InsightLA Schedule
| Retreats are for deepening your practice. We have non-residential daylong and weekend retreats every month. Retreats are quiet times; you'll be guided in silent sitting and walking meditation, hear dharma talks and have time for sharing and discussion. | ||
| Retreat | Date | Teachers |
| SCHEDULE CHANGE: The Metta-Sutta: Daylong Retreat | Mar 14 (Sun) | Aryadeva Peterssen |
| Daylong Retreat: Awakening Joy with James Baraz | Mar 28 (Sun) | James Baraz |
| One-Day Retreat for Professional Health Caregivers | Apr 7 (Wed) | Trudy Goodman |
| Spring Vipassana Retreat in Yucca Valley | Apr 30 (Fri) - May 9 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman, Jack Kornfield and others |
| Sacred Longing: The Transformation of Desire Retreat at IMS | May 14 (Fri) - 19 (Wed) | Trudy Goodman, Lila Kate Wheeler, and others |
| One-Day Retreat for Professional Health Caregivers | Jul 14 (Wed) | Trudy Goodman |
| Vallecitos Mountain Refuge: Insight Meditation Retreat | Aug 14 (Sat) - 20 (Fri) | Trudy Goodman and Wes Nisker |
| Vallecitos Mountain Refuge: Retreat for Mental Health Professionals | Aug 21 (Sat) - 28 (Sat) | Trudy Goodman and Christopher Germer |
| One-Day Retreat for Professional Health Caregivers | Oct 6 (Wed) | Trudy Goodman |
| We offer lots of classes: secular mindfulness classes, in Buddhist meditation practices, working with 12-step programs, mindfulness for health professionals - so come try one! | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| Relational Mindfulness Practices | Mar 19 (Fri) | Marvin Belzer |
| InsightLA DPG | Mar 21 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| Psychotherapists Group | Mar 21 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| Aryadeva Peterssen: How the Dharma was taught around the time of the Buddha | Mar 9 (Tue) - 23 (Tue) | Aryadeva Peterssen |
| Qigong Self-Healing Class | Mar 26 (Fri) | Michael Sieverts |
| Mindfulness Together for Children and Teens | Mar 13 (Sat) - Apr 3 (Sat) | Trudy Goodman and Susan Kaiser Greenland |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation 1 - Santa Monica & Venice | Apr 5 (Mon) - May 10 (Mon) | Beth Sternlieb |
| Deepening Joy | Apr 6 (Tue) - May 25 (Tue) | Christiane Wolf |
| Drop-in sitting groups are a great way to start or maintain your mindfulness practice, and usually consist of a 30-40 minute silent sitting meditation followed by walking meditation, a short dharma talk, and discussion. Our main sitting group is Thursday nights with Trudy Goodman. | ||
| Group Sitting | Date | Teachers |
| at InsightLA: People of Color Sitting Group | TBA | Peer-led |
| at InsightLA: Friday Mornings Sitting Group | Friday Mornings | Ava Louise Stanton |
| at InsightLA: LGBTQI Sitting Group | Second Saturday of each month | Peer-led |
| at InsightLA: Tuesday Mornings Sitting Group | Tuesday Mornings | Peer-led |
| Sitting Group at LMU | Second and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month | Maureen Shannon-Chapple |
| Sitting Group in Laurel Canyon | Tuesday Evenings | Peer-led |
| Sitting Group on Beach | Approximately once a month | Peer-led |
| at InsightLA: Sitting Group with Trudy Goodman | Thursday Evenings | Trudy Goodman |
| CLICK HERE TO FIND A SITTING GROUP NEAR YOU | ||
| You can come meet us at one of our InsightLA special events - we have mindfulness workshops, Growing Spirit (our family program), and community suppers. | ||
| Special Event | Date | Teachers |
| InsightLA Stephen Batchelor Reception Fundraiser | Mar 17 (Wed) | |
| Stephen Batchelor: Reflections of a Buddhist Failure | Mar 17 (Wed) | Stephen Batchelor |
| James Baraz: Book Release Party | Mar 27 (Sat) | James Baraz |
| We offer lots of classes on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), which empower participants to take an active role in the management of their health and wellness. | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| Intro to MBSR and MBCT | Mar 20 (Sat) | Elisha Goldstein and Roger Nolan |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Depression | Mar 31 (Wed) - May 19 (Wed) | Elisha Goldstein and Roger Nolan |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Apr 11 (Sun) - Jun 6 (Sun) | Christiane Wolf |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Jun 1 (Tue) - Jul 20 (Tue) | Christiane Wolf |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Sep 12 (Sun) - Nov 7 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman and Christiane Wolf |