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.
Hybrid Santa Monica Community Dharma Nights
July 24, 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Online Deepening Your Practice
July 25, 2024 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Experienced
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
July 25, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
July 26, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
July 26, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PT
Online Calm the Mind – Guided Meditation
July 26, 2024 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM PT
Online Afrikan Healing and Wisdom – Jewels from the Illuminating the Beautiful Qualities of the Heart Black Women’s Retreat (Spirit Rock)
July 28, 2024 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group
July 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online (Online) Sunday Morning Practice Group with Trudy Goodman and Friends
July 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Experienced, Introductory
Santa Monica Meditation Center (In-Person) Sunday Morning Practice Group with Trudy Goodman and Friends
July 28, 2024 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
July 29, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
July 29, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
July 29, 2024 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Online [En linea] Meditación Mindfulness en Español
July 29, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Monday Meditation Group
July 29, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
July 30, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid Stillness in a Chaotic World: Surfing The Waves of Experience
July 30, 2024 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Hybrid Tuesday Evening Practice Group
July 30, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
July 31, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT