Mindfulness and the Bodhisattva Path

Mindfulness involves taking care of our minds and hearts with affection. But in dramatic times -- which means at any time!-- we also need to take care of one another, which is what bodhisattvas do. How can mindfulness practice support our caring for oth... Read more

This Vulnerable Human Life with Frank Ostaseski

Vulnerability is not weakness; it is non-defensiveness. The absence of defense allows us to be wide open to our experience. Less defended, we are less opaque and more transparent. Then both the horror and beauty of our world can impress itself on our so... Read more

The Antidotes for Our Collective and Individual Burnout

This session will unpack the scientific understanding of burnout and reveal how we can learn to use the feelings and experience of stress and emotional overwhelm as a path to meaning based coping. We will apply contemplative science tools for investiga... Read more

Liberative Dependent Origination

NOTE August 26ths class will be 7:30-9pm with Michael Zittel: https://zoom.us/j/939386989 August 26ths Class Format: 7:30-8:15pm Dharma Talk 8:15-8:45pm Guided Meditation 8:45-9pm Optional Q&A Have you ever found yourself caught in diffi... Read more

The Relaxed Mind

“When we are undistracted and completely resting, this is our true nature. That’s both simple and profound.” — Dza Kilung Rinpoche Relaxation can restore us from the depleting shocks of this challenging historic moment. The intention of this retreat i... Read more

MBSR Full Day of Practice (Pre-Requisite Required)

If you have taken the 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction class by Jon Kabat-Zinn either with InsightLA or with another group you are welcome to join us for this day of practice.  This a free daylong offering made possible by the continued suppor... Read more