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Living in Harmony: The Buddha’s Teachings on Integrity
In this class we will explore the Buddha’s teachings on Sila, often translated as Virtue or Morality, these essential teachings offer us a means for living from our highest integrity which is the greatest gift we can offer ourselves and everyone around ... Read more
Mindfulness and Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Are you aware that you at times/often/always have different opinions about any given topic in your head? For example “A part of me really wants ice cream and another part thinks I really shouldn’t,” or “a part of me wants to reach out to that cute/nice/... Read more
Wake Up Grateful: The Transformative Practice of Taking Nothing for Granted
“Hugely inspiring and helpful.” — Jon Kabat-Zinn
What does it mean to truly live gratefully, every day? In Wake Up Grateful, Kristi Nelson, executive director of A Network for Grateful Living, unlocks the path to recognizing abundance in every moment... Read more
Training in Metta
We are in a time of elevated stress as the sheltering in place continues. The already polarized culture is experiencing heightened tensions building around an upcoming election. There is a lot of dismay in the atmosphere. How is your capacity for kindne... Read more
Mindful Self-Compassion
Note: This class started on Monday October 26th. To join starting class 2 on Monday November 2nd please register and email support@insightla.org to be forwarded to the teachers for any makeup work from class 1.
Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is... Read more
Intro to Decolonizing Non-Violent Communication
Using a trauma-informed and decolonial lens, this workshop will explore how Non-Violent Communication fits within the context of systemic oppression and radical-relational change. This introductory workshop will provide a concrete framework for explorin... Read more
How Purpose, Pivoting and Pacing Can Support Us During Challenging Times
The pandemic is offering each of us the opportunity to take our mindfulness practices for a test drive daily, often multiple times. Even in the pre-pandemic era, we were overwhelmed, distracted and often depleted. Now it’s “more so.” While we can’t cont... Read more
Anti-Racism Training with Arinna Wiseman and JD Doyle
Over the last few months, the Insight LA community, and our country as a whole, have been grappling with anti-Black racism and the uncovering of a history of systemic racial injustice. Since the June TDG gathering, the importance of taking wise actions ... Read more
The Short Course in Mindful Self-Compassion
This class started on Oct 14th. To join starting class 2 on Oct 21st register by clicking the Register Now button to the left then email the teacher for any makeup work from class 1: wendysschmelzer@gmail.com
Learn the skills we all need to me... Read more