Every time we breathe in we restore our cells and connect to the nourishment that the outer world has to offer- when we breathe out it is an opportunity to consciously release what blocks our health and wellbeing. Breathing out we can also reconnect wi... Read more
Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
No class on July 11.
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Just Show Up and begin your day with sitting and walking meditation, dharma talks and discussion.
Join InsightLA teacher Ava Louise Stanton and the Zen Sangha practice group online every Friday at 7:30am.
Zen Sang... Read more
Integration
In this session we will visit the challenges, the grief and the joy of this year.
We prepare for the year ahead by discerning what is meaningful and what gives our life value.
With deep mindfulness, great compassion and profound trust practice we gain... Read more
Tending Grief
Holding cultural, environmental and collective grief together through compassionate presence, connecting to the deeper ground, and grieving together. Feeling deeply allows us to see with new eyes and to go forth together. Read more
CANCELLED Using ACT to Cultivate Committed Action
Living a psychologically flexible and values-rich life involves daily deliberate practice. We can take committed action toward our values throughout our day and in doing so, water the seeds of the life we want to grow. This session will draw from behavi... Read more
Using ACT to Cultivate Perspective Taking
We can get bogged down by inflexible and limiting views of ourselves and others. Perspective taking helps us step back and take in a grander view - one that transcends time, recognizes our impermanence and honors our interconnectedness. In this session ... Read more
Using ACT to Cultivate Values-Rich Living
Values are an inner compass that direct you toward a life with purpose and meaning. Having purpose and meaning after trauma and loss is associated with post-traumatic growth. Values can also energize you when you are burned out and worn down. In this se... Read more
Using ACT to Cultivate Acceptance, Allowing, and Making Space
Sometimes we cannot fix our problem or solve our pain, but we can work towards healing it. When avoiding and suppressing pain makes our suffering worse, we can turn towards our difficult feelings, thoughts, and sensations with a stance of curiosity, wil... Read more
Grief as Transformation
The process of grieving is profoundly transformative. When faced with painful feelings of loss, we have a choice: to escape, bury, and cover up, or to truly feel the feelings.
If we choose to feel the sorrow associated with loss, it connects us to ou... Read more
Using ACT with Compassion to Cultivate Safeness
Cultivating a Compassionate Mind, inner safeness, and self-care can provide ground during challenging times. This workshop will draw from Compassion Focused Therapy Methods, journaling, meditation and embodied yoga to explore:
Self-care at the soul ... Read more