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The Bliss of Blamelessness

[embed]https://youtu.be/F9tcViVeVtI[/embed] How can we deepen an inner sense of freedom? In Buddhism, ethics are very important. We have something called the Five Precepts—ethical guidelines for how we can live our life to be a good, safe person in th... Read more

Author: Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD

Mind the Gap

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUzFSQ2hfpY[/embed] A very famous thing we like to do in mindfulness practice is to not scratch your itches, or to not move during meditation. Not because it’s wrong to move—it’s not. The invitation is: Can you no... Read more

Author: Lisette Palley, LMFT, OTR/L

Mindfulness for the Neurodiverse Community

The term Neurodiversity was originally coined by the autism community and acknowledges that individuals have different ways of thinking, learning, and processing information** A number of years ago I was preparing to teach a meditation class when I ... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman, PhD

This Body

The first foundation of mindfulness is the body, the ground of our existence. The Buddha wanted us to feel “the body in the body, the breath in the breath.” He urged us to get to know the body from within the actual felt experience of being this body,... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman, PhD

The Heart of Civilization

A friend told me that years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. ... Read more

Author: Trudy Goodman, PhD

Thankful for a Kindness

“These two people are hard to find in the world. Which two? The one who is first to do a kindness, and the one who is grateful and thankful for a kindness done.” — The Buddha, in the Anguttara Nikaya (AN 2:118). The doorbell rings. I stand ... Read more

Author: Angelike Dexter, JD

A Home Remedy

While the statement is true, I don’t feel “safer at home.” I, like you, have many moments of fear, worry, uncertainty, insecurity, anger, ruminating, stress, boredom, annoyance (for some reason this apocalypse has not made anyone in my family better ... Read more

InsightLA is so Queer

The InsightLA teachers, facilitators, office team and board came together for training around diversity, equity, and inclusivity two Saturdays ago. Our organization has been working to transform our sangha from a mainly white heterosexual community to a... Read more

The Bliss of Blamelessness

Mind the Gap

Mindfulness for the Neurodiverse Community

This Body

The Heart of Civilization

Thankful for a Kindness

A Home Remedy

InsightLA is so Queer

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