As a support for Insight meditation, the Nine Bodies teachings and meditations presented on this retreat offer you a new means for tracking and classifying meditative experiences which can help you stay present with whatever arises. These explorations m... Read more
[FULL] Mindful Self Compassion
NOTE: This course meets for 8 Classes and started on April14th. You may start on April 21st for Class 2 by emailing anisa@insightla.org to register. You will also make arrangements with the teacher to complete Class 1 during a course or to complete the ... Read more
Neurodharma: New Science and Ancient Wisdom for a Challenging Time
During times like this, it’s natural to feel afraid, anxious, or threatened. The brain has evolved to react quickly to threats, and it’s easy for there to be a sense of helplessness associated with problems that appear far beyond our control.
But being... Read more
Dharma for Challenging Times with Anushka Fernandopulle
What are the Dharma lessons that we can take from this time of global challenges? Lets practice together and see how we can learn from the change and uncertainty that life has delivered this year. If we hold events with wisdom, we can grow stronger and ... Read more
Mindful Self Compassion
NOTE: this course started on April 27th. To join starting May 4th please register and email support@insightla.org to ask for makeup work from the first class.
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is a program developed by Kristin Neff, the pioneering... Read more
Tending Our Grief
Tending Our Grief: How Community Ritual, Mindfulness and Nature Connection help us soften around our pain.
Grief is a given in this life, meant to be experienced with others, communally not in isolation. Throughout time, people have come together ritua... Read more
Being with Grief
Being with Grief: How Mindfulness, Self-compassion, and Nature Connection can help us to live with our pain
There are some pains that cannot be taken away. The grief we feel when we lose someone or something of great significance to us may be overwhelm... Read more
The Art of Not-Clinging with Shaila Catherine
This talk will highlight the subtle dynamics of clinging and not-clinging as we practice the art of letting go. The Buddha described four kinds of clinging:
1) clinging to sensual pleasures
2) to views and opinions
3) to rituals and observances
4) t... Read more
Making Peace with the Unknown: An Intimate Conversation & Meditation with Sandra Oh & Trudy Goodman
A month ago, we were living familiar lives with calendars that told us where we’d be for weeks to come. Today we’re all sailing in uncharted waters, alone and together. How do we chart a course into the unknown? Most of you know Sandra Oh as a talented... Read more