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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 self-identified people of color, members of marginalized groups (queer people, transgender people, and  people with disabilities) and those in financial need (those for whom the cost to attend is not financially possible). 

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We work to protect the safety of all students. We reserve the right to remove any student from any class, sitting group, retreat, or any event if the student is disruptive to the safe learning environment we maintain for all.

Cancellation & Refunds

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

Fee-Based Non-Residential Retreats (note: Donations are non-refundable)

>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

Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

Shelter from the Storm: Cultivating a Steady Heart

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Beth Sternlieb

Gullu Singh, JD

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In this meditation retreat, we will practice meditative skills that encourage the mind, the body, and the heart to turn to wisdom and compassion for ourselves and others. As we calm down, we can rest more deeply, resource ourselves more fully and begin to access an intrinsic well-being that is available even when conditions are difficult. This ability to reset and to start again refreshed is the cornerstone of resiliency.

The Buddha often spoke of life in this world as an uneven path that constantly challenges us to walk evenly. This seems as true as ever 2,600 years later in a world that is fraught with multiple trials and challenges.

This silent retreat offers practical instruction in mindfulness, concentration, and insight meditation practice (vipassana). Through developing mindfulness of breath, body, feelings, and mind, meditators will find that habitual judgments, fear, and craving will fall away, and the natural spaciousness of a mind imbued with wisdom and joy will be revealed. By cultivating calm, balanced awareness, we can dissolve the suffering that may entangle our hearts, and discover deeper wisdom and compassion om in the midst of things.

Schedule: February 26 to March 1, 2027 (4-day retreat, 3 nights)

(time in PST)
Friday
3:00 pm – 5:00pm Arrive and Settle
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Dinner
7:00 – 9:00 pm Opening Ceremony

Saturday & Sunday
7:15 am –8:00 am Sit/Stillness (Meditation Hall)
8:00 am –9:00 am Breakfast
9:15 am – 10:15 am Sit with instructions (Meditation Hall)
10:15 am –10:45 am Walking/Movement Meditation
10:45 am – 11:30 am Sit/Stillness (Meditation Hall)
11:30 am –12:00 pm Walking/Movement Meditation
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Sit/Stillness (Meditation Hall)
12:30 pm –1:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm –3:00 pm Sit/stillness (Meditation Hall)
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm Walk/Movement
3:30 pm –4:00 pm Sit/Stillness (Meditation Hall)
4:00 pm –4:30 pm Walk/Movement
4:30 pm –5:30 pm Sit/Stillness – Metta (Meditation Hall)
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm Dinner
7:00 – 8:00 pm Dharma Talk (Meditation Hall)
8:00 – 8:30 pm Walking/Movement
8:30 – 9:00 pm Sit/Stillness (Mediation Hall) w/Chanting
9:30 Rest or More Practice

Monday
7:15 am –8:00 am Sit/stillness (Meditation Hall)
8:00 am –9:00 am Breakfast and packing
9:45 – 11:00 am Closing session (Meditation Hall)

 

Beth Sternlieb

Beth is a Spirit Rock and Insight Mediation Society retreat teacher. She teaches the Dedicated to Dharma program at InsightLA and The Morning Community Sit. You can drop in through InsightLA.org and meet her there Monday – Friday mornings. Beth’s Teachers are Dza Kilung Rinpoche and Joseph Goldstein. Beth has been a co-investigator on several... Read more

Gullu Singh, JD

Gulwinder “Gullu” Singh is a mindfulness and Dharma teacher who also practices corporate real estate law. Although he was exposed to meditation as a child, he found his own practice when, after law school, he found himself working at high-powered law firms where the job was extremely stressful. Gullu completed the four-year Spirit Rock Meditation... Read more

Pricing Options
Single room $800
Shared room $615

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Financial Support

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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