South Bay InsightLA
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December Contemplation
"Winter is an interesting time of year. Many of our most sacred days are in the winter. It is the season of spiritual holidays such as Ramadan, Hanukkah, and Christmas, and often Buddha's enlightenment day is celebrated at this time of year. Winter is a sacred portal, an opportunity. The leaves on the trees are all falling; the fruits drop to the ground; the branches become bare; and everything returns to its most essential root nature.
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In a real sense, self-inquiry is a spiritually induced form of wintertime… I think there is nothing we, as human beings, resist more than a spiritual winter. If humans did not resist the stripping away of their own identities and allowed themselves to experience wintertime, we would all be enlightened. If we just let wintertime dawn in us, there is a natural stripping away, more like a falling away.
There is such beauty in discovering what we can do without. The most beautiful gift of this wintertime is ultimately something that is unspeakable; it is only livable. The winter is actually begging you to just let go…Stop waiting to let go of everything, and then your true nature is realized. When it is realized, then live it. When the living of it happens, life happens spontaneously. Then finally, for once in our lives, we can say with honesty and integrity that it is the most amazing mystery. It is unfathomable. You cannot know it. You can only be it, either consciously or unconsciously. But to be it consciously is a whole lot easier than to be it unconsciously. Realize yourself and be free."
Adyashanti in Emptiness Dancing
Meditation Schedule
Our online and on location meeting information can be found below.
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December 2025
Tuesday Evening Meditation Practice Group
December 2, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Teacher: Maureen Shannon-Chapple
Topic: TBA
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/87389972938?pwd=uHBvP6boPL2FVoCUNzN4EVGAubQOj1.1
Dial In: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 87389972938, PASSWORD 1821
Thursday Morning Meditation Practice Group
December 4, 9:00 - 9:45 am
Teacher: Annette Lombardi
Topic: Mindfulness Meditation
Zoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/926255490?pwd=NVBEUUdVYVhvM0ozQmlrckRqU29oUT09
​Dial in: (669) 900-6833 & Meeting ID: 926 255 490, Password: 628733
South Bay InsightLA Half-Day Retreat
December 7, 9:30 am - 1:30 pm
"Open Awareness, Seeing Clearly, Living Gently"​
with The South Bay InsightLA Teaching Collective and Guest Teacher Leinche Tran
Registration Required
Tuesday Evening Meditation Practice Group
December 9, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Teacher: Peggy Kersulis
Topic: TBA
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/87389972938?pwd=uHBvP6boPL2FVoCUNzN4EVGAubQOj1.1
Dial In: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 87389972938, PASSWORD 1821
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Thursday Morning Meditation Practice Group
December 11, 9:00 - 9:45 am
Teacher: Annette Lombardi
Topic: "Mindfulness Meditation"
Zoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/926255490?pwd=NVBEUUdVYVhvM0ozQmlrckRqU29oUT09
​Dial in: (669) 900-6833 & Meeting ID: 926 255 490, Password: 628733
Sunday Morning Practice Group
December 14, 10:00 - 11:30 am
The Magic and Mystery of the Dharma with Peggy Kersulis and Annette Lombardi
Guest Speaker - Zach Leary on Psychedelics & Spirituality: A Personal Perspective
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85621938629
Dial In: (669) 900-6833 Meeting ID 856 2193 8629
Tuesday Evening Meditation Practice Group
December 16, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Teacher: Maureen Shannon-Chapple
Topic: TBA
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/87389972938?pwd=uHBvP6boPL2FVoCUNzN4EVGAubQOj1.1
Dial In: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 87389972938, PASSWORD 1821
Thursday Morning Meditation Practice Group
December 18, 9:00 - 9:45 am
Teacher: Annette Lombardi
Topic: "Mindfulness Meditation"
Zoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/926255490?pwd=NVBEUUdVYVhvM0ozQmlrckRqU29oUT09
​Dial in: (669) 900-6833 & Meeting ID: 926 255 490, Password: 628733
Tuesday Evening Meditation Practice Group
December 23, Canceled
Teacher: N/A
Topic: N/A
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/87389972938?pwd=uHBvP6boPL2FVoCUNzN4EVGAubQOj1.1
Dial In: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 87389972938, PASSWORD 1821
Thursday Morning Meditation Practice Group
December 25, Canceled
Teacher: N/A
Topic: N/A
Zoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/926255490?pwd=NVBEUUdVYVhvM0ozQmlrckRqU29oUT09
​Dial in: (669) 900-6833 & Meeting ID: 926 255 490, Password: 628733
Tuesday Evening Meditation Practice Group
December 30, Canceled
Teacher: N/A
Topic: N/A
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/87389972938?pwd=uHBvP6boPL2FVoCUNzN4EVGAubQOj1.1
Dial In: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 87389972938, PASSWORD 1821