© 2013 InsightLA - 1430 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404 - (310) 774-3325
"Celebrating 10 years of the Freedom and Joy of Mindfulness."
| Retreats are for deepening your practice. We have non-residential daylong and weekend retreats every month. | ||
| Retreat | Date | Teachers |
| Half-Day Silent Retreat in the Soto Zen style | May 31 (Fri) | Ava Louise Stanton |
| JUNE DAYLONG RETREAT WITH TRUDY GOODMAN | Jun 23 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| Half-Day Silent Retreat in the Soto Zen style | Jun 28 (Fri) | Ava Louise Stanton |
| JULY DAYLONG RETREAT WITH TRUDY GOODMAN | Jul 14 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| Vallecitos Mountain Refuge: Insight Meditation Retreat | Aug 6 (Tue) - 12 (Mon) | Trudy Goodman, Wes Nisker, Grove Burnett |
| AUGUST DAYLONG RETREAT WITH TRUDY GOODMAN | Aug 25 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| SEPTEMBER DAYLONG RETREAT WITH TRUDY GOODMAN | Sep 22 (Sun) | Trudy Goodman |
| We offer lots of classes that introduce you to the practice of mindfulness meditation. | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| Daytime Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Apr 5 (Fri) - May 17 (Fri) | Celeste Brooke Young |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Apr 29 (Mon) - Jun 10 (Mon) | Celeste Brooke Young |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation - Los Feliz | May 9 (Thu) - Jun 13 (Thu) | Lisa Kring |
| Mindfulness Meditation for Parents: A Year in the Life of Children | Sep 15 (Sat) - Jun 15 (Sat) | Lisa Kring and Paloma Cain |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | May 12 (Sun) - Jun 16 (Sun) | Celeste Brooke Young |
| Mindfulness for Parents & Teens Introduction | Jun 22 (Sat) | Stefanie Goldstein & Elisha Goldstein |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation - Los Feliz | May 23 (Thu) - Jun 27 (Thu) | Paloma Cain |
| Daytime Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | May 30 (Thu) - Jul 11 (Thu) | Celeste Brooke Young |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Jun 17 (Mon) - Jul 22 (Mon) | Celeste Brooke Young |
| Basics of Mindfulness Meditation | Jun 23 (Sun) - Jul 28 (Sun) | Celeste Brooke Young |
| Mindfulness for Parents & Teens Introduction | Aug 17 (Sat) | Stefanie Goldstein & Elisha Goldstein |
| We offer classes for people who want to sustain their practice. | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| Vesak Celebration | May 25 (Sat) | Trudy Goodman |
| SERVICE OPPORTUNITY with InsightLA - at LA Food Bank | Jun 1 (Sat) | various InsightLA teachers |
| Deepening Your Practice | May 2 (Thu) - Jun 27 (Thu) | Trudy Goodman |
| NEW CLASS! Deepening the Basics | Jun 2 (Sun) - Jul 7 (Sun) | Celeste Brooke Young |
| Getting Unstuck - Turning Straw Into Gold | Jun 12 (Wed) - Jul 17 (Wed) | Beth Sternlieb |
| 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 Evening Sitting Group | Thursday Evenings | Diana Gould |
| Sitting Group on Beach | Every Saturday | various InsightLA teachers |
| 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 | Second and Fourth Saturday of each month | Diana Gould |
| Santa Monica Friday Morning Sitting Group | Friday Mornings | Ava Louise Stanton |
| Sunday Morning Sitting Group with Trudy Goodman | Sunday Mornings | Trudy Goodman |
| Private Insight Meditation Instruction Group | Sep 19 (Mon) - Nov 14 (Mon) | Ron Ames |
| Los Feliz Sitting Group - Mondays | Monday Evenings | various InsightLA teachers |
| Young Men's Sitting Group | Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month | Jon Ames and Eric McCullum |
| Men's Wednesday Morning Sitting Group | Wednesday mornings | Peer-led |
| Come meet us at one of our InsightLA special events, which includes thoughtful speakers. | ||
| Special Event | Date | Teachers |
| A Talk with Parenting Expert Susan Stiffelman | Jun 2 (Sun) | Susan Stiffelman |
| A Very Special Daylong with Tara Brach | Jun 8 (Sat) | Tara Brach |
| Unconditional Self-Acceptance with Ann Buck & Matthew Brensilver | Jul 28 (Sun) | Ann Buck & Matthew Brensilver |
| InsightLA welcomes Venerable Pannavati for a special talk | Aug 10 (Sat) | Venerable Dr. Bhikkhuni Pannavati |
| Uncover the Path with Ven. Dr. Pannavati | Aug 11 (Sun) | Venerable Dr. Bhikkhuni Pannavati |
| "The Trauma of Everyday Life" with Mark Epstein | Aug 31 (Sat) | Mark Epstein, M.D. |
| Mindfulness and Neuroplasticity with Rick Hanson | Nov 9 (Sat) | Rick Hanson |
| Rick Hanson: Neurodharma, Growing a Wakeful, Loving Brain | Nov 10 (Sun) | Rick Hanson |
| Mindful Self Compassion with Christopher Germer & Kristin Neff | Nov 20 (Wed) - 24 (Sun) | Christopher Germer, PhD. & Kristin Neff, PhD. |
| We offer lots of classes on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). | ||
| Class | Date | Teachers |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - South Bay | Apr 9 (Tue) - May 28 (Tue) | Nicholas Bruss |
| Tuesday Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Apr 2 (Tue) - May 28 (Tue) | Christiane Wolf with Trudy Goodman |
| NEW CLASS! MBSR for Caregivers | Mar 30 (Sat) - Jun 1 (Sat) | Danise Lehrer |
| Sunday Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | May 12 (Sun) - Jun 30 (Sun) | Christiane Wolf |
| One-Day Retreat for Professional Health Caregivers | Jun 26 (Wed) | Trudy Goodman |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Jun 11 (Tue) - Jul 30 (Tue) | Beth Sternlieb |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - Los Feliz | Jun 4 (Tue) - Jul 30 (Tue) | Paloma Cain |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) - South Bay | Jun 11 (Tue) - Jul 30 (Tue) | Nicholas Bruss |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Depression | Jun 16 (Sun) - Aug 4 (Sun) | Elisha Goldstein |
| Sunday Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Jun 23 (Sun) - Aug 18 (Sun) | Beth Sternlieb |
| One-Day Retreat for Professional Health Caregivers | Oct 9 (Wed) | Trudy Goodman |
| Mindfulness for Teens - CALM | Sep 26 (Thu) - Nov 14 (Thu) | Stefanie Goldstein & Elisha Goldstein |
| Mindful Eating for Vibrant Living: 8 Week Series | Sep 23 (Mon) - Nov 18 (Mon) | Beth Mulligan |
| Mindfulness for Teens - CALM | Jan 23 (Thu) - Mar 13 (Thu) | Stefanie Goldstein & Elisha Goldstein |