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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

Non-Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

The Original Body Scan: 32 Parts of the Body Meditation Discovering Freedom within the Body

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Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD Teacher

Bob Stahl, PhD Visiting Teacher

Marcy Reynolds Visiting Teacher

Mary Grace Orr Visiting Teacher

  • Location Online
  • Experience Levels All
  • Date Starts Monday, June 23, 2025
    Ends Sunday, June 29, 2025

    6 nights

Refund and Event Policies

This retreat is accepted as a part of the requirements of MBSR teacher trainings at both Brown University Mindfulness Center and UCSD (University of California San Diego). This retreat also meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True. Please read the Criteria for MMTCP Retreat Attendance Requirements.

Teachers for June 2025: Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD, Bob Stahl, PhD, Mary Grace Orr, Marcy Reynolds

This Online retreat is suitable for both beginning and experienced meditators. We will work primarily with the first of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness – mindfulness of the body. The “32 Parts of the Body” meditation has rarely been taught in the West; you will be introduced to it from an Insight perspective of the true nature and wonders of the body. This practice has also been used for healing illness and most importantly to help eradicate the erroneous view of self. Various methods will be taught to strengthen mindfulness of the body and to explore the mind/body connection.

We will follow the usual format of an Insight Meditation (Vipassana) retreat, with periods of sitting and walking meditation, as well as qigong sessions for further exploration of mindfulness of the body. Each day there will be a talk and systematic meditation instructions that are embedded in lovingkindness. These teachings and practices will emphasize quieting the mind, opening the heart, and developing clarity, wisdom, and compassion; and foster the depth of practice. 

This retreat is appropriate for the general public, health professionals, and mindfulness teachers or in training.  

Note: The homepage and Zoom link will be shared with registered students in a reminder email as we get closer to the retreat start date. 

Schedule PT (tentative and subject to change):
Saturday 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Sunday– Thursday8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am – 11:00 am 

Sunday-Thursday Schedule
8:00 Silent Stationary/Sitting Meditation
8:45 Movement/Walking Meditation
9:30 Silent Stationary/Sitting Meditation with Instructions and Q&A
10:30 Practice Group Meeting (when assigned) or Movement/Walking Meditation
11:15 Silent Sitting Meditation
12:00 Practice Group Meeting (when assigned) or Movement/Walking Meditation
12:30 Silent Stationary/Sitting Meditation
1:00 Meal Break
3:00 32 Parts Instruction
3:45 Qigong
4:30 Silent Stationary/Sitting Meditation
5:00 Mindful Stretch/Bio Break
5:15 Dharma Talk
6:00 Meal Break
7:30 Silent Stationary/Sitting Meditation
8:00 Rest or Continued Practice

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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!

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Testimonials:

My intention for this retreat was to feel more at home in my body. The experience fulfilled my intention and brought gifts I could not have envisioned. Learning from Bob Stahl, Mary Grace Orr, Christiane Wolf & Marcy Reynolds has been a great honor! Thank you to the teachers as well as to Anisa, Alex & all of the support staff for an amazing adventure! – Shari S.

I had no idea a Zoom-based retreat could be so profound. A powerful experience rebalancing my body and mind. Each of the teachers brought such wise, deeply real teachings. The many different elements of the retreat were so thoughtfully woven together into a balanced, holistic experience. The combination of body and mind practices was rich and different from any Buddhist retreat I’ve experienced; I am so happy to have gained this truly embodied window into practicing the Dharma. Also, everything felt extremely well organized and the logistics flowed smoothly. I was surprised to feel a real sense of sangha even online; the teachers managed to cultivate a real sense of all of us being in spiritual community, on retreat together. – Redwood R.

 I entered this retreat with no expectations or knowledge of what it would specifically include. I signed up intuiting I needed to develop a relationship with my body, but didn’t know where to start. I entered feeling somewhat skittish, anxious, insecure. I now realize that was my fear mind having its way with me. I now feel more at home in my body, fear of being in my body has been replaced with gratitude for my body’s internal workings, a releasing of unrealized holding, and ultimately freedom from my old narrow, pathological narrative. The qigong was a delightful and enriching surprise at how it solidified the body practices even deeper. My body, mind and spirit now feel in alignment with my deepest heart’s intentions. Additionally, the connection I felt with the group, virtually no less, was something unexpected and yet fulfilled a longing I didn’t know was there. – Anna R.

A truly amazing experience. I highly recommend this retreat to anyone who feels at war with themselves, aggression towards self, or full of self loathing. These practices will challenge and delight you in so many unimaginable ways. And in the end you will have a deeper appreciation for your body and your planet. – Xochitl M.

 

Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD Teacher

Berlin to Los Angeles to InsightLA I started my professional life as a Gynecologist at the University Hospital in Berlin, Germany. I had fallen in love with the universality of the Buddhist teachings as a searching teenager and it surely helped me stay sane through medical school and residency. In 2003 my husband, baby daughter... Read more

Bob Stahl, PhD Visiting Teacher

Bob Stahl, PhD, has founded eight Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs in medical centers in the SF Bay Area and is currently offering programs at Dominican Hospital, El Camino Hospitals in Los Gatos and Mt. View, and Good Samaritan Hospital.  He serves as a Senior Teacher for Brown University Mindfulness Center and the Oasis Institute... Read more

Marcy Reynolds Visiting Teacher

Marcy Reynolds is a long-time student of holistic health having taught yoga, meditation, nutrition and western herbalism. Chronic Fatigue led her to the self-healing practice of Qigong which has been instrumental in her recovery and continues to bring depth, peace and healing to her life and the lives of those who practice with her. Marcy... Read more

Mary Grace Orr Visiting Teacher

Mary Grace Orr is a Spirit Rock Teacher Emerita, and has practiced vipassana since 1983. Prior to that, she followed western contemplative practices; she worked as a therapist from 1977 to 1995. She was trained to teach by Jack Kornfield. Currently Mary Grace lives in Hawai’i, and teaches retreats at Spirit Rock and throughout the... Read more

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Class Fee $545

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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 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).

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