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Insight Meditation Center (IMC) Los Angeles

Insight Meditation Center Los Angeles offers daily meditation, talks, and retreats in-person and online.

The Insight Meditation Center Los Angeles provides a welcoming environment for practitioners of all experience levels to explore mindfulness and Buddhist teachings. The center hosts a variety of programs including weekday morning YouTube livestreams titled Sitting and Dharmette with Gil Fronsdal, which feature lightly guided meditation followed by brief discussions on weekly dharma topics. Evening options include in-person gatherings at the Berkeley Finnish Hall with teachers like Lily Huang and Maria Straatman, as well as virtual sessions via Zoom led by instructors such as Lauren Silver and Angela Salgado. Special offerings include a half-day retreat with Gil Fronsdal and a Spanish-language Dharma group meeting virtually. The center also organizes Happy Hour sessions focused on cultivating loving-kindness and offers basic meditation instruction for newcomers. All programs are open to everyone, with no registration required for most events, and donations to teachers or the center are encouraged but optional.

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Daily (various times) and weekly retreats
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