Start the holiday season by practicing in community and stillness for our annual Thanksgiving Beach Sit.
Bring a beach chair or your meditation cushion and a towel to sit on. The sit will be without guidance. You can join anytime, if you are late or ju... Read more
Teachings of the Buddha: An Introduction to the Path of Freedom
Are you a beginning Dharma practitioner, or just looking to refresh your knowledge? This is the class for you!
This 5-week online series will provide an overview of the basic foundational teachings of Buddha.
Topics will include:
• Meditation Instruc... Read more
When Awareness Becomes Natural
In deep meditation, as in everyday life, we may encounter the negative habits that create needless stress for us (such as worry, annoyance, dissatisfaction, unhappiness, jealousy, or the inner critic).
But when the light of awareness shines on these ... Read more
[Now Online Only] Strengthening the Heart: A Two-Day Metta Retreat
NOTE: Due to teacher illness, this retreat has been moved to online-only. Thank you for your understanding as we navigate these conditions!
Join InsightLA senior teacher Melissa McKay for two days of practicing Metta meditation. Metta means friendlines... Read more
Annual Summer Insight Meditation Silent Retreat
Time in retreat allows us to step out of the complexity of our life, to listen deeply to our body, heart and mind.
A retreat provides an opportunity and a caring container, deepening our meditation practice. The mindfulness practice on retreats is ofte... Read more
Unwinding Anxiety: Mindfulness-Based Habit Change
This class series offers CE’s and offers a smart phone app as optional reference material.
For the NY Times Article: A Brain Hack to Break the Coronavirus Anxiety Cycle featuring Judson Brewer, MD (creator of Mindfulness-Based Habit Change) click here... Read more
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
Mindful Eating: Mindfulness-Based Habit Change
This class series offers CE’s and offers a smart phone app as optional reference material.
This program is an invitation to foster greater present moment awareness in everyday life through the lens of mindful eating. We will explore common everyday st... Read more
Mindful Self-Compassion for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) is an eight-week program that focuses on cultivating self-compassion in community.
The MSC program (developed by psychologists Kristen Neff, PhD (www.Self-Compassion.org)... Read more