Events Archive

Middle-Ish Practice Group (Born in 1970-80s)

Sit and meditate in person within the beautiful nature-rich environs of the Benedict Canyon Retreat House. Share in the collective wisdom of others. Middle-Ish? The middle-era adult faces unique challenges around integrating the teachings of mindfulne... Read more

Middle-ish Practice Group (Born in 1970-80s)

Share in the collective wisdom of others. Sit and meditate in a community with those who were born in the 1970s and 80s. The Middle-Ish online affinity group is supported by InsightLA teachers Michael Karakashian and Eileen Ybarra, and facilitators Jul... Read more

Embodied Integrity: Integrating the 5 Precepts in Daily Life

In this class series we will be exploring how we bring the commitments we make in our silent practice from our cushions into our worldly busy lives. Our intention with this class offering is to create a container where we can discover our deepest val... Read more

Ancestors Welcome Here: Lineage Repair for Ending White Supremacy

People of European Ancestry/White People: We need all the help we can get. Working through our embodied experience, we will welcome our supportive ancestors of blood and bone, which we all have whether or not we know them or anything about them, to ext... Read more

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Harmonizing Inner Nature with Outer Nature

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