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
Virtual Community Gathering: Closing the Centers Ceremony and Collective Visioning for Future Spaces
This virtual community gathering is an opportunity to honor and celebrate the spaces that have supported our practice over the last several years. InsightLA will be closing our East Hollywood center this month and the Santa Monica center in January, but... Read more
“To All A Goodnight” A Christmas Eve Meditation featuring Performances from Broadway
Unfortunately, weve reached capacity for this offering on Zoom. You can still watch though! We will be live-streaming this event to our YouTube page at 4pm PST. It will also be available to view on YouTube after the event ends. If youd like to make a d... Read more
(Canceled) Hermosa Beach Practice Group
Begin the day with a clear mind and open heart. Join those who live in and around Hermosa Beach for a morning meditation every Thursday from 9-9:45 am
Hermosa Beach Practice Group
Led by Annette Lombardi, this weekly morning mindfulness practice consi... Read more
Mindful Eating: A 4-Week Series for Mental and Physical Health
In our busy lives we all can fall into mindless eating that has negative consequences on our wellbeing. In the ancient texts, the Buddha taught about the effects of food and overeating on our mental health. Bringing the quality of conscious awareness t... Read more