Events Archive

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

Essentials of Mindfulness

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

Living by Love and Kindness

In this daylong retreat we will spend the day practicing Metta meditation. This ancient technique taught by the Buddha frees our minds from afflictions that bring us pain and stress like self-doubt, judgment, rigidity, worries and fears. The Budd... Read more

The Heart Unconfined: A 2-Night or 4-Night Retreat

To make a donation to Pascal, click the green Donate button to the left. There is a way to release the mind — and heart ! — from confusion, afflictive emotions and wrong understanding about reality. Wise mindfulness can disent... Read more

Non-Violent Communication in the Context of Inequality: A Series for Those Who Identify as White

This event will have a new start date. To be notified of the new dates please email support@insightla.org to be added to the notification list. This event is for those who self-identify as white. To attend the BIPOC Non-Violent Communication S... Read more

Deepening Self-Compassion (Pre-Requisite Required)

Prerequisite: completion of a Mindful-Self Compassion course or Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion. Welcome back to Mindful Self-Compassion. Join us as we deepen and enliven our practice amidst the thorny realities of day-to- day life. This class ... Read more

Mindful Self-Compassion

NOTE: This class started on Jan 25th. To join starting class to, click the Register button to the left and email angeliked@gmail.com for any makeup work. You may also make up class 1 at a future MSC course. Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is a program d... Read more