Events Archive

A Women’s Daylong Retreat

In this day-long womens retreat, join Senior Teacher Justine Dawson and the women of InsightLA to settle the chattering mind and touch deeply into the wisdom of the body. Spend a day in the nourishing, empowering company of women* as we meditate, refle... Read more

[Cancelled] A Women’s New Year Retreat

Mindfully Writing Your Way into a Resilient, Healing New Year

Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare. - Audre Lorde Shame has poor memory. - Gabriel García Márquez As the holiday highs and lows evolve into future hopes and expectations, this... Read more

Cultivating Calm & Mindfulness for the Holidays

Holiday time can be stressful. Set aside time to practice in a supportive community space, dedicated to care and revitalization. Join InsightLA teachers for a Saturday half-day retreat and return the heart and mind to balance. Mindfulness for the Holi... Read more

Compassion in Action: Community Meditation from Los Angeles to Puerto Rico

Join us to cultivate compassion and fundraise to alleviate the suffering caused by hurricane Fiona to marginalized communities in Puerto Rico. This a unique opportunity to practice loving kindness in a collective effort to be of service through reflect... Read more

Be With The Body: Guided Meditation

[PLEASE NOTE: Our class is returning to online only as of March 8th so there will be no in-person gathering from and including March 8th onward. Join us online every Wednesday here.] It’s very easy & common for us to be disconnected from our bodies... Read more

Dedicated Link: The Mindful Journey: A Discussion with Members of the First All-Black Climbing Team to Summit Mt. Everest

Before practicing meditation, we see that mountains are mountains. When we start to practice, we see that mountains are no longer mountains. After practicing a while, we see that mountains are again mountains. -Thich Nhat Hanh (2010). The Diamond Th... Read more

[Cancelled] Mindfulness Lab: An Introduction to Your Practice

Are you looking to start incorporating mindfulness into your daily life, but unsure of where to begin? Join InsightLA Senior Teacher Allen Weiss for this 5-week foundations series. This online class is an introduction to creating and incorporating an ... Read more

Awareness and Wisdom: A 24 Hour Practice for Daily Life (Prerequisite Required)

We tend not to understand what seeing is. The instant tendency of the mind is to think of what it is seeing—a statue of the Buddha, the floor, a cushion. But the seeing is a different thing. Seeing is a very, very obvious object. Just acknowledge that y... Read more

[RESCHEDULING] Mindfulness & Compassion Practices for Anxiety: A Series for the Latino/a/x Community

TO BE RESCHEDULED - AWAITING NEW DATES EMAIL SENT BY ELIZABETH 11/21/22 The current state of affairs that we are facing as a community on a global scale and in the U.S., as well as at a personal level, have the potential to trigger mental states such ... Read more