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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). 

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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:

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7 days – 95% Refund
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>7 days – 95% Refund
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> 8 weeks – amount paid less $100
4-8 weeks – amount paid less $175
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $300
< 2 weeks – No refund

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> 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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  • Location Online
  • Experience Levels All
  • Date Starts Monday, October 3, 2022
    Ends Sunday, October 9, 2022

    6 nights

Refund and Event Policies

Please note this retreat meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True. 

Held in the wisdom and compassion of the Dharma, this weeklong retreat will focus on practices that help steady the mind, support the development of wisdom and clear seeing, while cultivating the garden of an open heart. An embodied practice of nurturing our hearts supports us to meet the many challenges that life brings.  

During this week of retreat, we will invite you to simplify life, to put aside your usual responsibilities and distractions as much as is feasible and to turn inward to replenish. There will be daily meditation instruction and guidance, and we include periods of movement meditation, stationary meditation (sitting, standing, or lying down), mindful eating, Dharma talks, practice discussions, and rest.

Retreat Testimonials:
“I did not expect an online experience to be so profound and to feel such a connection with other people. The teachers were loving and kind guides, the daily practices and schedule were well thought out, and, by the end, I felt a significant shift in how I related to the thoughts and emotions within my body. The retreat experience opened a door to feeling the shame, fear, and unworthiness buried within my body without resisting it. Rather, I became friends with the scary things I had been pushing away for so long. I welcomed difficult and painful sensations, inviting them in with a much kinder, gentler, and loving voice. This retreat will forever remain in my heart and my meditation practice has deepened because of it.”

“I held such resistance to the idea of online retreats, and I didn’t believe it would bring the same kind of benefits as I would expect from in-person retreats. I couldn’t have been more wrong, and I was so very grateful and glad that I decided to try. Yes, there are some cons, but it became clear to me that pros out weighed significantly soon after the retreat started. Thank you for the opportunity.”

“The ability to feel restored as if on vacation from simply going within. Especially poignant during this time of isolation due to covid. True, TRUE inner peace.”

Schedule:
Day 1 – Monday Oct 3rd
7-8am Opening
8-8:15am Break
8:15-9am Stationary Meditation with Instructions
9-9:30am Movement Meditation
9:30-10am Heart Practice
10-11:30am Meal Break
11:30-12:15pm Silent Stationary Meditation
12:15-12:45pm Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
12:45-1:30pm Silent Stationary Meditation
1:30-2:15pm Movement Meditation
2:15-3pm Dharma Talk
3-3:45pm Movement Meditation
3:45-4:30pm Silent Stationary Meditation
4:30-5:15pm Movement Meditation
5:15-6pm Silent Stationary Meditation
6-7:30pm Meal Break (West Coast)
7:30-8:15pm Silent Stationary Meditation

Days 2-6 – Tuesday October 4 – Saturday October 8
5:30-6:15am Silent Stationary Meditation
6:15-7am Movement Meditation
7-8am Stationary Meditation with Instructions
8-8:15am Movement Meditation
8:15-9am Silent Stationary Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
9-9:30am Movement Meditation
9:30-10am Heart Practice
10-11:30am Meal Break
11:30-12:15pm Silent Stationary Meditation
12:15-12:45pm Movement Meditation or Group Meeting (when assigned)
12:45-1:30pm Silent Stationary Meditation
1:30-2:15pm Movement Meditation
2:15-3pm Dharma Talk
3-3:45pm Movement Meditation
3:45-4:30pm Silent Stationary Meditation
4:30-5:15pm Movement Meditation
5:15-6pm Silent Stationary Meditation
6-7:30pm Meal Break (West Coast)
7:30-8:15pm Silent Stationary Meditation

Day 7 – Sunday October 9
5:30-6:15am Silent Stationary Meditation
6:15-7am Movement Meditation
7-8:30am Closing Ceremony

Dana/Generosity: 
There will also be an opportunity to offer Dana for the teachers and center at the end of the retreat. Thank you for your support!

 

Dawn Mauricio Visiting Teacher

Dawn Mauricio (she/her) has been practicing and studying Insight Meditation since 2005. She has graduated from the first teacher development group of True North Insight, and Spirit Rock’s Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training, Dedicated Practitioners’ Program, and 4-year Retreat Teacher Training. She teaches with a playful, dynamic, and heartfelt approach people of color and folks... Read more

JD Doyle, MA Visiting Teacher

JD Doyle serves as a Core Teacher at the East Bay Meditation Center and has held many roles there, including Board member and co-founder of the LGBTQIA2+ meditation group. JD is in the Spirit Rock teacher-training program and has participated in the Dedicated Practitioner Program (DPP2) and the Community Dharma Leader Program (CDL4). JD has... Read more

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Class Fee (Online) $545

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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