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Non-Residential Retreats (Single Day)

(Hybrid: Online) Compassion In The Canyon – A Mindful Aging Mini Retreat

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Wendy Schmelzer, LCSW Teacher

  • Location Online
  • Experience Levels All
  • This class is a donation based class. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
  • Date/Time Friday, December 12, 2025
    10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT

Refund and Event Policies

This event is the online version of a hybrid retreat which will take place both in-person and online. To register for the in-person version of this event, click here.

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A “half-day” to connect with your heart and friends
 
So many things feel overwhelming right now — the LA fires aftermath, charged politics, contending with heartache or illness —or simply worrying about someone else in pain.
If you long for some softness in a safe environment, then this half-day of practice is for you.

Discover how mindfulness and compassion practices can help you meet your crowd of sorrows with more kindness and equanimity.
 
Join with friends amidst the wild and rustic beauty of InsightLA’s Benedict Canyon Retreat House for three soul-soothing hours.

Reparative. Restorative. Healing.

Friday, December 12th, 2025. 10am to 1pm at InsightLA’s Benedict Canyon Retreat House and via Zoom online
For in-person attendees, please bring a brown bag lunch for a communal meal following the program.

 

Love,
Wendy

 

Wendy Schmelzer, LCSW Teacher

Wendy Schmelzer has been teaching meditation in health and healing environments since 2006 — most recently as an instructor at the Greater Los Angeles VA where for five years she taught mindfulness and compassion practices to staff, veterans, and family caregivers as part of InsightLA’s VA CALM team. A longtime meditator, she is a graduate... Read more

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