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 Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
October 6, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
October 6, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PT
Online Calm the Mind – Guided Meditation
October 6, 2023 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM PT
Online Mindful of Whiteness Anti-Racist Practice Group
October 6, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM PT
Encino Encino Friday Night Community Sit
October 6, 2023 7:00 PM - 7:45 PM PT
Online 8 Step Recovery Meeting
October 6, 2023 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online H.O.P.E. Practice Group (Healing Ourselves through the Present Experience)
October 7, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online Walking the Buddha’s Path Together: Clear Wisdom for Modern Times
October 8, 2023 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM PT
Introductory
Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group
October 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online Palos Verdes Practice Group
October 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Online Sunday Morning Practice Group with Trudy Goodman and Friends
October 8, 2023 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Experienced, Introductory
Online LGBTQueer+ Mindfulness
October 8, 2023 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM PT
Online Chronic Pain and Illness Practice Group
October 8, 2023 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM PT
Benedict Canyon Retreat House Young-ish Adult (20s and 30s) Practice Group
October 8, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
October 9, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
October 9, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Online Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
October 9, 2023 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM PT
Introductory
Online [En linea] Meditación Mindfulness en Español
October 9, 2023 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM PT
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Monday Meditation Group
October 9, 2023 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Morning Community Sit – Every Monday through Friday
October 10, 2023 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT