Learn the skills we all need to meet life’s challenges with more wisdom and kindness.
Our new and abridged course, The Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion (SC-MSC), will teach you how to hold yourself with tenderness and compassion when you need it... Read more
Youngish Adults (20s, 30s, 40s) Practice Group – Benedict Canyon/Online
Note: Starting March 24, this practice group will held at the Santa Monica Meditation Center. Click here to register.
Young-ish Adults Sitting Group (for 20s, 30s or 40s)
Mindfulness meditation in a supportive hybrid in-person/online community of peer... Read more
A 1-Day or 2-Day Retreat
In this retreat, we will focus on methods that tame the mind so it can recognize its innate clarity. We will learn and develop our ability to “move towards” stillness and spaciousness by gently inviting the mind to rest.
The retreat will incorporate b... Read more
[Cancelled] Untangling Eco-Anxiety: Fostering Mindful Consuming
If you experience unease about ecological change, it may be helpful to know that you are not alone. An estimated two thirds of Americans and people around the world are anxious about the impact of climate change.
This course is for those who would like... Read more
Harmonizing Inner Nature with Outer Nature: Half-Day of Practice
Connect with the natural world and bring your inner nature into harmony with outer nature. This half-day retreat will take place mostly outdoors, on the back patio of the Benedict Canyon Retreat House.
Mindfulness practices will include seated meditat... Read more
Recognizing Black History: Honoring our Ancestors through our Food (Open to All)
This year’s annual theme for Black History Month is Health and Wellness. In celebration, this event will explore how health-promoting food practices are one of many ways to honor those that came before us. The event consists of a 20-minute yoga session ... 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
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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
Living Dharma – The Wise Heart: Further Teachings on Buddhist Psychology
Please note: This series started on April 26th. To join starting class #2 on May 3rd, please click register to the left and email celeste@insightla.org for any makeup work.
In the Living Dharma class series, we study the traditional Buddhist teachings ... Read more
Death & Happiness: A Meditation Practice
Do you ever contemplate your own death? Just the thought often fills us with fear, even revulsion. Sports is a $71 billion dollar industry in the US alone simply because people prefer to be distracted from their mortality. However, undertaking a pract... Read more