San Gabriel Valley Sunday Morning Practice Group

Come sit with us!  Join InsightLA teachers in the San Gabriel Valley for a sitting group every Sunday.   Michael Stroud and other InsightLA teachers lead a practice group every Sunday in San Marino. The format includes periods of sitting and walking me... Read more

Mindful Parents Practice Group

Join others on the parenting journey in an hour-long break to re-group, re-charge, and care for yourself as you head into the weekend.  Our intention is to create a space in which parents (of children of all ages) come together for support and community... Read more

Deepening Your Practice

We offer a place, indeed a community, for seasoned practitioners to sit together, soak in Dharma teachings, and connect with other practitioners about how the Dharma is expressing itself in our lives.   We welcome you into the deep silence supported by... Read more

Hero’s Journey: A Mindful Writing Workshop

“When the storyteller tells the truth, she reminds us that human beings are more alike than unalike... A story is what its like to be a human being-to be knocked down and to miraculously arise. Each one of us has arisen, awakened. We do rise.” – Maya An... Read more

Be With The Body – Guided Meditation

Note: Nov 22: no class Rest awareness in the body and reconnect to the present moment. Join InsightLA Facilitator Chris Spurrell on Wednesday nights for a mindful exploration of the body. Embodied Presence It’s easy and common for us to be disconne... Read more

Surf the Waves – Guided Meditation

In this guided meditation you’ll be invited to surf the waves of cravings, urges and emotions in a non-reactive, kind and observational manner. As we learn to be be with various impulses, we recognize their nature to peak and diminish all on their own. ... Read more

Bowing to Elephants Book Talk and Signing

A Conversation about Crossing Borders and Reconciliation with the Past  Mag Dimond will introduce and read from her intimate new travel memoir, Bowing to Elephants, highlighting particular experiences where she found community and made peace with child... Read more