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 Youngish Adults (20s, 30s, 40s) Practice Group – Santa Monica/Online
November 17, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
November 18, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
November 18, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
November 18, 2024 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Online [En linea] Meditación Mindfulness en Español
November 18, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Monday Meditation Group
November 18, 2024 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
November 19, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid Stillness in a Chaotic World: Surfing The Waves of Experience
November 19, 2024 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Hybrid Stillness in a Chaotic World: Surfing The Waves of Experience
November 19, 2024 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Online Tuesday Evening Practice Group
November 19, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
November 20, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Mindful Aging
November 20, 2024 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PT
Hybrid Santa Monica Community Dharma Nights
November 20, 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Online Deepening Your Practice
November 21, 2024 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Experienced
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
November 21, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Sangha
November 21, 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
November 22, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
November 22, 2024 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PT
Online Calm the Mind – Guided Meditation
November 22, 2024 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM PT
Santa Monica Meditation Center Recovery Dharma @ InsightLA
November 22, 2024 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT