Of all of the painful emotions, shame can be the most challenging. We all yearn for belonging. Shame is tied up with a deep and profoundly innocent need to be loved, and along with that the fear that we could somehow become banished from the tribe.” W... Read more
Mindfulness-Based Habit Change Practice Group (Prerequisite Required)
Prerequisite: completion of a 6-week or 8-week Mindfulness-Based Habit Change (Unwinding Anxiety and/or Mindful Eating).
This class is an invitation to socially connect while practicing skills learned in the Mindfulness-based Habit Change program to he... Read more
Essentials of Mindfulness: Building and Maintaining the Practice
This is InsightLA’s popular Essentials of Mindfulness Class!
This is our premier introduction to creating and incorporating an effective and ongoing insight meditation practice in all aspects of your life. This 6-week class is appropriate for beginners... Read more
Unwinding Anxiety: Mindfulness-Based Habit Change
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
This class is for those who feel stuck from habits caused by the uncertainties of everyday l... Read more
Rest in Simplicity Retreat
This retreat also meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True.
This retreat will be held both in person at Big Bear Retreat Center, and also online. T... Read more
Post-Retreat Gathering Mindfulness of Body and Mind
Join us for a check-in and support! Read more
The Mindful Bedroom
Sex, intimacy and desire are potent areas for mindfulness practice. For most of us they are full of both pleasure and pain. So how do we enter this terrain consciously, and learn to bring the awareness of our sitting practice into the realm of human con... Read more
Mindfulness: Un Hábito para Ser Feliz
Todo ser tiene el anhelo de ser feliz. La felicidad es nuestro derecho de nacimiento. Las prácticas de mindfulness nos apoyan a reclamar ese derecho. Con la meditación, aprendemos a establecer la intención de ser felices.
Al tener una intención clara,... Read more
Opening to Desire
Desire is one of the most potent forces on our planet. When were open to it, desire can bring us vitality, inspiration, and creativity. It’s a call into life and connection. When disconnected from desire, it’s common to feel listless, uncertain and lost... Read more
Resting in The Boundless Heart: Drop in Series
The intention of these sessions is to welcome our sangha (community) across time zones to practice together.
This weekly 30 minute guided meditation will be centered around deepening the heart practices through different forms of Lovingkindness (Radiat... Read more