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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

[Cancelled] Settling, Seeing, and Spacious Awareness

We will train in three inter-related modes of practice. First, we will settle and stabilize our minds and bodies, becoming more concentrated, through both sitting and moving forms of meditation, including regular Qigong. As we settle, we then become bet... Read more

Love and Rest

We often long for love, both giving and receiving, but the busyness of life and the agitation of our minds do not create the conditions for love to arise. In dharma practice, we find love naturally arises when we rest deeply. When we let go of the dissa... Read more

Spring Renewal: The Blossoming of Insight

If this retreat is full please complete this form and we will reach out to you with our availability options. Spring is a wonderful time to turn inward and renew ourselves. Come spend the week at Big Bear Retreat center in the serene San Berna... Read more

Calm Abiding: A Retreat for Cultivating a Concentrated Mind

If this retreat is full please complete this form and we will reach out to you with our availability options. We are looking forward to practicing an in-person retreat in the beautiful San Bernardino mountains. With the support of nature and a... Read more

Mindfulness as the Foundation

Please note this retreat 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. In this 6-ni... Read more

Coming to Our Senses: A 4-Night Silent Insight Meditation Retreat

Along the path of dharma practice we make it a habit to connect to the truth of each moment as experienced in the body and through all the senses. By doing so, we can effectively reduce anxiety and confusion, making room for peace and joy. Meditation c... Read more