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.
Santa Monica Meditation Center (In-Person) Sundays Together
January 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group
January 19, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Hybrid Youngish Adults (20s, 30s, 40s) Practice Group – Santa Monica/Online
January 19, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
January 20, 2025 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
January 20, 2025 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Online [En linea] Meditación Mindfulness en Español
January 20, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Hollywood Forever Cemetery Hollywood Monday Meditation Group
January 20, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Hybrid Stillness in a Chaotic World: Surfing The Waves of Experience
January 21, 2025 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory
Online Tuesday Evening Practice Group
January 21, 2025 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM PT
Online Mindful Aging
January 22, 2025 10:15 AM - 11:45 AM PT
Hybrid Santa Monica Community Dharma Nights
January 22, 2025 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Online Deepening Your Practice
January 23, 2025 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM PT
Experienced
Online Just Show Up Zen | Friday Class
January 24, 2025 7:30 AM - 8:45 AM PT
Online Calm the Mind – Guided Meditation
January 24, 2025 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM PT
Online (Online) Sundays Together
January 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Experienced, Introductory
Santa Monica Meditation Center (In-Person) Sundays Together
January 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Hybrid Long Beach Sunday Practice Group
January 26, 2025 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
Hybrid Youngish Adults (20s, 30s, 40s) Practice Group – Santa Monica/Online
January 26, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PT
Online Just Show Up Zen | Monday Class
January 27, 2025 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM PT
Hybrid Mindful Support: Nurturing the Heart
January 27, 2025 5:30 PM - 6:15 PM PT
Introductory