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
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