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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

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  • Date Starts Saturday, December 3, 2022
    Ends Sunday, December 4, 2022

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NOTE: Due to teacher illness, this retreat has been moved to online-only. Thank you for your understanding as we navigate these conditions!

Join InsightLA senior teacher Melissa McKay for two days of practicing Metta meditation. Metta means friendliness, benevolence or lovingkindness. It is called a liberating practice because when metta is there, it frees the mind from fear, worry, doubt, anger and annoyance and many other afflictive emotion.

It is possible to develop in any human heart and in this two day retreat, we will be doing just that. The benefits of metta practice are vast and the emphasis will be on practicing so that we can experience the many benefits for ourselves.
 

Schedule PT:
Saturday:
9am: Welcome/ Opening meditation
10am: Walking meditation
11am: Sitting meditation
12pm: Lunch/ home duties
2pm: Sitting meditation
3pm: Walking meditation
4pm: Dharma Talk
5pm: optional continued practice for the evening

Sunday:
9am: Guided sitting meditation
10am: Walking meditation
11am: Sitting meditation
12pm: Lunch/ home duties
2pm: Sitting meditation
3pm: Walking meditation
4pm: Dharma Talk
5pm: optional continued practice for the evening

If you have not participated in an online retreat before, you can read about how to set up your space here

Melissa McKay Teacher

Melissa began her path of meditation in 1998 with a small group of dedicated practitioners in Oakland, CA with her beloved, though not known, teacher named Barbara Janus who introduced her to the teachings of Sayadaw U Pandita of Burma. Her first retreat was with Sayadaw U Pandita and the profound changes she saw in... Read more

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Class Fee $150

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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