Practice Groups
Practice groups are a supportive environment for you to maintain and strengthen your practice in community. Most groups are led by InsightLA teachers and facilitators although some are peer-led. There is no experience necessary to attend these groups. They are drop-in and donation-based.
Affinity Groups Practice
We offer an array of affinity groups for community members to connect and practice with others of a shared identity/experience. In the face of adversity, affinity groups provide safe spaces for collective healing, resilience, wisdom, and joy.
We have affinity groups and offerings for people of color, queer people, transgender people, immigrants, white people uprooting racism, people in recovery, parents, those who are aging, and people who live with chronic pain and illness. And, we’re offering mindfulness resources in Spanish in communities that have limited access to these teachings.
InsightLA also made history by offering (and selling out!) the first ever residential retreat for transgender people called, “Creating Joy in Community” at Big Bear Retreat Center. Through the generosity of our community, we were able to provide financial support and travel stipends, as well as pay teachers for creating these spaces for deep healing.
Current groups include LGBTQueer+, transgender, mindful of whiteness, Spanish speakers, neurodiverse, youngish adults, parents, mindful aging, chronic pain and illness, mindful recovery, and suicidal ideation.
NOTE: All events are listed in Pacific time.
Single Class H.O.P.E. Practice Group (Healing Ourselves through the Present Experience)
Saturday, March 25, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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Single Class Long Beach Sunday Practice Group
Sunday, March 26, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
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Single Class Sunday Community Sit: A Practice Group with Trudy Goodman
Sunday, March 26, 2023 | 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT
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Single Class Chronic Pain and Illness Practice Group
Sunday, March 26, 2023 | 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT
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Single Class Youngish Adult (20s and 30s) Practice Group
Sunday, March 26, 2023 | 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
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Single Class Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
Monday, March 27, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
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Single Class Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
Monday, March 27, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
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Single Class Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
Monday, March 27, 2023 | 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM PT
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Single Class Meditación Mindfulness en Español
Monday, March 27, 2023 | 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
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Single Class Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
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Single Class Stillness in a Chaotic World: Surfing The Waves of Experience
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 | 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM PT
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Single Class Men’s Wednesday Morning Practice Group
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
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Single Class Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
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Single Class [Presencial y en Zoom] Meditación Mindfulness _ En la ciudad de Cudahy
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM PT
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Single Class Mindful Aging: Supporting Each Other through the Season of the Coronavirus
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PT
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Single Class Chronic Pain and Illness Practice Group
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
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