This 3-weeks series will include practicing outdoors at this peaceful location to cultivate greater awareness and calm through mindful movement, sitting meditation, and group sharing. Themes will include harmonizing inner nature with outer nature; fos... Read more
Buddha’s Basic Building Blocks: Overcoming Doubt and Other Obstacles
Even in the Buddha’s time, meditators were prone to doubts, boredom, irritation and getting lost in worries, fears, or fantasies.. The Buddha himself had to learn how to overcome these obstacles, which he termed “hindrances,” because they hinder the cle... Read more
Buddhist Teachings: Teachings From the Heart: LovingKindness and Compassion
This two-class drop-in series will offer an opportunity to cultivate a meditation practice grounded in loving-kindness and compassion. These practices support a more nuanced understanding of clarity, liberation, and heartfulness. Both 90- minute classe... Read more
The Two Wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion
This two-class drop-in series will offer an opportunity to strengthen both the wisdom and the compassion wings of meditative practice. We will explore mindfulness meditation, alongside the heart practice of compassion. Both practices support a more nuan... Read more
The Two Wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion
Learn why an open mind and an open heart are related. Understand how to cultivate both with meditation and in daily life.
Join InsightLA Teacher Eileen Ybarra for this 2-class series at Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Wisdom and Compassion
Wisdom and c... Read more
Well Being: Mental Health and Mindfulness – A Workshop with Special Guest Chris Germer
“We found a positive and protective value of the mindfulness practice over time on mindfulness, positive affect, depression, and insomnia. Moreover, the frequency of practice and the ease perceived in practicing were positively correlated to several ind... Read more
Building Resilience in Challenging Times
This retreat is a hybrid, to join in-person at Big Bear Retreat Center in Southern California click here.
Please note this retreat meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification pr... Read more
Building Resilience in Challenging Times
This retreat is nearing full. We have select rooms available. If interested, please email andreas@bigbearretreatcenter.org with your room request/preference (ie female double room)
Join us in the serene San Bernardino Mountains amongst the pine trees! ... Read more
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InTune: A Neurodiverse Affinity Group
Learn to use the lessons of dharma and mindfulness to help ease the friction from living in a neurotypical world.
This twice-monthly practice group focuses on a particular topic each time we meet. Topics include autism and other neurodiverse issues suc... Read more