Celeste Young

Teacher

Celeste began formal meditation practice in 2002. She was invited to join the very first teacher development cohort at InsightLA under the guidance of founder Trudy Goodman in 2011 and has since taught thousands of students the essentials of mindfulness over the years. Celeste offers several classes a week as a core teacher at ILA, in both the mindfulness and Dharma programs, and sits on the InsightLA teacher’s council.

In addition, she teaches mindfulness for companies and non-profit organizations, works with individuals privately, and leads workshops, daylongs, and residential retreats both locally and internationally. Her background includes many years as a yoga practitioner, Peter Levine’s somatic experiencing training, Spirit Rock’s Advanced Practitioner Program and over a decade of sitting silent meditation retreat each year, with a strong commitment to long retreats of 1-3 months. In 2017 she was given teacher transmission in the Theravada Buddhist lineage by Trudy Goodman and Jack Kornfield. She loves sharing the practice of mindfulness with others and strongly believes in the power of mindful awareness to heal and re-connect us to our own inherent sense of ease and well-being.

To listen to Celeste’s Audio Recordings CLICK HERE. 


Upcoming Events

Santa Monica Meditation Center (In-Person) Coming Home to the Dharma: 4 Noble Truths Class Series

Monday
April 8, 2024
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Buddhist Teachings (Series)

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Big Bear Retreat Center The Ease of Letting Go

Tuesday
May 21, 2024

5 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)
BBRC Big Bear Retreat Center Eating Deck Love and Rest Beth Sternlieb and Matthew Brensilver

Big Bear Retreat Center Equanimity + Metta: The Ground of Wisdom Meditation Retreat

Monday
June 3, 2024

7 days 2:00 PM - 2:00 PM PT
Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)
Ayya Santacitta Meditation Hall Photo

Online The Dharma is Made for These Times: An Exploration of the 4 Distortions of Perception (by Big Bear Retreat Center)

Sunday
June 23, 2024
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM PT
Non-Residential Retreats (Half-Day)

Experienced, Introductory

Online 4th Annual International Insight Retreat

Friday
November 15, 2024

6 days 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM PT
Non-Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)

Online Relating to What Is: Calming the Reactive Mind Meditation Retreat

Saturday
February 15, 2025

5 days 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM PT
Non-Residential Retreats (Multi Day Retreat)