a CMT-P (Certified Mindfulness Teacher-Professional) through... Read more

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Class Fee	$35

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