| Retreats are for deepening your practice. We have non-residential daylong and weekend retreats every month. | ||
| Retreat | Date | Teachers |
| FEBRUARY DAYLONG RETREAT WITH TRUDY GOODMAN | Feb 19 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| Zen Half-Day Retreat | Feb 24 (Fri) | Ava Louise Stanton |
| Non-Residential Weekend Retreat With Trudy Goodman and Lila Wheeler | Mar 10 (Sat) - 11 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman and Lila Kate Wheeler |
| We offer lots of classes that introduce you to the practice of mindfulness meditation. | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Feb 6 (Mon) - Mar 19 (Mon) | Beth Sternlieb |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Jan 11 (Wed) - Feb 15 (Wed) | Glenn Davis |
| Mindfulness for Parents - Los Feliz | Jan 20 (Fri) - Feb 24 (Fri) | Lisa Kring |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Mar 4 (Sun) - Apr 8 (Sun) | Allen Weiss |
| Mindfulness for Parents Workshop | Apr 7 (Sat) | Lisa Kring |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation - Los Feliz | Mar 6 (Tue) - Apr 10 (Tue) | Lisa Kring |
| Mindfulness for Parents - Los Feliz | Mar 9 (Fri) - Apr 13 (Fri) | Lisa Kring |
| Mindfulness for Parents Workshop | May 5 (Sat) | Paloma Cain |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Apr 16 (Mon) - May 21 (Mon) | Glenn Davis |
| Mindfulness for Parents Workshop: Managing Stress | Jun 2 (Sat) | Lisa Kring and Paloma Cain |
| We offer classes for people who want to sustain their practice. | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| Mindfulness in Daily Life | Jan 7 (Sat) - 28 (Sat) | Trudy Goodman |
| Interplay of Mind and Heart: Mindfulness and Metta | Jan 11 (Wed) - Feb 22 (Wed) | Beth Sternlieb |
| Deepening Your Practice | Jan 5 (Thu) - Feb 23 (Thu) | Trudy Goodman |
| READ THIS TO IDENTIFY THE BEST PRACTICE GROUP FOR YOU Drop-in practice groups are a great way to start or maintain your mindfulness practice. Our main practice group is Sunday mornings with Trudy Goodman. | ||
| Practice Group | Date | Teachers |
| Thursday Evenings Sitting Group | Thursday Evenings | Diana Gould |
| Sitting Group on Beach | Approximately twice a month over the summer | Christiane Wolf or peer-led |
| Sitting Group in Laurel Canyon | Tuesday Evenings | Peer-led |
| Sitting Group at LMU | Tuesdays (see description for details) | Maureen Shannon-Chapple |
| Santa Monica Tuesday Morning Sitting Group | Tuesday Mornings | Peer-led |
| Dharma Alliance LGBTQ Sitting Group | First and Third Saturday of each month | Diana Gould |
| Santa Monica Friday Morning Sitting Group | Friday Mornings | Ava Louise Stanton |
| Sunday Mornings Sitting Group with Trudy Goodman | Sunday Mornings | Trudy Goodman |
| Private Insight Meditation Instruction Group | Sep 19 (Mon) - Nov 14 (Mon) | Ron Ames |
| Manhattan Beach | 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the Month | Peer-led |
| Come meet us at one of our InsightLA special events, which includes thoughtful speakers. | ||
| Special Event | Date | Teachers |
| Join Us to Celebrate Elisha Goldstein's Book | Mar 3 (Sat) | Elisha Goldstein |
| Lama Surya Das: The Secrets of Tibetan Mindfulness | Mar 17 (Sat) | Lama Surya Das |
| Tsoknyi Rinpoche in Conversation with Sharon Salzberg | May 17 (Thu) | Tsoknyi Rinpoche |
| Sharon Salzberg on Compassion - Saturday event | May 19 (Sat) | Sharon Salzberg |
| Sharon Salzberg Daylong on Equanimity - Sunday event | May 20 (Sun) | Sharon Salzberg |
| We offer lots of classes on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| MBSR daylong | Feb 11 (Sat) | Beth Sternlieb |
| MBSR daylong | Feb 25 (Sat) | Trudy Goodman and Christiane Wolf |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - Los Feliz | Jan 12 (Thu) - Mar 1 (Thu) | Lisa Kring |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - Los Feliz | Apr 5 (Thu) - May 24 (Thu) | Lisa Kring |