The InsightLA People of Color Sangha is a growing community where all ‘self-identified’ people of color are invited to practice in a safe and welcoming space together. Sangha is a Pali word translated as beloved community and it’s used to describe a gr... 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
Men’s Wednesday Morning Practice Group
Every Wednesday morning we sit together in unguided meditation followed by discussion of anything that comes up. This group is peer led.
PLEASE NOTE: This group is now meeting at InsightLAs Santa Monica Main Center. Read more
Tuesday Evening Men’s Practice Group
Each meeting will include a 20-30 minute sit, followed by a short reading or talk. The last 30 minutes of the meeting will allow an open discussion about individual practices and the dharma.
This group is meant to foster an open and earnest exploratio... Read more
Mindful Aging
Join with friends and explore how mindfulness and self-compassion practices can help support us as we age.
The Mindful Aging practice group meets online every Wednesday at 10:15am, led by InsightLA Teacher Wendy Schmelzer.
Mindful Aging
“This being... Read more
Just Show Up Community Sit
Drop-in for this Monday morning sit! Everyone is welcome to this 35-minute meditation as you start your week.
Come between 7:00 and 7:10 am: sitting starts at 7:10 and ends with a reading of the Four Great Vows. We are on our way by 7:45!
We look f... Read more
Mindful Aging Practice Group
“This being human is a guesthouse. Every morning a new arrival…” Rumi
But as we age, so many of the morning’s new arrivals seem to be challenging guests - whether it’s our own “crowd of sorrows”-- or a friend or loved one’s suffering or loss.
Join wi... Read more
Chronic Pain and Illness Practice Group
Drop-in on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Sundays of the month to this special sitting group for chronic pain and illness.
There is something special that happens in taking refuge in Sangha with like minded people who are seeking to discover a way to find relie... Read more
Calm the Mind – Guided Meditation
Shift from doing to being as we gently focus awareness on an anchor, such as the breath or sounds, building the muscle of concentration. We will practice accepting each moment exactly as it is by witnessing thoughts, emotions and sensations as they com... Read more