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We reserve the right to cancel a class or special event due to low enrollment or other circumstances which would make the event non-viable. If InsightLA cancels an event you’ve registered for, you will be offered a full refund. If an event has to be postponed for any reason, you will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer your registration to the same event at the new, future date. If you cancel, we apply a 5% credit processing fee and the refunded amounts are listed below:

MBSR, MSC, & MBHC, Mindfulness for Beginners & Special Events

7 days – 95% Refund
<7 days – No Refunds – Credit given if requested or donation to InsightLA

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>7 days – 95% Refund
<7 days – No Refunds – Credit given if requested or donation to InsightLA

Residential Retreats

> 8 weeks – amount paid less $100
4-8 weeks – amount paid less $175
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $300
< 2 weeks – No refund

Residential Retreats with Financial Support:

> 8 weeks – amount paid less $75
4-8 weeks – amount paid less $100
2-4 weeks – amount paid less $200
< 2 weeks – No refund

Special Events (Series)

Mindfulness for Chronic Pain: Outsmart Your Pain

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Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD Teacher

  • Location Online
  • Experience Levels All
  • Dates
    • Thursday, February 18, 2021 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PT

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Life is challenging for everybody. But for people who suffer from chronic pain it brings “challenging” to a whole new level.

Chronic pain is not only experienced on a physical level but also by how we think and feel about it. Many people report that their pain increases with rising stress levels, which right now, with COVID-19 and everything else that is going on in the world is at a record high. Mindfulness and compassion practices help to address both aspects: We learn to work with our feelings and emotions and also lower our stress levels in general.

Mindfulness is an intentional connection with the present moment that changes how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world. A dedicated mindfulness practice cultivates compassion, inclining us to treat ourselves and one another with greater kindness. Emerging research demonstrates that mindfulness and compassion practice remodels the brain’s physical structure in ways that build resilience and support well-being and influences pain levels in a positive way.
Join Dr. Wolf, for a deep dive into the possibility of changing your pain forever.

This 4-week class is appropriate for people new to meditation, as well as experienced meditators who want to learn exact steps to apply their knowledge to physical pain.

Through clear and insightful instruction and dialogue, you’ll cultivate the ability to:

  • Reconnect and befriend your body in a new way
  • See how the past and the anticipated future make the pain worse and how to change that
  • Inviting more pleasant and joyful moments into your life, regardless of the pain levels
  • Work with anxious, stressful or persistent thoughts
  • Be friendly towards yourself – and your body
  • Stay open and steady in the face of intense experiences
  • Implement a sustained daily practice that works with your life
  • You’ll leave with powerful tools for everyday life and clear instructions on how to move forward from here.

Schedule (4-5:30pm PT):

February 18th
February 25th
March 4th
March 11th

Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD is an internationally respected mindfulness and compassion teacher and teacher trainer. She co-leads the national mindfulness facilitator training for clinicians at the US department for Veteran Affairs, the largest health care provider in the US. She is the co-author of “A Clinician’s Guide to Teaching Mindfulness” and the upcoming “Outsmart Your Pain – Mindfulness and self-compassion to help you leave chronic pain behind” (our May 2021). Originally from Berlin, Germany, Dr. Wolf lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three teenagers.

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***If you’re unable to attend the live class series, or miss a class, you can still purchase the series. We will email you links to each class for you to watch at your convenience (or re-watch.) Videos will never expire.

Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD Teacher

Berlin to Los Angeles to InsightLA I started my professional life as a Gynecologist at the University Hospital in Berlin, Germany. I had fallen in love with the universality of the Buddhist teachings as a searching teenager and it surely helped me stay sane through medical school and residency. In 2003 my husband, baby daughter... Read more

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Class Fee $175
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Our mission is to make all of our programs accessible. Every fee-based offering has a limited number of pay-what-you-can spots available to support members of marginalized groups (people of color, queer people, people with disabilities) and those in financial need (those for whom the cost to attend is not financially possible).

These spots are offered on a first come, first served basis. Please pay at the highest level you can afford. In order for this support to be available, we rely on those who can afford to pay the full price to do so.

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