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 |
| SEPTEMBER DAYLONG | Sep 19 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| One-Day Retreat for Professional Health Caregivers | Oct 6 (Wed) | Trudy Goodman |
| NOVEMBER DAYLONG | Nov 14 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| Spirit Rock Thanksgiving Retreat | Nov 19 (Fri) - 28 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman, Wes Nisker, Robert Hall, and others |
| 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 |
| Deepening Your Practice | Sep 2 (Thu) - Oct 7 (Thu) | Trudy Goodman |
| Qigong Self-Healing Class | Sep 10 (Fri) | Michael Sieverts |
| Psychotherapists Group | Sep 12 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| InsightLA Dedicated Practitioners Group | Sep 12 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| Essential Dharma: Hindrances and Factors of Enlightenment | Sep 13 (Mon) - Oct 18 (Mon) | Beth Sternlieb |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation - Santa Monica & Venice | Sep 22 (Wed) - Oct 27 (Wed) | Allen Weiss |
| Deepening Joy | Oct 19 (Tue) - Dec 14 (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: Sunday Sitting Group with Trudy Goodman | First and Third Sunday Morning of Every Month | Trudy Goodman |
| Sitting Group in South Pasadena | Saturday evenings | Roger Nolan |
| 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 | Christiane Wolf or peer-led |
| at InsightLA: Sitting Group with Trudy Goodman | Thursday Evenings | Trudy Goodman |
| Beach sit | Jul 11 (Sun) | Christiane Wolf |
| Beach sit | Jul 24 (Sat) | Peer-led |
| Beach sit | Aug 7 (Sat) | Christiane Wolf |
| Beach sit | Aug 21 (Sat) | Christiane Wolf |
| 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 |
| Conscious Couples Recovery Workshop | Sep 24 (Fri) - 26 (Sun) | Dr. Beverly Berg |
| Nurturing the Heart with the Brain in Mind | Oct 15 (Fri) | Oren Raz |
| 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 |
| Morning MBSR Los Feliz | Sep 16 (Thu) - Nov 4 (Thu) | Christiane Wolf and Lisa LaCorte-Kring |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Sep 12 (Sun) - Nov 7 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman and Christiane Wolf |
| MBSR day long | Oct 23 (Sat) | Trudy Goodman, Christiane Wolf, Lisa Kring |
| MBSR for Chronic Disease and Pain Management | Oct 20 (Wed) - Dec 15 (Wed) | Christiane Wolf |
