Vipassana
Breaking the Spell of Anxiety
Hosted by InsightLA
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Teacher Marvin G. Belzer
Mindfulness Educator
Marvin G. Belzer is a renowned mindfulness educator specializing in resilience-building and community practice.
Saturday, August 1, 2026
9:30 AM PT • 7 hours
Santa Monica, CA
28 spots available
Practice details
- Host
- InsightLA
- Format
- 7 hours
Reserve your place
- August 1, 2026
- 9:30 AM PT
- Santa Monica Meditation Center (InsightLA)
You'll be redirected to InsightLA to complete your booking.
About this retreat
An invitation to come home to yourself.
Brings deep Buddhist compassion practices to the modern epidemic of anxiety. Explores anxiety through Vipassana, teaching participants to observe thoughts and hold difficult emotions with loving-kindness.
Why this retreat
The highest level of care, presence and craft.
Vetted Sanctuary
Held in a carefully chosen space designed to support nervous-system rest.
Expert Facilitation
Guided by a teacher with years of dedicated practice and training.
Intimate Group
Small cohort so every voice and body is held and seen.
Whole-Day Reset
A complete arc — arrive scattered, leave reoriented to what matters.
What you'll experience
A day shaped with intention.
Chapter 01
Trauma-informed
A grounded session of trauma-informed woven into the wider arc of the day.
Chapter 02
Hybrid option
A grounded session of hybrid option woven into the wider arc of the day.
Chapter 03
Compassion practice
A grounded session of compassion practice woven into the wider arc of the day.
Where you'll be
Santa Monica, CA
A modern meditation center in the heart of Santa Monica with hybrid online capabilities
Santa Monica Meditation Center (InsightLA)
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