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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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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

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Refund and Event Policies

A benefit for the Benedict Canyon Retreat House

Join InsightLA founding teacher Trudy Goodman and Jack Kornfield for a rare late-morning gathering in the canyon — brunch, conversation, and a little Halloween mischief — in support of this sanctuary.

Nestled in the hills above Los Angeles, the Benedict Canyon Retreat House is InsightLA’s quiet refuge: eighteen acres of chaparral, walking paths, and a rustic house that has held practice, friendship, and rest for our community. This brunch raises funds to care for and sustain that land and house.

Come as you are — or as your favorite spiritual figure, angel or devil, saint or fallen angel. Costumes are welcome and entirely optional. The morning:

  • Welcome and gathering in the canyon
  • Time with Jack and Trudy
  • Brunch
  • An invitation to support the Retreat House

Tickets

Space is limited to 40 guests.

  • Standard — $200 – Join us for brunch and this special morning with Jack and Trudy.
  • Supporter — $400 – Includes preferred seating and helps underwrite the care of the house.
  • Benefactor — $1,000Includes premium seating, a brief personal greeting with Jack and Trudy, and recognition as a steward of the Benedict Canyon Retreat House.

Your ticket directly supports the Retreat House — its upkeep, stewardship, and future as a place of practice in the heart of Los Angeles.

What to know

  • This is an in-person event at the Benedict Canyon Retreat House, 9940 Westwanda Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Parking is limited; please carpool when you can and follow the signs up the driveway.
  • The house is reached by stairs and is not wheelchair accessible.
  • Cell service is unreliable on site; Wi-Fi is available.
  • Costumes are encouraged if they bring you joy.

Registration
Tickets are available on a first-come basis. When the 40 seats are gone, the morning is full.

 

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

Trudy Goodman, PhD 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

Pricing Options
Benefactor $1000
Supporter $400
Standard $200

Register Now

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.

Register Now

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