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.
NOTE: All events are listed in Pacific time.
Online Tuesday Evening Practice Group
March 25, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Hybrid Santa Monica Community Dharma Nights
March 26, 2025 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Online Deepening Your Practice
March 27, 2025 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Experienced
Hybrid BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Sangha
March 27, 2025 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
March 28, 2025 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PT
Online Calm the Mind – Guided Meditation
March 28, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM PT
Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group
March 30, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Santa Monica Meditation Center (In-Person) Sundays Together
March 30, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online (Online) Sundays Together
March 30, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Experienced, Introductory
Hybrid Youngish Adults (20s, 30s, 40s) Practice Group – Santa Monica/Online
March 30, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
March 31, 2025 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
March 31, 2025 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Online [En linea] Meditación Mindfulness en Español
March 31, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Monday Meditation Group
March 31, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Hybrid Stillness in a Chaotic World: Surfing The Waves of Experience
April 1, 2025 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Online Tuesday Evening Practice Group
April 1, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Online Deepening Your Practice
April 3, 2025 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Experienced
Online Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
April 4, 2025 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PT