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, middleish adults, mindful aging, chronic pain and illness, recovery, and suicidal ideation.
NOTE: All events are listed in Pacific time.
Online Mid-Week Mindfulness
December 6, 2023 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM PT
Introductory
Online Be With The Body – Guided Meditation
December 6, 2023 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM PT
Irvine United Congregational Church Orange County BIPOC & AAPI Practice Group
December 6, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Deepening Your Practice
December 7, 2023 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Experienced
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
December 7, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Hermosa Beach Practice Group
December 7, 2023 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
December 8, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
December 8, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PT
Online 8 Step Recovery Meeting
December 8, 2023 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Mindfulness and Deep Suffering (H.O.P.E.) Practice Group
December 9, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group
December 10, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online Palos Verdes Practice Group
December 10, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online Sunday Morning Practice Group with Trudy Goodman and Friends
December 10, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Experienced, Introductory
Online LGBTQueer+ Mindfulness
December 10, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT
Online Chronic Pain and Illness Practice Group
December 10, 2023 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT
Benedict Canyon Retreat House Young-ish Adult (20s and 30s) Practice Group
December 10, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
December 11, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
December 11, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
December 11, 2023 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM PT
Introductory
Online [En linea] Meditación Mindfulness en Español
December 11, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
