In the Living Dharma class series, we study the traditional Buddhist teachings from the Insight meditation tradition and learn how to apply them to daily life for greater ease, clarity, and well being. There will be time for longer meditations, instruct... 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 of the Body and Mind
Please note this retreat meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True.
In this 7-day vipassana retreat, we will practice mindfulness continuously: ... Read more
Discovering Joy
Start things off joyfully in 2021! In this 6-week “new year” class, we’ll be discovering all the wholesome, natural and tangible joys, always available in the present moment, even in challenging times. It is often said that Buddhist practitioners are “j... Read more
The Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion
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
Transforming Shame into Compassion: How Mindful Awareness Brings Us into Deeper Contact with Ourselves and Our World
In this talk, Francesca will explore how mindfulness can transform feelings of shame into embodied compassionate connection and action towards oneself and others. Using the Buddhist teachings of Hiri and Ottapa, Francesca will explore the ways in which ... Read more
(Cancelled) Nutriendo el Corazón y Restaurando el Cuerpo
¿Quieres aliviar las experiencia abrumadoras del 2020?
¿Quieres aprender acceder a la paz y alegría empática en 2021?
Los desafíos del año 2020 nos afectaron profundamente, dejando ciertas experiencias atrapadas en el interior de nuestro cuerpo. L... Read more
End of Life Care: A Workshop for Professionals and Caregivers
This workshop is an introduction to a 3-Day training retreat on April 9th-11th and will focus on the dynamic experiential learning featuring aspects of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care’s Foundations in Contemplative Care Training Program.... Read more
InsightLA Meditation’s Certificate of Mindfulness
This training program is for committed practitioners who wish to deepen their mindfulness practice in a cohort structure through the direct felt experience and application of Buddhist and secular teachings anchored in spiritual friendship. Upon completi... Read more
Resilience: Coping Mindfully and Wisely with any Adversity, Loss, Stress, or Trauma
Whether coping with ordinary disappointments or extraordinary disasters, with major losses or transitions into an uncertain future, this daylong guides you through the experiential practices most effective in cultivating the resilience mindset that help... Read more