Events Archive

Rest in Simplicity

Please note this retreat meets the requirements for participants in Jack Kornfield + Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification program through Sounds True. This retreat has been reformatted specifically to be an online retreat, accessi... Read more

Walking the Buddha’s Path Together This Election Season

The tumultuous, stressful and challenging conditions this election season are like no other in the history of this country, especially when combined with the COVID-19 pandemic and the heightened awareness of anti-black racism. Perhaps more than ever, ... Read more

Resting in Equanimity

<- How to make a donation to the teachers and to the center: Click the Donate button to the left, key in an amount, and key in your credit card information. Thank you for donating by December 18th This retreat is completely ... Read more

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