The Sunday Sit
These are the recordings of the guided meditations and dharma talks from the InsightLA Long Beach sit group. Long Beach has been a satellite sangha of InsightLA. Our group meets at the Sacred Roots Holistic Healing Center on Sundays. The sangha is dedicated to deepening its spiritual practice with ongoing classes, retreats, and workshops. We also plan community events, including movie nights, summer BBQ’s, field trips, and hikes. Sits are guided by experienced InsightLA teachers: Wendy Block, Cayce Howe, Rosamaria Segura, JD Lloyd, Brad Gibson and David Le. In addition, guest teachers visit year round. Everyone is welcome!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 27
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Journaling as a Technique for Witnessing and Awareness with David Le and Kevin Clothier
Recorded at Sacred Roots in Long Beach, Ca on 8/24/25. This episode begins with an extended guided meditation followed by a journaling workshop. Please enjoy and be well.
Sunday Sit is 10:00 am - …
Happiness and Desire for Happiness on the Path of Practice with Wendy Block
Recorded at Sacred Roots in Long Beach, CA on 8/10/25
Additional resource mentioned in this talk-
Vajriana for a modern life videoSunday Sit is 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The first 30 minutes will be a…
The Compassion Deficit: Why do we see its decline and how can we revive it? with Cayce Howe
Recorded on 8/3/25 at Sacred Roots Holistic Healing in Long Beach, Ca.
Sunday Sit is 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The first 30 minutes will be a meditation with some guidance. Then there will be a talk and …
What is Happiness? A Dharma Perspective with Cayce Howe
Recorded on 7/20/25 at Sacred Roots in Long Beach.
Sunday Sit is 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The first 30 minutes will be a meditation with some guidance. Then there will be a talk and possibly a discussio…
Transcendent Insight: Integrating Shamatha and Vipassana with Cayce Howe
Recorded at Sacred Roots in Long Beach, Ca. on 6/29/25
Sunday Sit is 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The first 30 minutes will be a meditation with some guidance. Then there will be a talk and possibly a di…
Don't Meditate: Tilopa's Six Nails with Franz Manfredi
Recorded on 6/8/25
Amazed and inspired by the depth and beautiful diversity of the Dharma, Franz studies under the expert guidance of Jokai Blackwell Roshi (Soto Zen) and Dzogchen master James Low. …
6/1/25- Lessons from Atisha's LoJong Slogans, Part 2 with Cayce Howe
Sunday Sit is 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The first 30 minutes will be a meditation with some guidance. Then there will be a talk and possibly a discussion. It is a full hybrid option with participation fu…
5/25/25- Lessons from Atisha's LoJong Slogans, Part 1 with Cayce Howe
Sunday Sit is 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The first 30 minutes will be a meditation with some guidance. Then there will be a talk and possibly a discussion. It is a full hybrid option with participation fu…
Guided Meditation- Loving Kindness (metta) w/ Cayce Howe
Cayce takes guides you through an entire Loving Kindness or metta meditation.
5/11/25- The Third Foundation of Mindfulness: States of Mind with Wendy Block
What to do with those uninvited thoughts and feelings?
4/27/25- Beyond Individualism: How personal practice supports collective well-being with Cayce Howe
You are the water buffalo.
From the Archives: 3/24/24- The Phena (Foam) Sutta w/ Wendy Block
Here is the sutta that Wendy refers to in her talk- https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/sn/sn22/sn22.095.than.html
4/6/25- Sound Points to Awareness with David Le and Bob Incitti
The talk will include a sound bath with Bob Incitti. Using sounds as a pointer to awareness, which then can shine light into everyday's activities.
Sunday Sit is 10:00 am - 11:30 am. The first 30 m…
From 3/9/25- Ultimate Truth and Resilience with Cayce Howe
How wisdom can strengthen our compassion.
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3/23/25- Working with the Four Foundations of Mindfulness with Wendy Block
"The Mule Got Drunk and Lost in Heaven"
3/9/25-Foundations of Buddhism with Cayce Howe
Here is the recording of the first class in Cayce Howe's Foundations in Buddhism course. Recorded at Sacred Roots Holistic Healing Center in Long Beach.
From the archives: 3/19/17- Minding the Mind w/ Cayce Howe
Just noticing what is as it is.
3/2/25- Freedom of Mindfulness in the midst of changes & turbulence: Part 3 with David Le
The first 30 minutes of this talk is a guided meditation from David Le followed by a continuing discussion on freedom of mindfulness. Enjoy and be well.
2/23/25- The Heart of Care and Care of the Heart: Uncovering What's Already There with Elliott Law and Robert Lurye
We are graced this week with two wonderful guest speakers and a rich conversation on the nature of caring. We explore the natural essence of care—being present rather than absent, awake rather than…
2/16/25- Part 2: Freedom of Mindfulness in the Midst of Change & Turbulence with David Le
The first part of this talk is a guided meditation by teacher David Le followed by a group dharma talk continuing on the topic of mindfulness from David's previous talk on here. Enjoy and be well.