Buddha’s Basic Building Blocks: The Eightfold Path – The Prescription
The Buddha is often referred to as a physician. In the Four Noble Truths, he diagnosed
The disease: dukkha - often translated as “suffering,” but really referring to a wide range of difficult, unpleasant, distressing phenomena
The cause: clinging,... Read more
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
MBSR students come from all walks of life, but they share one thing in common: the desire to find more balance, peace and happiness in their lives. If you share these aspirations, MBSR can be a valuable resource for you.
Two decades of published resear... Read more
Mindful Self-Compassion Core Skills Training with Kristin Neff & Chris Germer
Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer are pioneers in the scientific development of self-compassion. They have brought their respective experience together in the empirically-supported Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program. This Core Skills Workshop allow... Read more
Vesak 2022: Celebrate and Commemorate the Birth, Enlightenment, and Death of the Buddha
The Vesak Festival, also known as Buddha Day, is a celebration honoring the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Buddha, Siddhattha Gotama. Join us in celebration of our practice including a guided meditation and sharing.
Please bring a candle for a... Read more
Transforming the Inner Critic: A 4-Week Rebuilding Series
Set the tone for the year of 2022 by transforming our relationship to the inner critic!
We can all be our own “worst enemy. But, when the negative voices in our head remain unexplored and unaddressed, we suffer. Life becomes a negative “self-fulfilli... Read more
A Day of Practice with Thomas Davis and Helen Setyan
We are deeply grateful to our community members for their understanding, patience, and support through this challenging and life changing chapter of our journey together. We are eager to move into the next phase of our adventure. In keeping with the p... Read more
Benedict Canyon Restoration Volunteer Service Day
Join our InsightLA staff, teachers, and community members for a morning of volunteer service, restoring the land at our Benedict Canyon retreat grounds!
After a grounding meditation led by ILA senior teacher Maureen Shannon-Chapple, well practice mindf... Read more
A Day of Practice with Sharon Salzberg
The event will consist of meditation practice, talk, and Q & A. There will be a lunch break around 12-1pm and a few short breaks.
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This event will be recorded and emailed to everyone who registers. Read more
Bringing Mindfulness into the Struggle for Justice: Q&A with Ugandan LGBTQI Activist Clare Byarugaba & Trudy Goodman
Please join us for an intimate conversation with two Mindfulness teachers from opposite ends of the globe. Trudy Goodman, founder of InsightLA will speak with Clare Byarugaba, LGBTQI activist and feminist based in Uganda. Clare is a pioneer in the spac... Read more