Our 4 week class will meet from 10:00- 11:15am on Tuesday mornings in August. There will be an optional Q&A and group discussion at 11:15-11:45am.
Each meeting will include guided meditation and an essential teaching from The Buddha.
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Simplicity of Relaxation: Body, Heart, and Mind
This daylong will give special attention to relaxing and nourishing the body while soothing the heart and mind.
The intensity of this historic moment can destabilize the attention and unsettle the body. Where and how we place our attention is fundament... Read more
Contemplative End of Life Care Training Intensive
This three day training retreat is a dynamic experiential learning featuring aspects of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care’s Foundations in Contemplative Care Training Program. Our faculty, Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison and Sensei Robert Chodo... Read more
Risk Delight – Embracing the Blossoming of Spring
“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”
- Anais Nin
Each Spring nature repeats the ritual from coming out of the cold, out of the dark, out of resourcing and resting, back into the ... Read more
Hold for Men’s Group BC
Buddhist Wisdom & Ancient Medicine: A Shamanic View on Awakening
In this special daylong we will explore the path of Buddhism and Shamanism. We will discuss the topic of Plant Medicine and its role in the transformation of human consciousness. We will explore the life and teachings of the Buddha within the framework ... Read more
A Pilgrimage to Wisdom: A Journey Exploring the Feminine in Himalayan Buddhism
Please join InsightLA’s Senior Teacher Diana Gould in a multi-media presentation of her recent trip, A Pilgrimage to Wisdom, exploring the feminine in Himalayan Buddhism in Nepal and Tibet. Discussion will include examples of archetypal, historical, co... Read more
Transforming the Inner Critic
We can all be our own “worst enemy”. But, when the negative voices in our head remain unexplored and unaddressed, we suffer. Life becomes a negative self-fulfilling prophecy”. This workshop will build on and deepen the practices and topics offered in... Read more
An Afternoon with Tim Wise, Prominent Anti-Racist Writer and Educator
Join us for an afternoon with Tim Wise as he explores the importance of staying strong in difficult times, and committing to the struggle for justice, even when justice seems far away. Weaving social movement history with contemporary analysis, humor an... Read more
Ecodharma: Buddhist Response to Environmental Crises
The ecological crisis -- which includes the climate emergency but is much bigger than that -- is the greatest challenge that humanity has ever faced. What does Buddhism offer, if anything, that can help us understand and respond appropriately? And what ... Read more