Self-Restoration Half-Day Retreat

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. ______________ 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

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